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S. M. 3rd Part. St. Bridge's. [b]

Ver. 15-22. Backsliding and Desertion.
INE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord:

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I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his word.

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o 2 Turn, turn thee to my soul; Bring thy salvation near;

e When will thy hand release my feet Out of the deadly snare!

p 3

When shall the sovereign grace
Of my forgiving God,

Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wandering feet have trod.

e 4 The tumult of my thoughts

Does but enlarge my wo;

p My spirit languishes, my heart Is desolate and low.

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[With ev'ry morning light,
My sorrow new begins;

Look on my anguish and my pain,
And pardon all my sins.

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PAUSE.

Behold the hosts of hell,
How cruel is their hate!

Against my life they rise, and join
Their fury with deceit.]

77 O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame;
For I have plac'd my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.
With humble faith I wait,
To see thy face again;

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o Of Israel it shall ne'er be said,

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He sought the Lord in vain.

PSALM 26. L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*]
Self-Examination. or Evidences of Grace.

JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways;

And try my reins, and try my heart;

My faith upon thy promise stays,

Nor from the law my feet depart.

e 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of my eyes.
o 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear,
With hands well wash'd in innocence;
e But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.
-4 I love thy habitation, Lord,

The temple where thine honours dwell;
e There shall I hear thy holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.
5 Let not my soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood;
Since I my days on earth have past
Among the saints, and near my God.
PSALM 27. C. M. 1st Part. Bedford. [*]
V. 1-6. The Church our Delight and Safety.

1 THE Lord of glory is my light, And my salvation too; o God is my strength; nor will I fear What all my foes 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 beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.

e 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may his children hide;

o God has a strong pavilion, where

He makes my soul abide.

s 5 Now shall my head be lifted high,
Above my foes around;

And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.

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St. Martin's.

C. M. 2nd Part. Barby. St. Ann's. [*]

Ver. 8, 9, 13, 14. Prayer and Hope.

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OON as I heard my Father say,
'Ye children, seek my grace.'

-My heart reply'd without delay, 'I'll seek my Father's face.

e 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away;

e God of my life, I fly to thee In, a distressing day.

e 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear, Leave me to want or die;

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

-4 My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believ'd

To see thy grace provide relief-
Nor was my hope deceiv'd.

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

o He'll raise your spirit when it faints, And far exceed your hope.

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PSALM 29. L. M. Psalm 97. [*]

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Storm and Thunder.

IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,
Give to the Lord renown and power;

Ascribe due honours to his name,

And his eternal might adore.

o 2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud,
Over the ocean and the land;

His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.

g 3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind
Lay the wide forest bare around;
o The fearful hart and frighted hind
Leap at the terrour of the sound.

g 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice,
And lo, the stately cedars break;
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The vallies roar, the deserts quake.
5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood,
The Thund'rer reigns for ever king;
-But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.

e 6 In gentler language there the Lord
The counsels of his grace imparts;
o Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.

PSALM 30. L. M. 1st Part. Quercy. [*]

Sickness healed and Sorrow removed.

1 IT WILL extol thee, Lord, on high;
At thy command diseases fly:

Who but a God can speak and save,
From the dark borders of the grave?
o 2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his,
And tell how large his goodness is;
Let all your powers rejoice and bless,
While you record his holiness.

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-3 His anger but a moment stays: His love is life and length of days:

e Though grief and tears the night employ, o The morning star restores the joy.]

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L. M. 2nd Part. Armley. [b]

Ver. 6. Health, Sickness, and Recovery.

IRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presum❜d 'twould ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart,

d'Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart.' -2 But I forgot thine arm was strong, Which made my mountain stand so long; e Soon as thy face began to hide,

My health was gone, my comforts died. -3 I cried aloud to thee, my God,

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'What canst thou profit by my blood? 'Deep in the dust, can I declare

"Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there? 4 'Hear me, O God of grace, I said, And bring me from among the dead :' o Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt, Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt. -5 My groans, and tears, and forms of wo Are turn'd to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round.

o 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be heedless of thy name;

o Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heaven, -For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiv'n.

PSALM 31. C. M. 1st Part. Canterbury. [*]

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Ver. 5, 13-19, 22, 23. Deliverance from Death.

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NTO thy hand, O God of truth,

My spirit I commit;

Thou hast redeem'd my soul from death,
And sav'd me from the pit.

2 The passions of my hope and fear
Maintain'd a double strife;

o While sorrow, pain, and sin conspir'd To take away my life.

d 3 'My times are in thy hand,' I cry'd, 'Though I draw near the dust;" -Thou art the refuge where I hide, The God in whom I trust.

e 4 O make thy reconciled face
Upon thy servant shine;

And save me for thy mercy's sake,
For I'm entirely thine.

PAUSE.

[5 "Twas in my haste my spirit said,
'I must despair and die,

'I am cut off before thine eyes;'
But thou hast heard my cry.]
-6 Thy goodness, how divinely free!
How wondrous is thy grace,
To those who fear thy majesty,
And trust thy promises!

o 7 O love the Lord, all ye his saints,
And sing his praises loud;

-He'll bend his ear to your complaints,
And recompense the proud.

C. M. 2nd Part. York. [*]

V. 7—13, 18—21.-Deliverance from Slander and Reproach. 1 Y heart rejoices in thy name,

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My God, my help, my trust;

Thou hast preserv'd my face from shame,
Mine honour from the dust.