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PSALM 5, C. M.

For the Lord's Day Morning.

ORD, in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;

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To thee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye; Janny!
2 Up to the hills, where Christ is
To plead for all his saints,
Presenting at his Father's throne
Our songs and our complaints.

3 Thou art a God before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,

Nor dwell at thy right hand.

4 But to thy house will I resort,

To taste thy mercies there:

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And worship in thy fear.

5 Oh may thy spirit guide my feet[
In ways of righteousness!
Make every path of duty straight,
And plain before my face.

6 My watchful enemies combine
To tempt my feet astray; notí

They flatter with a base designaweeki
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7 Lord, crush the serpent in the dust,
And all his plots destroy;
While those that in thy mercy trust
For ever shout for joy.

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8 The men that love and fear thy name Shall see their hopes fulfill'd;

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The mighty God will compass them
With favour as a shield.mory

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PSALM 6. C. M.

Complaint in Sickness."\

N anger, Lord, rebuke me not,
Withdraw the dreadful storm;

Nor let thy fury grow so hot
Against a feeble worm.

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2 My soul's bow'd down with heavy cares, My flesh with pain opprest;

My couch is witness to my tears,
My tears forbid my rest.

3 Sorrow and pain wear out my days;
I waste the night with cries, "
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'Till the slow morning rise..

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How long, my God, how long before
Thy hand afford relief?

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5 He hears when dust and ashes speak, He pities all our groans;

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He saves us for our Saviour's sake, 4 And heals our broken bones.

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6 The virtue of his sovereign words 10 Restores our fainting breath

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For silent graves praise not the Lord; V
Our lips are seal'd in death. TAJ SO

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PSALM 7. C. M.

The Christian's integrity—an appeal to God. (L.
Y trust is in my heavenly Friend, &
My hope in thee, my God;
Rise, and my helpless life defend
From those that seek my blood.
2 With insolence and fury they'
My soul in pieces tear;

As hungry hons rend the prey,
When no deliv'rer's near.

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3 If I indulge in thoughts unjust, And wish and seek their woe,

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Then let them tread my life to dust. COPACA

And lay mine honour low.

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4 If there were malice hid in me,
I know thy piercing eyes;
I should not dare appeal to thee, ale doral
Nor ask my God to rise. DESAŤ.
5 Arise, my God, lift up thy hand,
Their pride and power control;
Awake to judgment, and command
Deliv'rance for my soul. To bo prẻ

6 Let sinners and their wicked rage
Be humbled to the dust;

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To vindicate the just?

7 He knows the heart, he tries the reins, He will defend th' upright;

His sharpest arrows he ordains

Against the sons of spite. A *

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My God makes all their mischief light
On their own heads at last.

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Awake, my soul, and praise the grace
And justice of the Lord.

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PSALM 8. First Part. S. M

Condescension of God.

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Thy name is all divine,

Thy glories round the earth are spread, a
And o'er the heavens they shine.

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I raise my wond'ring eyes,
And see the moon, complete in light,
Adorn the darksome skies:

3 When I survey the stars

And all their shining forms,

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Lord, what is man! that worthless thing, [!
Akin to dust and worms!

4 Lord, what is worthless man, my tế c That thou shouldst love him so!

Next to thine angels is he plac'd,

And lord of all below,

5 How rich, thy bounties are!

How wond'rous are thy ways!

Of dust and worms, thy power can frame
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PSALM 8. Second Part.L.M. #
First and Second Adam.

ORD, what was man, when made at first
Adam, the offspring of the dust,
That thou should'st, set him and his race,
But just below an angel's placed foll

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4 See him below his angels made 976 OT See him in dust among the dead, bu Το o save a ruin'd world from sinom T Yet he shall reign with power divine.

5 The world to come, redeem'd from all baA The mis'ries that attend the fall, d ofWS New made and glorious, shall submit n At our exalted Saviour's feet.

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2 To thee the voices of the young aud A monument of honour raise; bail Hade And babes with uninstructed tongue Declare the wonders of thy praise. moil HS

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PSALM 9. First Part. C. Ma bA The righteous God the refuge of his People VITH my whole heart I'll raise my song, Thy wonders I'll proclaimTA

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