From the v. Psalm of David. 1 REGARD my words, O gracious LORD, Accept my secret prayer; To thee alone, my King, my God, 2 Thou in the morn my voice shalt hear, S LORD, I within thy house will come, 4 Let those, O LORD, who trust in thee, 5 To righteous men, the righteous LORD His blessing will extend; And with his favor all his saints, As with a shield, defend. From the vi. Psalm of David. 1 IN mercy, not in wrath, 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. 12 In heaven thy wondrous acts are sung, Nor fully reckon❜d there; And yet thou mak'st the infant tongue 3 When heaven, thy beauteous work on high Employs my wond'ring sight; The moon, that nightly rules the sky, 4 Oh, what is man, that, LORD, thou lov'st To keep him in thy mind? Or what his offspring, that thou prov'st 5 Him next in power thou didst create 6 They jointly own his powerful sway; 7 0 thou, to whom all creatures bow Through all the world how great art thou! How glorious is thy Name! From the ix. Psalm of David. 1 TO celebrate thy praise, O LORD, 2 The thought of them shall to my soul Exalted pleasures bring; Whilst to thy name, O thou Most High, 3 The LORD for ever lives, who has 4 All those who have his goodness proved, Will in his truth confide; Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man 5 Sing praises therefore to the LORD, Proclaim his deeds, till all the world The righteous LORD will righteous deeds 5 Who to his plighted vows and trust With signal favor grace, And to the upright man disclose The brightness of his face, From the xiii. Psalm of David. HOW long wilt thou forget me, LORD? How long wilt thou withdraw from me, 20 hear, and to my longing eyes In death's most gloomy night. 8 Since I have always placed my trust Thy saving health will come; and then 4 Then shall my song, with praise inspired, To thee, my GOD, ascend, Who to thy servant in distress 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, 2 But all, he saw, were gone aside, S How will they tremble then for fear, 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. C. M. 1 LORD, who's the happy man that may To thy blest courts repair, Not, stranger-like, to visit them, 2 "T is he who walketh uprightly, 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; power 4 Who vice, in all its pomp and Has ever firmly stood; 6 Whose soul in usury disdains 7 The man, who by this righteous course Has happiness insured, When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand, By Providence secured. From the xvi. Psalm of David. 1 MY grateful soul shall bless the LORD, 2 1 strive each action to approve 3 Therefore my heart all grief defies, My flesh shall rest, in hope to rise, 4 Thou, LORD, when I resign my breath, The least corruption see. 5 Thou shalt the paths of life display, 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. From the xx. Psalm of David. 1 MAY Jacob's GoD defend 2 May he accept our vow, 1 THE heavens declare thy glory, LORD, Our heart's devout request allow, Which that alone can fill; 2 The dawn of each returning day 3 Their powerful language to no realm Or region is confined; 'Tis nature's voice, and understood 4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense 5 From east to west, from west to east, 1 GOD's perfect law converts the soul, 2 The statutes of the LORD are just, And bring sincere delight; His pure commands in search of truth 3 His perfect worship here is fix'd, Of truth and justice weigh'd; 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, 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, 5 Some earthly succor trust, 6 Still save us, LORD! and still 1. MY GOD, my GOD, why leav'st thou me But made the rabble's mirth. They shoot the lip, they shake the head, 4 "In GOD he trusted, boasting oft 5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me O send me help! thy help, on which 1 LIKE water is my life pour'd out, 2 My strength is like a potsherd dried, 3 Like dogs, to compass me, my foes 4 My body's rack'd, till all my bones 5 As spoil, my garments they divide, 1 LORD, to my brethren I'll declare The triumphs of thy Name: In presence of assembled saints 2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's GOD, of Israel's line, All you O praise the LORD, and to your praise 3 "He ne'er disdain'd on low distress 4 Thus, in thy sacred courts, will I 5 The meek companions of my grief 6 Then shall the glad converted world 7 "T is his supreme prerogative "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, 9 With humble worship to his throne They all for aid resort; That power, which first their being gave, Alone can them support. From the xxiii. Psalm of David. 1 THE LORD himself, the mighty LORD. Vouchsafes to be my guide; The Shepherd, by whose constant care 2 In tender grass he makes me feed, Then leads me to cool shades, and where 3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim, 4 I pass the gloomy vale of death, 5 Since GOD doth thus his wondrous love From the xxiv. Psalm of David. 1 THE spacious earth is all the LORD'S, 2 He framed and fix'd it on the seas; 3 But for himself this LORD of all 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 6 Such is the race of saints, by whom 7 Erect your heads, eternal gates; The King of glory: see! he comes 8 Who is the King of glory? who? 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, Be that the shameful lot of such 3 To me thy truth impart, And lead me in thy way, For thou art he that brings me help; 4 Thy mercies and thy love, 5 Let all my youthful crimes 6 His mercy and his truth The righteous LORD displays, 8 Through all the ways of GOD 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. 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, 2 Henceforth within his house to dwell His wondrous beauty there to view, 3 For there I may with comfort rest, 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 6 Though all of nearest earthly ties Yet thou, whose love excels them all, 7 Instruct me in thy paths, O LORD, 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." |