3 Surrounded by thy power I stand,
On every side I find thy hand:
O skill for human reach too high!
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye!
4 From thy all-seeing Spirit, LORD,
What hiding-place does earth afford?
O where can I thy influence shun,
Or whither from thy presence run?
5 If up to heaven I take my flight,
"T is there thou dwell'st enthroned in light;
If to the world unseen, my GOD,
There also hast thou thine abode.

6 If I the morning's wings could gain,
And fly beyond the western main;
E'en there, in earth's remotest land,
I still should find thy guiding hand.
7 Or, should I try to shun thy sight,
Beneath the sable wings of night,
One glance from thee, one piercing ray,
Would kindle darkness into day.

8 The veil of night is no disguise,

No screen from thy all-searching eyes;
Through midnight shades thou find'st thy way,
As in the blazing noon of day.

9 Thou know'st the texture of my heart,
My reins and every vital part:

I'll praise thee, from whose hands I came
A work of such a wondrous frame.

10 Let me acknowledge too, O GOD,
That since this maze of life I trod,
Thy thoughts of love to me surmount
The power of numbers to recount.

11 Far sooner could I reckon o'er
The sands upon the ocean's shore;
Each morn, revising what I've done,
I find th' account but new begun.

12 Search, try, O GOD, my thoughts and heart,
If mischief lurk in any part;

Correct me where I go astray,
And guide me in thy perfect way.

From the cxlı Psalm of David.

LORD, in thy sight, O let my prayer
Like morning incense rise;
My lifted hands accepted be

As ev'ning sacrifice.

2 From hasty language curb my tongue,
And let a constant guard

Still keep the portal of my lips
With wary silence barr'd.

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3 From wicked men's designs and deeds,
My heart and hands restrain;
Nor let me share their evil works, L
Or their unrighteous gain.

4 Let upright men reprove my faults,
And I shall think them kind;
Like healing oil upon my head,
I their reproof shall find.

PSALM

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C. M.

{ } From the cxliii. Psalm of David.

1 LORD, hear my prayer, and to my cry
Thy wonted audience lend;
In thy accustom'd faith and truth,
A gracious answer send.

2 Nor at thy strict tribunal bring
Thy servant to be tried;

For in thy sight no living man
Can e'er be justified.

3 To thee my hands in humble prayer
I fervently stretch out;

My soul for thy refreshment thirsts,
Like land oppress'd with drought.

4 Hear me with speed, my spirit fails,
Thy face no longer hide,

Lest I become forlorn, like them
That in the grave reside.

5 Thy kindness early let me hear,
Whose trust on thee depends;
Teach me the way where I should go,
My soul to thee ascends.

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6 Do thou, O LORD, from all my foes,

Preserve and set me free;

A safe retreat, a hiding place,

My soul implores from thee.

7 Thou art my GoD, thy righteous will
Instruct me to obey;

Let thy good Spirit lead and keep
My soul in thy right way.

8 O, for the sake of thy great Name,
Revive my drooping heart;

For thy truth's sake, to me distress'd,
Thy saving health impart.

1 LORD, what's in man, that thou should'st love
Of him such tender care to take?
What in his offspring could thee move
Such great account of him to make?

2 The life of man does quickly fade,

His thoughts but empty are and vain,
His days are like a flying shade,

Of whose short stay no signs remain.

3 To thee, almighty King of kings,

In new-made hymns my voice I'll raise;

{. And instruments of many strings Shall help me to adore and praise.

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1 THEE I will bless, my GoD and King,
Thy endless praise proclaim;
This tribute daily I will bring,
And ever bless thy Name.

2 Thou, LORD, beyond compare art great,
And highly to be praised;

Thy majesty, with boundless height,
Above our knowledge raised.

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3 Renown'd for mighty acts, thy fame
To future time extends;

From age to age thy glorious Name
Successively descends.

4 Whilst I thy glory, and renown,
And wondrous works express,
The world with me thy might shall own,
And thy great power confess.

5 The praise that to thy love belongs,
They shall with joy proclaim;
Thy truth of all their grateful songs
Shall be the constant theme.

6 The LORD is good; fresh acts of grace
His pity still supplies;

His anger moves with slowest pace,
His willing mercy flies.

7 Thy love through earth extends its fame,
To all thy works express'd;

These show thy praise, whilst thy great Name
Is by thy servants bless'd.

8 They, with a glorious prospect fired,
Shall of thy kingdom speak;

And thy great power, by all admired,
Their lofty subject make.

9 GOD's mighty works of ancient date,
Shall thus to all be known;

And thus his kingdom's glorious state,
In all its splendor shown.

10 His steadfast throne, from changes free,
Shall stand for ever fast;

His boundless sway no end shall see,
But time itself outlast.

PART II. C. M.

1 THE LORD does them support that fall,
And makes the prostrate rise;
For his kind aid all creatures call,
Who timely food supplies

2 Whate'er their various wants require
With open hand he gives;

And so fulfils the just desire
Of every thing that lives.

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3 How holy is the LORD, how just,
How righteous all his ways!

How nigh to him, who with firm trust,
For his assistance prays!

4 He grants the full desires of those
Who him with fear adore;

And will their troubles soon compose,
When they his aid implore.

5 The LORD preserves all those with care
Whom grateful love employs;

But sinners, who his vengeance dare,
In justice he destroys.

6 My time to come, in praises spent,
Shall still advance his fame;

And all mankind, with one consent,
For ever bless his Name.

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From the cxlv. Psalm of David.

1 GOD, my King, thy might confessing,
Ever will I bless thy Name;

Day by day thy throne addressing, L
Still will I thy praise proclaim.

2 Honor great our God befitteth;
Who his majesty can reach?
Age to age his works transmitteth,
Age to age his power shall teach.
3 They shall talk of all thy glory,
On thy might and greatness dwell
Speak of thy dread acts the story,
And thy deeds of wonder tell.

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4 Nor shall fail from mem'ry's treasure
Works by love and mercy wrought;
Works of love surpassing measure,
Works of mercy passing thought.

5 Full of kindness and compassion,
Slow to anger, vast in love,
GOD is good to all creation;
All his works his goodness prove.

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