Thy hand, in spite of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days:
O may thy house be my abode,
And all my work be praise!
PSALM 24. L. M.
The Ascension of Christ.
OUR Lord is risen from the dead,
The Saviour is gone up on high:
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragg'd to the portals of the sky.
There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay;
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates;
Ye everlasting doors, give way.
Loose all your bars of massive light,
And wide unfold the ethereal scene:
He claims these mansions as his right;
Receive the King of glory in.
Who is the King of Glory? Who?
The Lord that all his foes o'ercame,
The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew,
And Jesus is the Conqueror's name.
Lo his triumphal chariot waits,
And Angels chant the solemn lay:
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates;
Ye everlasting doors, give way,
Who is the King of glory? Who?
The Lord, of boundless power possess'd;
The King of saints and angels too,
God over all, for ever bless'd.
Prayer to God.--v. 1-6.
TO God in whom I trust,
I lift my heart and voice;
O let me not be put to shame,
Nor let my focs rejoice.
To me thy truth impart,
And lead me in thy way;
For thou alone canst bring me 'nelp,
On thee I wait all day.
Thy mercies and thy love,
O Lord, recall to mind;
And graciously continue still,
As thou wert ever, kind.
God's mercy and faithfulness.-. 8, 9, 10.
1 HIS mercy and his truth
The righteous Lord displays,
In bringing wandering sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.
He those in justice guides
Who his direction seek;
And in his sacred paths shall lead
The humble and the meek.
Through all the ways of God
Both truth and mercy shine
To such as with obedient hearts
To his blest will incline.
PSALM 26. c. M.
Attachment to the House of God.
I LOVE thy holy temple, Lord,
There thou vouchsaf'st to dwell;
And there the teachers of thy word
Of all thy mercies tell.
There at thine altar would I kneel
In penitence sincere;
Deeply a Saviour's mercy feel,
And words of pardon hear:
Or mingling with the choral throng,
My joyful voice would raise;
And pour the full melodious song
In thankful notes of praise.
PSALM 27. c. M.
Delight in divine ordinances.
THE Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too:
God is my strength; nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
One privilege my heart desires,
O grant me an abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God!
There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.
When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may thy children hide:
God has a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.
5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, Let courage fill your heart;
He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And inward strength impart.
PSALM 28. C. M.
God the strength of his saints.
O LORD, our Rock, to thee we fly,
And pour in prayer our breath ;
Bow down and hear, lest we become
Like those that sleep in death.
O cast us not away with those
Whose ways are ways of sin,
Whose works proclaim their awful doom,
Ere judgment doth begin!
3 0 thou, the strength of all thy saints,
In whom we live and move,
Still feed us with the bread of life,
And bless us with thy love.
PSALM 29. L. M.
God omnipotent.
1 GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,
Give to the Lord renown and power;
Render due honour to his name,
And his eternal might adore.
The Lord proclaims his power aloud,
Supreme o'er ocean, sky, and land;
His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.
The Lord sits sovereign on the flood,
Jehovah reigns, for ever King;
Yet makes each temple his abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.
4 In gentler language there, the Lord
The counsels of his grace imparts;
Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.
PSALM 30. L. M.
Praise for sickness healed and sorrow removed.
TIIEE I'll extol, my God, on high,
At whose command diseases fly;
Who but the Lord can speak and save
From the dark borders of the grave?
His anger
but a moment stays,
His favour endless life conveys;
Though weeping may endure the night,
Yet joy returns with morning light.
Rejoice, ye righteous, and record
The sacred honours of the Lord;
With grateful songs Jehovah bless,
And praise him for his holiness.
PSALM 32. L. M.
The blessedness of pardon.
HOW blest the man, with mercy crown'd,
Whose sins have all forgiveness found;
Whose deep transgressions, cover'd o'er
With pardoning blood, are seen no more.
How blest the man, to whom the Lord
Doth his own righteousness afford;
Whom mercy clears from every sin,
Whose heart conceals no guile within!
O boundless grace! the rich display
Shall teach the trembling lips to pray;
And contrite souls, with godly fear,
Shall plead, while Mercy waits to hear.
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