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From the v. Psalm of David.

1 REGARD my words, O gracious LORD, Accept my secret prayer;

To thee alone, my King, my God,
Will I for help repair.

2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear,
And, with the dawning day,
To thee devoutly I'll look up,
To thee devoutly pray.

S LORD, I within thy house will come,
In thy abundant grace;
And I will worship in thy fear,
Tow'rd thy most holy place."

4 Let those, O LORD, who trust in thee,
With shouts their joy proclaim:
Let them rejoice whom thou preserv❜st,
And all that love thy name.

5 To righteous men, the righteous LORD His blessing will extend;

And with his favor all his saints,

As with a shield, defend.

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From the vi. Psalm of David.

1 IN mercy, not in wrath,
Rebuke me, gracious GOD!
Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise,
I sink beneath thy rod.

2 Touch'd by thy quick'ning power, My load of guilt I feel:

The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed, O let that Spirit heal.

8 In trouble and in gloom,

Must I for ever monrn? And wilt thou not, at length, O GOD, In pitying love return?

4 O come, ere life expire,

Send down thy power to save; For who shall sing thy name in death, Or praise thee in the grave? 5 Why should I doubt thy grace, Or yield to dread despair? Thou wilt fulfil thy promised word, And grant me all my prayer.

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12 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, Nor fully reckon❜d there;

And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue
Thy boundless praise declare.

3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high Employs my wond'ring sight;

The moon, that nightly rules the sky,
With stars of feebler light;-

4 Oh, what is man, that, LORD, thou lov'st To keep him in thy mind?

Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st
To them so wondrous kind?

5 Him next in power thou didst create
To thy celestial train;
Ordain'd with dignity and state,
O'er all thy works to reign.

6 They jointly own his powerful sway;
The beasts that prey or graze;
The bird that wings its airy way;
The fish that cuts the seas.

7 0 thou, to whom all creatures bow
Within this earthly frame,

Through all the world how great art thou! How glorious is thy Name!

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From the ix. Psalm of David.

1 TO celebrate thy praise, O LORD,
I will my heart prepare;
To all the list'ning world, thy works,
Thy wondrous works, declare.

2 The thought of them shall to my soul Exalted pleasures bring;

Whilst to thy name, O thou Most High,
Triumphant praise I sing.

3 The LORD for ever lives, who has
His righteous throne prepared,
Impartial justice to dispense,
To punish or reward.

4 All those who have his goodness proved, Will in his truth confide;

Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man
That on his help relied.

5 Sing praises therefore to the LORD,
From Sion, his abode;

Proclaim his deeds, till all the world
Confess no other GOD.

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The righteous LORD will righteous deeds 5 Who to his plighted vows and trust

With signal favor grace,

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And to the upright man disclose

The brightness of his face,

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From the xiii. Psalm of David.

HOW long wilt thou forget me, LORD?
Must I for ever mourn?

How long wilt thou withdraw from me,
Oh' never to return?

20 hear, and to my longing eyes
Restore thy wonted light,
"Dawn on my spirit, lest I sleep

In death's most gloomy night.

8 Since I have always placed my trust
Beneath thy mercy's wing,

Thy saving health will come; and then
My heart with joy shall spring.

4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To thee, my GOD, ascend,

Who to thy servant in distress
Such bounty didst extend.

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From the xiv. Psalm of David.

1 THE LORD look'd down from heaven's high tower,

And all the sons of men did view,
To see if any own'd his power,
If any truth or justice knew;

2 But all, he saw, were gone aside,
All were degen rate grown and base;
None took religion for their guide,
Not one of all the sinful race.

S How will they tremble then for fear,
When his just wrath shall them o'ertake:
For to the righteous GOD is near,

And never will their cause forsake. 40 that from Sion he 'd employ His might, and burst th' oppressive band! Then shouts of universal joy

Should loudly echo through the land.

PSALM 12.

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From the xv. Psalm of David.

1 LORD, who's the happy man that may To thy blest courts repair,

Not, stranger-like, to visit them,
But to inhabit there?

2 "T is he who walketh uprightly,
Whom righteousness directs;

Whose gen'rous tongue disdains to speak The thing his heart rejects.

3 Who never did a slander forge

His neighbor's fame to wound;
Nor hearken to a false report
By malice whisper'd round.

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4 Who vice, in all its pomp and
Can treat with just neglect;
And piety, though clothed in rags,
Religiously respect.

Has ever firmly stood;
And, though he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good.

6 Whose soul in usury disdains
His treasure to employ ;
Whom no rewards can ever bribe
The guiltless to destroy.

7 The man, who by this righteous course Has happiness insured,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand, By Providence secured.

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From the xvi. Psalm of David.

1 MY grateful soul shall bless the LORD,
Whose precepts give me light;
And private counsel still afford
In sorrow's dismal night.

2 1 strive each action to approve
To his all-seeing eye;
No danger shall my hopes remove,
Because he still is nigh.

3 Therefore my heart all grief defies,
My glory does rejoice;

My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise,
Waked by his powerful voice.

4 Thou, LORD, when I resign my breath,
My soul from hell shalt free;
Nor let thy Holy One in death

The least corruption see.

5 Thou shalt the paths of life display,
Which to thy presence lead;
Where pleasures dwell without allay
And joys that never fade.

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3 That he the humble soul will save, And crush the haughty's boasted might, In me the LORD an instance gave, Whose darkness he has turn'd to light. 4 Who then deserves to be adored, But GOD, on whom my hopes depend? Or who, except the mighty LORD, Can with resistless power defend? 5 Let the eternal LORD be praised,

The rock on whose defence I rest! To highest heavens his name be raised, Who me with his salvation bless'd! 6 My GOD, to celebrate thy fame, My grateful voice to heaven I'll raise; And nations, strangers to thy name, Shall learn to sing thy glorious praise. PSALM 15.

From the xix. Psalm of David.

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From the xx. Psalm of David.

1 MAY Jacob's GoD defend
And hear us in distress;
Our succor from his temple send,
Our cause from Sion bless!

2 May he accept our vow,
Our sacrifice receive,

1 THE heavens declare thy glory, LORD, Our heart's devout request allow,

Which that alone can fill;
The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.

2 The dawn of each returning day
Fresh beams of knowledge brings;
And from the dark returns of night
Divine instruction springs.

3 Their powerful language to no realm Or region is confined;

'Tis nature's voice, and understood
Alike by all mankind.

4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense
Through earth's extent display;
Its bright contents the circling sun
Does round the world convey.

5 From east to west, from west to east,
His ceaseless course he goes;
And, through his progress, cheerful light
And vital warmth bestows.

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1 GOD's perfect law converts the soul,
Reclaims from false desires;
With sacred wisdom his sure word
The ignorant inspires.

2 The statutes of the LORD are just, And bring sincere delight;

His pure commands in search of truth
Assist the feeblest sight.

3 His perfect worship here is fix'd,
On sure foundations laid;
His equal laws are in the scales

Of truth and justice weigh'd;

4 Of more esteem than golden mines,
Or gold refined with skill;
More sweet than honey, or the drops
That from the comb distil.
5 My trusty counsellors they are,
And friendly warnings give:
Divine rewards attend on those
Who by thy precepts live.

Our holy wishes give!

3 O LORD! thy saving grace We joyfully declare;

Our banner in thy name we raise"The LORD fulfil our prayer!"

4 Now know we that the LORD His chosen will defend;

From heaven will strength divine afford,
And will their prayer attend.

5 Some earthly succor trust,
But we in GOD's right hand:
Lo! while they fall, so vain their boast,
We rise and upright stand.

6 Still save us, LORD! and still
Thy servants deign to bless;
Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill,
The prayers that we address.

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1. MY GOD, my GOD, why leav'st thou me
When I with anguish faint?
Oh! why so far from me removed,
And from my loud complaint?
2 Lo! I am treated like a worm,
Like none of human birth;
Not only by the great reviled,

But made the rabble's mirth.
S With laughter all the gazing crowd
My agonies survey;

They shoot the lip, they shake the head,
And thus deriding say:

4 "In GOD he trusted, boasting oft
That he was Heaven's delight;
Let GoD come down to save him now
And own his favorite."

5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me
When trouble is so nigh;

O send me help! thy help, on which
Alone I can rely

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1 LIKE water is my life pour'd out,
My joints are out of frame;
My heart dissolves within my breast,
Like wax before the flame:

2 My strength is like a potsherd dried,
My tongue is parch'd with drought;
And to the dismal shades of death
My fainting soul is brought.

3 Like dogs, to compass me, my foes
In wicked council meet:
They pierced my inoffensive hands,
They pierced my harmless feet.

4 My body's rack'd, till all my bones
Distinctly may be told;
Yet such a spectacle of wo
As pastime they behold.

5 As spoil, my garments they divide,
Lots for my vesture cast:-
Therefore, O leave me not, my GOD,
But to my succor haste.

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1 LORD, to my brethren I'll declare The triumphs of thy Name:

In presence of assembled saints
Thy glory thus proclaim:

2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's GOD, of Israel's line,

All you

O praise the LORD, and to your praise
Sincere obedience join.

3 "He ne'er disdain'd on low distress
To cast a gracious eye;.
Nor turn'd from misery his face,
But hears its humble cry."

4 Thus, in thy sacred courts, will I
My cheerful thanks express;
In presence of thy saints perform
The vows of my distress.

5 The meek companions of my grief
Shall find my table spread;
And all that seek the LORD shall be
With joys immortal fed.

6 Then shall the glad converted world
To GOD their homage pay;
And scatter'd nations of the earth
One sov'reign LORD obey.

7 "T is his supreme prerogative
O'er all mankind to reign;

"T is just that he should rule the world, Who does the world sustain.

8 The rich, who are with plenty fed, His bounty must confess;

The sons of want, by him relieved,
Their gen'rous patron bless.

9 With humble worship to his throne They all for aid resort;

That power, which first their being gave, Alone can them support.

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From the xxiii. Psalm of David.

1 THE LORD himself, the mighty LORD. Vouchsafes to be my guide;

The Shepherd, by whose constant care
My wants are all supplied.

2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;

Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.

3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim,
And, to his endless praise,
Instruct with humble zeal to walk
In his most righteous ways.

4 I pass the gloomy vale of death,
From fear and danger free;
For there his aiding rod and staff
Defend and comfort me.

5 Since GOD doth thus his wondrous love
Through all my life extend,
That life to him I will devote,
And in his temple spend.

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From the xxiv. Psalm of David.

1 THE spacious earth is all the LORD'S,
The LORD's her fulness is;
The world, and they that dwell therein,
By sov'reign right are his.

2 He framed and fix'd it on the seas;
And his almighty hand
Upon inconstant floods has made
The stable fabric stand.

3 But for himself this LORD of all
One chosen seat design'd;
Oh! who shall to that sacred hill
Deserved admittance find?

4 The man whose hands and heart are pure, Whose thoughts from pride are free; Who honest poverty prefers

To gainful perjury.

5 This, this is he, on whom the LORD
Shall shower his blessings down;
Whom Gon, his Saviour, shall vouchsafe
With righteousness to crown.

6 Such is the race of saints, by whom
The sacred courts are trod;
And such the proselytes that seck
Thy face, O Jacob's GoD.

7 Erect your heads, eternal gates;
Unfold, to entertain

The King of glory: see! he comes
With his celestial train.

8 Who is the King of glory? who?
The LORD, for strength renown'd;
In battle mighty; o'er his foes
Eternal victor crown'd.

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From the xxv. Psalm of David,

TO GOD, in whom I trust, I lift my heart and voice; O let me not be put to shame, Nor let thy foes rejoice.

2 Those who on thee rely,
Let no disgrace attend;

Be that the shameful lot of such
As wilfully offend.

3 To me thy truth impart,

And lead me in thy way,

For thou art he that brings me help;
On thee I wait all day.

4 Thy mercies and thy love,
O LORD, recall to mind;
And graciously continue still,
As thou wert ever, kind.

5 Let all my youthful crimes
Be blotted out by thee;
And, for thy wondrous goodness' sake
In mercy think on me.

6 His mercy and his truth

The righteous LORD displays,
In bringing wand'ring sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.
7 He those in justice guides
Who his direction seek;
And in his sacred paths shall lead
The humble and the meek.

8 Through all the ways of GOD
Both truth and mercy shine,
To such as, with religious hearts,
To his blest will incline.

9 Since mercy is the grace

That most exalts thy fame, Forgive my heinous sin, O LORD, And so advance thy name. 10 Whoe'er with humble fear, To GOD his duty pays, Shall find the LORD a faithful guide, In all his righteous ways.

11 For GOD to all his saints

His secret will imparts, And does his gracious covenant write In their obedient hearts.

12 To Israel's chosen race Continue ever kind;

And, in the midst of all their wants, Let them thy succor find.

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From the xxvii. Psalm of David.

1 WHOM should I fear, since GOD to me Is saving health and light?

Since strongly he my life supports,
What can my soul affright?

2 Henceforth within his house to dwell
I earnestly desire;

His wondrous beauty there to view,
And of his will inquire.

3 For there I may with comfort rest,
In times of deep distress;

And safe, as on a rock, abide

In that secure recess.

4 When us to seek thy glorious face Thou kindly dost advise;

"Thy glorious face I'll always seek," My grateful heart replies.

5 Then hide not thou thy face, O LORD, Nor me in wrath reject;

My GOD and Saviour, leave not him
Thou didst so oft protect.

6 Though all of nearest earthly ties
Me, in my wo, forsake,

Yet thou, whose love excels them all,
Wilt care and pity take.

7 Instruct me in thy paths, O LORD,
My ways directly guide;
Lest sinful men, who watch my steps,
Should see me tread aside.

8 I trusted that my future life

Should with thy love be crown'd; Or else my fainting soul had sunk, With sorrow compass'd round.

9 GOD's time with patient faith expect, Who will inspire thy breast

With inward strength: do thou thy part, And leave to him the rest.

* Extract from the Journal of the General Con vention, 1832.

"4. Resolved, As the sense and declaration of this Convention, that so much of the rubrics in the form of consecration of a church or chapel as requires the singing of Psalm 26, verses 6, 7, and 8,' will hereafter be duly comphed with by singing verses 2 and 3, in the selection from the 26th Psalm, included in the Psalms in Metre authorized by these resolutions to be set forth."

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