3 Amongst thy saints will I appear Arrayed in robes of innocence; 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; There shall I hear thy holy word, And there thy works of wonder tell. 5 Let not my soul be joined 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. FIRST PART. C. M.

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.

2 One privilege my heart desires;
Oh grant me mine 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.

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

God is a strong pavilion, where
He makes my soul abide.

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

And songs of joy and victory

Within thy temple sound.

SOON

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PSALM 27. SECOND PART. C. M. OON as I heard my Father say, "Ye children seek my grace, My heart replied, without delay, "I'll seek my Father's face." 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away; God of my life, I fly to thee In a distressing day.

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

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

4 My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believed,

To see thy grace provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceived.

5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He'll raise your spirit while it faints,
And far exceed your hope.

To

PSALM 28. L. M.

O thee, O Lord, I raise my cries;
My fervent prayer in mercy hear;
For ruin waits my trembling soul,
If thou refuse a gracious ear.

2 While suppliant toward thy holy hill
I lift my mournful hands to pray,
Afford thy grace, nor drive me still
With impious hypocrites away.
3 To sons of falsehood, that despise
The works and wonders of thy reign,
Thy justice gives the due reward,
And sinks their souls to endless pain.

4 For ever blessed be the Lord,
Whose mercy hears my mournful voice!
My heart, that trusted in his word,
In his salvation shall rejoice.

5 Let every saint, in sore distress,
By faith approach his Saviour, God;
Then grant, O Lord, thy pardoning grace,
And feed thy church with heavenly food.
PSALM 29. L. M.

GIVE

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.

2 The Lord proclaims his power aloud
Through every ocean, every land;
His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.
3 He speaks, and tempest, hail, and wind,
Lay the wide forest bare around;
The fearful hart and frighted hind,
Leap at the terror of the sound.

4 To Lebanon he turns his voice,
And lo, the stately cedars break;
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The valleys roar, the deserts quake.
5 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood,
The thunderer reigns for ever king;
But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.
6 In gentler language, there the Lord
The counsel of his grace imparts:
Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.

PSALM 30. FIRST PART. L. M.

I 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?
2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints, and prove
How large his grace, how kind his love:
Let all your powers rejoice, and trace
The wondrous records of his grace.
3 His anger but a moment stays;
His love is life and length of days:
Though grief and tears the night employ,
The morning star restores the joy.

PSALM 30. SECOND PART. L. M.

FIRM

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

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

My health was gone, my comforts died. 3 I cried aloud to thee, my God, "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:" Thy word rebuked the pains I felt, Thy pardoning love removed my guilt. 5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe, Are turned to joy and praises now; I throw my sackcloth on the ground, And ease and gladness gird me round.

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

Thy praise shall sound thro' earth and heaven,
For sickness healed, and sins forgiven.

PSALM 31. FIRST PART. C. M.

To thee, O God of truth and love,
My spirit I commit;

Thou hast redeemed my soul from death,
And saved me from the pit.

2 My times are in thy hand, I cried,
Though I draw near the dust:
Thou art the refuge where I hide,
The God in whom I trust.
3 Oh make thy reconciled face
Upon thy servant shine,

And save me, for thy mercy's sake,
For I am wholly thine.

4 '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.

5 Thy goodness, how divinely free!
How sweet thy smiling face
To those that fear thy majesty
And trust thy promised grace!

6 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.

MY

PSALM 31. SECOND PART. C. M.

Y heart rejoices in thy name,
My God, my heavenly trust;

Thou hast preserved my face from shame,
Mine honour from the dust.