34.

Gratitude for deliverance.-Psalm cxvi. 1 My soul, through my Redeemer's care, Saved from the second death I feel; Mine eyes from tears of dark despair, My feet from falling into hell.

2 Wherefore to Him my feet shall run;
Mine eyes on his perfections gaze;
My soul shall live for God alone,
And all within me shout his praise.

35.

Vows paid in the sanctuary.-Psalm cxvi.
1 WHAT shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.

2 Among the saints that fill thine house,
My offerings shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.

3 How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever-blessed God!

How dear thy servants in thy sight!
How precious is their blood!

4 How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!

My life which Thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to Thee,

5 Now I am thine, for ever thine,

Nor shall my purpose move;

Thy hand hath loosed my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love.

6 Here in thy courts I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record:

Witness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.

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Breathing after holiness of life.-Psalm cxix. 10 THAT the Lord would guide my ways To keep his statutes still!

O that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will.
20 send thy Spirit down to write
Thy law upon my heart!
Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

3 From vanity turn off my eyes:
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous desires arise
Within this soul of mine.

4 Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere,
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

5 My soul hath gone too far astray,
My feet too often slip;

Yet I have not forgot thy way,
Restore my wandering sheep.

6 Make me to walk in thy commands,
'Tis a delightful road;

Nor let my head, or heart, or hands,
Offend against my God.

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Going to the Temple.-Psalm cxxii.
1 How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,
"In Zion let us all appear,
And keep the solemn day!"

2 I love her gates, I love the road;
The church, adorn'd with grace,
Stands like a palace built for God,
To show his milder face.

3 Up to her courts with joys unknown
The holy tribes repair;

The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.

4 He hears our praises and complaints;
And while his awful voice

Divides the sinners from the saints,
We tremble and rejoice.

5 Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest?
With holy gifts and heavenly grace
Be her attendants blest!

6 My soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains;
There my best friends, my kindred dwell,
There God my Saviour reigns.

38.

Brotherly Love.-Psalm cxxxiiì.

1 How sweet, how heavenly is the sight,
When those who love the Lord
In one another's peace delight,
And so fulfil his word!

2 O may we feel each brother's sigh,
And with him bear a part;
May sorrows flow from eye to eye,
And joy from heart to heart!

3 Free us from envy, scorn, and pride,
Our wishes fix above;

May each his brother's failing hide,
And show a brother's love.

4 Let love, in one delightful stream,
Through every bosom flow;
And union sweet, and fond esteem,
In every action glow.

5 Love is the golden chain that binds
The happy souls above ;

And he's an heir of heaven who finds
His bosom glow with love.

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God praised for his mercies.-Psalm cxxxvi.
1 LET us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for He is kind:
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

2 He, with all-commanding might,
Fill'd the new-made world with light:
For his mercies shall endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

3 All things living He doth feed:

His full hand supplies their need:
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

4 He his chosen race did bless,
In the wasteful wilderness:
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

5 He hath with a piteous eye,
Look'd upon our misery:
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

6 Let us then, with gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for He is kind:
For his mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

40.

God All-seeing.-Psalm cxxxix.

1 LORD, Thou hast search'd and seen me through; Thine eye commands with piercing view

My rising and my resting hours,

My heart and flesh with all their powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known;

He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my opening lips they break. 3 Within thy circling power I stand; On every side I find thy hand; Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent! what lofty height! My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost. 5 O may these thoughts possess my breast, Where'er I rove, where'er I rest; Nor let my weaker passions dare Consent to sin, for God is there!

41.

The folly of Self-dependence.-Prov. iii. 5.
1 THE swift not always in the race
Shall seize the crowning prize;

Not always wealth and honour grace
The labour of the wise.

2 Fond mortals but themselves beguile
When on themselves they rest:
Blind is their wisdom, weak their toil,
By Thee, O Lord, unbless'd.

3 Evil and good before Thee stand,
Thy missions to perform;

The blessing comes at thy command,
At thy command the storm.

4 O Lord, in all our ways we'll own
Thy providential power,
Intrusting to thy care alone
The lot of every hour.

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The Latter Day's Glory.-Isa. ii. 2-6 1 BEHOLD! the mountain of the Lord In latter days shall rise