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Send thy good spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.

While with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad,

Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God.

HYMN 61. L. M.

The Exaltation of Christ. Ps. xxi.

WATTS.

DAVID rejoic'd in God his strength,
Rais'd to the throne by special grace;
But Christ the Son appears at length,
Fulfils the triumph and the praise.
2 How great is the Messiah's joy
In the salvation of thy hand!

Lord, thou hast rais'd his kingdom high,
And giv'n the world to his command.
3 Thy goodness grants whate'er he will,
Nor does the least request withhold ;
Blessings of love present him still,
And crowns of glory, not of gold.
4 Honour and majesty divine
Around his sacred temples shine;
Blest with the favour of thy face,
And length of everlasting days.

HYMN 62. C. M.

Obedience to God due from all Men.

LET all the various tribes of men

To God their homage pay ;

And distant nations of the earth,
One sovereign Lord obey.

2 'Tis his prerogative supreme

O'er subject kings to reign;

'Tis just that he should rule the world, Who does the world sustain.

WATTS.

3 The rich, whom he with plenty feeds,
His goodness shall confess;
The sons of want, whom he relieves,
Their bounteous patron bless.

4 With humble confidence to God
Let all for aid repair;

For He, who first their beings gave,
Will make them still his care.

5 Blest time! when all of human birth,
Devoted to his name,

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Shall, to their heirs, his sacred truth
And glorious acts proclaim.

HYMN 63. S. M.

TATE, varied.

God's tender Care of his People. Ps. xxiii.
THE Lord my shepherd is ;
I shall be well supplied;

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Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside ?

He leads me to the place

Where heav'nly pasture grows, Where living waters gently pass,

And full salvation flows.

If e'er I go astray,

He doth my soul reclaim;

And guides me in his own right way,

For his most holy name.

Whilst he affords his aid,

I cannot yield to fear;

Tho' I should walk thro' death's dark shade,

My God is with me there.

In sight of all my foes,

He does my table spread;

My cup with blessings overflows,

And joy exalts my head.

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The bounties of his love

Shall crown my future days;

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Nor from his house will I remove,
Nor cease to speak his praise.

HYMN 64. S. M.

WATTS

Seeking Divine Forgiveness and Direction. Ps. xxv.

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my eyes;

My trust is in his name;

And they, whose hope on him relies,
Shall never suffer shame.

From the first dawning light
Till the dark evening's shade,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait,
And ask thy heavenly aid.

Remember all thy grace,
And lead me in thy truth;
Forgive the sins of riper age,
And follies of my youth.

Through all the ways of God,
Both truth and mercy shine

To those, who with religious hearts
To his blest will incline.

He those in safety guides

Who his direction seek,

And in his sacred paths will lead
The humble and the meek.

6 For thy own goodness' sake,
Save thou my soul from shame ;
And pardon all my sins, though great,
Thro' my Redeemer's name.

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HYMN 65. C. M.

The Church is our Safety and Delight. Ps. xxvii.

HE Lord of glory is my light,

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And my salvation too :

God is my strength, nor will I fear

What mortal flesh can do.

2 One privilege my heart desires :
O grant me an abode

Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God!

3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy glory still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And learn thy holy will.

4 When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may his children hide;
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.

5 Should friends and kindred, near and dear,
Leave me to want or die,

My God would make my life his care,
And all my need supply.

6 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;

He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And elevate your hope.

HYMN 66. C. M.

Love to Enemies. Ps. xxxv. 12-14.

WATTS.

BEHOLD the love, the gen'rous love,

Which holy David shows;

Hark, how his tender pity moves

To his afflicted foes!

2 When they are sick, his soul complains,
And seems to feel the smart ;
The spirit of the gospel reigns,
And melts his pious heart.

3 How did his flowing tears condole,
As for a brother dead!

And fasting mortified his soul,
While for their life he pray'd!

4 They groan, and curse him on their bed,

Yet still he pleads and mourns ;

And double blessings on his head
The righteous God returns.
5 O glorious Type of heavenly grace!
Thus Christ the Lord appears;
While sinners curse, the Saviour prays,
And pities them with tears.

6 He, the true David, Israel's king,
Bless'd and belov'd of God,

To save our souls from death and sin,
Shed his own precious blood.

HYMN 67. L. M.

The Divine Being and Perfections. Ps. xxxvi.
IGH in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud,
Which veils and darkens thy designs.
2 For ever firm thy justice stands,

As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise are the wonders of thy hands,
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.
3 Thy providence is kind and large,
Both men and beasts thy bounty share;
The whole creation is thy charge,
But saints are thy peculiar care.
4 O God, how excellent thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort springs !
The sons of Adam, in distress,

Fly to the shadow of thy wings.

5 From the provisions of thy house
We shall be fed with rich repast ;
There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.

6 Life, like a fountain full and free,
Springs from the presence of the Lord;
And in thy light our souls shall see
The glories promis'd in thy word.

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