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PSALM 19, L. M., 6 Lines.
Starry Heavens.

'HY glory, Lord! the heavens declare,
The firmament displays thy skill;
The changing clouds, the viewless air,
Tempest and calm, thy word fulfill;
Day unto day doth utter speech,

And night to night thy knowledge teach.
2 Though voice nor sound inform the ear,
Well-known the language of their song,
When, one by one, the stars appear,
Led by the silent moon along,-

Till round the earth, from all the sky,
Thy beauty beams on every eye.
3 Waked by thy touch, the morning sun

Comes like a bridegroom from his bower,
And, like a giant, glad to run

His bright career with speed and power,-
Thy flaming messenger, to dart

Life through the depth of nature's heart.
4 While these transporting visions shine,
Along the path of providence,
Glory eternal, joy divine,

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Thy word reveals, transcending sense;
My soul thy goodness longs to see,
Thy love to man, thy love to me.

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PSALM 19, C. M.

Divine Revelation.

HY law is perfect, Lord of light!
Thy testimonies sure;

The statutes of thy realm are right,
And thy commandments pure.

2 Holy, inviolate thy fear,

Enduring as thy throne;

Thy judgments, chastening, or severe,
Justice and truth alone.

3 Let these, O God! my soul convert,
And make thy servant wise;
Let these be gladness to my heart,
The day-spring to mine eyes.

4 By these, may I be warned betimes;
Who knows the guile within?

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Lord! save me from presumptuous crimes,
Cleanse me from secret sin.

5 So may the words my lips express,
The thoughts that throng my mind,
O Lord, my strength and righteousness!
With thee acceptance find.

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PSALM 19, First Part, S. M.
The Books of Nature and Scripture.
EHOLD! the lofty sky
Declares its maker, God;

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And all his starry works, on high,
Proclaim his power abroad.

2 The darkness and the light

Still keep their course the same;
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

3 In every different land,

Their general voice is known;
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.

4 Ye Christian lands! rejoice;
Here he reveals his word;
We are not left to nature's voice,
To bid us know the Lord.

5 His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit;
His promises for ever sure,
And his rewards are great.
6 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim,

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Accept the praise, my God, my King!
In my Redeemer's name.

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PSALM 19, Second Part, S. M.

The Gospel; for the Sabbath.

EHOLD! the morning-sun
Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,

It spreads diviner light;

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight

mp 3 How perfect is thy word!

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And all thy judgments just!
For ever sure thy promise, Lord!
And men securely trust.

aff 4 My gracious God! how plain
Are thy directions given!
Oh! may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven.

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PSALM 19, Third Part, S. M
Prayer and Praise.

HEAR thy word with love,
And I would fain obey;

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

2 Oh! who can ever find

The errors of his ways?

Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.

8 Warn me of every sin,

Forgive my secret faults,

And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.

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I spread thy praise abroad,
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour and my God!

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PSALM 19, L. P. M.

The Excellency of the Scriptures.
LOVE the volumes of thy word;
What light and joy these leaves afford,
To souls benighted and distressed!
Thy precepts guide my doubtful way,
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray,
Thy promise leads my heart to rest.
2 From the discoveries of thy law,
The perfect rules of life I draw:
These are my study and delight:

Not honey so invites the taste,
Nor gold, that hath the furnace passed,
Appears so pleasing to the sight.

mf 3 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes, And warn me where my danger lies;

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But 't is thy blesséd gospel, Lord!

That makes my guilty conscience clean,
Converts my soul, subdues my sin,

And gives a free, but large. reward.

aff 4 Who knows the errors of his thoughts? My God! forgive my secret faults,

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And from presumptuous sins restrain:
Accept my poor attempts of praise,
That I have read thy book of grace,
And book of nature, not in vain.

PSALM 20, L. M.

God, our Defence.

NOW may the God of power and grace
Attend his people's humble cry!
Jehovah hears when Israel

prays,
And brings deliverance from on high.

2 Well he remembers all our sighs,

His love exceeds our best deserts;
His love accepts the sacrifice

Of humble groans, and broken hearts.
3 Now save us, Lord! from slavish fear,
Now let our hopes be firm and strong,
Till thy salvation shall appear,

And joy and triumph raise the song.

PSALM 20, C. M.

Trust in God.

1 THE Lord unto thy prayer attend
In trouble's darksome hour;
The name of Jacob's God defend,
And shield thee by his power.

2 In thy salvation we 'll rejoice,
And triumph in the Lord;

For, when in prayer he hears thy voice,
He will relief afford.

3 In chariots, and on horses, some

For aid and shelter flee;

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But in thy name, O Lord! we come,
And will remember thee.

4 O Lord! to us salvation bring;
In thee alone we trust;

Hear us, O God, our heavenly King!
Thou refuge of the just!

PSALM 21, C. M.

God acknowledged in national Blessings.

IN thee, great God! with songs of praise,
Our favored realms rejoice;

And, blest with thy salvation, raise
To heaven their cheerful voice.

aff 2 In deep distress, our injured land
Implored thy power to save;

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For life we prayed;-thy bounteous hand
The timely blessing gave.

3 On thee, in want, in woe, or pain,
Our hearts alone rely;

Our rights thy mercy will maintain,
And all our wants supply.

mf 4 Thus, Lord! thy wondrous power declare,
And still exalt thy fame;

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While we glad songs of praise prepare,
For thine almighty name.

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PSALM 22, L. M.

Christ's Sufferings and Exaltation.

OW let our mournful songs record
The dying sorrows of our Lord;

When he complained, in tears and blood,
As one forsaken of his God.

2 The Jews beheld him thus forlorn,

And shook their heads and laughed in scorn;-"He rescued others from the grave;

Now let him try himself to save."

off 8 They wound his head, his hands, his feet,
Till streams of blood each other meet;
By lot his garments they divide,
And mock the pangs in which he died.
4 But God, his Father, heard his cry;
Raised from the dead, he reigns on high;

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