S. M. THIRD PART. St. Bridge's. [b] 1 Ver. 15-22.-Backsliding and Desertion. INE eyes and my desire MIN Are ever to the Lord; I love to plead his promises, 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul, • When will thy hand release my feet p 3 When shall the sov'reign grace Of my forgiving God, e Restore me from those dangerous ways, 4 The tumult of my thoughts p My spirit languishes, my heart 5 [With ev'ry morning light, PAUSE. 6 Behold the hosts of hell, O keep my soul from death, e 8 With humble faith I wait, o Of Isra'l it shall ne'er be said, d 1 PSALM 26. L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*] JU UDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways; My faith upon thy promise stays, Nor from thy law my feet depart. e 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit, The temple where thine honours dwell; PSALM 27. C. M. FIRST PART. Bedford. [*] • God is my strength; nor will I fear e -2 One privilege my heart desires— Among the churches of thy saints, -3 There shall I offer my requests, e 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear, o God has a strong pavilion, where He makes my soul abide. d 5 Now shall my head be lifted high, Above my foes around; And songs of joy and victory Within thy temple sound. St. Martin's. C. M. SECOND PART. Barby. St. Ann's. [*] 1 Ver. 8, 9, 13, 14.-Prayer and Hope. "Ye children, seek my grace," -My heart reply'd without delay, /0 "I'll seek my Father's face." e 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away; e God of my life, I fly to thee, In a distressing day. e 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want, or die; o My God would make my life his care, 4 My fainting flesh had died with grief, To see thy grace provide relief— 5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, o He'll raise your spirit when it faints, PSALM 29. L. M. Psalm 97. [*] Storm and Thunder. 1G Give to the Lord renown and pow'r; IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Ascribe due honours to his name, And his eternal might adore. o 2 The Lord proclaims his pow'r aloud, Over the ocean and the land; g His voice divides the watery cloud, 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind, e The fearful hart, and frighted hind, Leap at the terrour of the sound. g 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice, e 6 In gentler language there the Lord PSALM 30. L. M. FIRST PART. Quercy. [*] Sickness healed and Sorrow removed. 1 I WILL extol thee, Lord, on high; L. M. SECOND PART Armley. [b] Fund I presum'd 'twould ne'er be night; was my health, my day was bright, Fondly I said within my heart, d "Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." -2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; e Soon as thy face began to hide, My health was gone, my comforts died. Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. o 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name; o Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heav'n, -For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiv'n. PSALM 31. C. M. FIRST PART. Canterbury. [b] Ver. 5, 13-19, 22, 23.-Deliverance from Death. NTO thy hand, O God of truth, 1 IM My spirit I commit; Thou hast redeem'd my soul from death, 2 The passions of my hope and fear o While sorrow, pain, and sin conspir'd, d 3 "My times are in thy hand," I cry'd, e 4 O make thy reconciled face And save me for thy mercy's sake, PAUSE. [5 'Twas in my haste my spirit said, 'I must despair and die, ''I am cut off before thine eyes;' -6 Thy goodness, how divinely free! o 7 O love the Lord, all ye his saints, -He'll bend his ear to your complaints, C. M. SECOND PART. York. [*] V. 7-13, 18-21.-Deliverance from Slander and Reproach. MM heart rejoices in thy name, My God, my help, my trust; Thou hast preserv'd my face from shame, Mine honour from the dust. |