From the cxxii. Psalm of David,

10 'TWAS a joyful sound, to hear
Our tribes devoutly say,

Up, Israel, to the temple haste,
And keep your festal day.

2 At Salem's courts we must appear,
With our assembled pow'rs,

In strong and beauteous order rang'd,
Like her united tow'rs.

3 'Tis thither, by divine command,
The tribes of God repair,
Before his ark to celebrate

His name with praise and prayer.
4 O, ever pray for Salem's peace;
For they shall prosperous be,
Thou holy city of our GoD,

Who bear true love to thee.

5 May peace within thy sacred walls
A constant guest be found;
With plenty and prosperity
Thy palaces be crown'd.

6 For my dear brethren's sake, and friends No less than brethren dear,

I'll pray-May peace in Salem's tow'rs
A constant guest appear.

7 But most of all I'll seek thy good,
And ever wish thee well,
For Sion and the temple's sake,
Where God vouchsafes to dwell.

From the cxxiv. Psalm of David.

1 HAD not the LORD, may Israel say,
On Israel's side engag'd,

The foe had quickly swallow'd us,
So furiously he rag'd.

2 Had not the LORD himself vouchsaf'd
To check his fierce control,
The adversary's dreary flood
Had overwhelm'd our soul.

3 But prais'd be our eternal LORD
Who left us not his prey;

disarm'd,

The snare is broke, his rage

And we again are free.

4 Secure in GOD's almighty Name

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Our confidence remains;

The God who made both heav'n and earth
Of both sole monarch reigns.

WHO

PSALM 101.

(C. M.)

From the cxxv. Psalm of David.

HO place on Sion's God their trust
Like Sion's rock shall stand;

Like her immoveably be fix'd

By his almighty hand.

2 Look how the hills on ev'ry side
Jerusalem enclose;

So stands the LORD around his saints,
To guard them from their foes.
3 Be good, O righteous God, to those
Who righteous deeds effect;
The heart that innocence retains
Let innocence protect.

4 All those who walk in crooked paths,
The LORD shall soon destroy;

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Cut off th' unjust, but crown the saints
With lasting peace and joy.

WE

From the cxxvii. Psalm of David.
WE build with fruitless cost, unless
The LORD the pile sustain ;
Unless the LORD the city keep,
The watchman wakes in vain.
2 In vain we rise before the day,
And late to rest repair,
Allow no respite to our toil,
And eat the bread of care:

3 Supplies of life, with ease to them,
He on his saints bestows;

He crowns their labours with success,
Their nights with safe repose.

1 THE

PSALM 103.

(C. M.)

From the cxxviii. Psalm of David.

man is blest that fears the LORD, Nor only worship pays,

But keeps his steps confin'd with care
To his appointed ways.

2 He shall upon the sweet returns
Of his own labour feed;

Without dependence live, and see
His wishes all succeed.

3 Who fears the LORD shall prosper thus:
Him Sion's GOD shall bless,
And grant him all his days to see
Jerusalem's success.

From the cxxx. Psalm of David.

1 FROM lowest depths of wo
To GOD I send my cry;
LORD, hear my supplicating voice,
And graciously reply.

2 Shouldst thou severely judge,
Who can the trial bear?
But thou forgiv'st, lest we despond,
And quite renounce thy fear.

3 My soul with patience waits
For thee, the living LORD;
My hopes are on thy promise built,
Thy never-failing word.

4 My longing eyes look out

For thy enliv'ning ray,

More duly than the morning watch

To spy the dawning day.

5 Let Israel trust in GoD,

No bounds his mercy knows;

The plenteous source and spring from whence Eternal succour flows.

6 Whose friendly streams to us

Supplies in want convey;

A healing spring, a spring to cleanse
And wash our guilt away.

From the cxxxi. Psalm of David.

1 LORD, for ever at thy side
Let my place and portion be;

Strip me of the robe of pride,
Clothe me with humility.
2 Meekly may my soul receive
All thy Spirit hath reveal'd;
Thou hast spoken-I believe,
Though the oracle be seal'd.

3 Humble as a little child,

Weaned from the mother's breast,
By no subtilties beguil'd,

On thy faithful word I rest.

4 Israel! now and evermore
In the LORD JEHOVAH trust;
Him, in all his ways, adore,
Wise, and wonderful, and just.

PSALM 106.

(C. M.)

From the cxxxii. Psalm of David.

10, WITH due rev'rence, let us all

To GOD's abode repair;

And prostrate at his footstool fall,
Pour out our humble pray'r.

2 Arise, O LORD, and now possess
Thy constant place of rest;
Be that, not only with thy ark,
But with thy presence bless'd.

3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness,
Make thou thy saints rejoice;
And, for thy servant David's sake,
Hear thy Anointed's voice.

4 Fair Sion does, in God's esteem
All other seats excel;
His place of everlasting rest,
Where he desires to dwell.

5 Her store th' Almighty will increase,
Her poor with plenty bless;

Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests
His saving health confess.

PSALM 107.

(c. M.)

From the cxxxiii. Psalm of David.

1 HOW vast must their advantage be,

How great their pleasure prove,

Who live like brethren, and consent
In offices of love!

2 True love is like the precious oil,
Which, pour'd on Aaron's head,
Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes
Its costly fragrance shed.

3 'Tis like refreshing dew, which does
On Hermon's top distil;

Or like the early drops, that fall
On Sion's favour'd hill.

4 For Sion is the chosen seat
Where the almighty King

The promis'd blessing has ordain'd,
And life's eternal spring.

From the cxxxiv. Psalm of David.

1 BLESS GOD, ye servants that attend
Upon his solemn state,

That in his temple's hallow'd courts,
With humble rev'rence wait.
2 Within his house lift up your hands
And bless his holy Name:

From Sion bless thy Israel, Lord,
Who earth and heav'n didst frame.

From the cxxxv. Psalm of David.

1 PRAISE the LORD with one consent, And magnify his Name:

Let all the servants of the LORD
His worthy praise proclaim.

2 Praise him all ye that in his house
Attend with constant care;
With those that to his outmost courts
With humble zeal repair.

3 For God his own peculiar choice
The sons of Jacob makes :
And Israel's offspring for his own
Most valued treasure takes.

4 That God is great, we often have
By glad experience found: