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Nor can a bold temptation draw
Their steady feet aside.

4 Then shall my heart have inward joy,
And keep my face from shame,
When all thy statutes I obey,

And honor all thy name.

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THIRD PART.

C. M.

Medfield

Communion with God.

Aff 1 TO thee, before the dawning light,
My gracious God, I pray ;

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I meditate thy name by night,
And keep thy law by day.

2 My spirit faints to see thy grace—
Thy promise bears me up;

And while salvation long delays,
Thy word supports my hope.

3 When midnight darkness veils the skies,
I call thy works to mind;

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My thoughts in warm devotion rise,
And sweet acceptance find.

FOURTH PART. C. M.

Delight in God and his Word.

mf 1 THOU art my portion, O my God; Soon as I know thy way,

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My heart makes haste t' obey thy word,
And suffers no delay.

2 I choose the path of heavenly truth,
And glory in my choice;

Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.

3 Thy precepts and thy heavenly grace
I set before my eyes;

Thence I derive my daily strength,
And there my comfort lies.

mp 4 If once I wander from thy path,
I think upon my ways;

Then turn my feet to thy commands,
And trust thy pardoning grace.

5 Now I am thine-forever thine-
Oh save thy servant, Lord!

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Thou art my shield-my hiding place-
My hope is in thy word.

FIFTH PART. C. M.

Litchfield.

1 HOW shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts,
To keep the conscience clean.

2 'Tis like the sun-a heavenly light,
That guides us all the day;

And, through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.

3 Thy precepts make me truly wise;
I hate the sinner's road;

I hate my own vain thoughts that rise,
But love thy law, my God.

4 Thy word is everlasting truth,
How pure is every page!-

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That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.

SIXTH PART. C. M.

1 OH how I love thy holy law!

"Tis daily my

delight:

And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.

2 My waking eyes prevent the day,
To meditate thy word:

My soul with longing melts away,
To hear thy gospel, Lord.

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3 Thy heavenly words my heart engage,
And well employ my tongue,

And through my weary pilgrimage,
Yield me a heavenly song.

4 When nature sinks-and spirits droop→
Thy promises of grace

Are pillars to support my hope,

And there I write thy praise.

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SEVENTH PART. C. M.

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1 LORD, I have made thy word my choice,
My lasting heritage;

There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.

2 I'll read the histories of thy love,
And keep thy laws in sight,
While through the promises I rove
With ever new delight.

3 "Tis like a land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise;
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.

4 The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;

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Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.

EIGHTH PART. C. M. St. Martin's.

1 LORD, I am thine-thy truth I own,
Thy righteous precepts love:
In mercy to my soul, send down
Salvation from above.

2 The wicked stand on every side,
And my destruction seek;
But in thy laws will I abide,
And of thy judgments speak.

3 I love the company of those
Who worship thee in fear,
Obey thy word-observe thy laws,
And hold thy precepts dear.

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O Lord, thy sacred name;

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With joy my thankful voice I'll raise,
Thy goodness to proclaim.

NINTH PART. C. M.

1 OH that thy statutes every hour
Might dwell upon my mind!

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Thence I derive a quickening power,
And daily peace I fiud.

mp 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord,
Shall be my sweet employ;
My soul shall ne'er forget thy word,
Thy word is all my joy.

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3 How would I run in thy commands,
If thou my heart discharge

From sin and Satan's hateful chains,
And set my feet at large!

4 My lips with courage shall declare
Thy statutes and thy name;

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I'll speak thy word, though kings shall hear,
Nor yield to sinful shame.

TENTH PART. C. M. St. Austin's.

Aff 1 BEHOLD thy waiting servant, Lord,
Devoted to thy fear;

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Remember and confirm thy word,
For all my hopes are there.

2 Hast thou not sent salvation down,
And promised quickening grace?
Doth not my heart address thy throne?
And yet thy love delays.

3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail;
Oh! bear thy servant up;
Nor let the scoffing lips prevail,
Who dare reproach my hope.

4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord?
Then let thy truth appear:

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Saints shall rejoice in my reward,
And trust as well as fear.

ELEVENTH PART. C. M. Litchfield

Aff 1 OH that the Lord would guide my ways
To keep his statutes still!

Oh that my God would grant me grace
To know and do his will!

2 Oh send thy Spirit down, to write
Thy law upon my heart;

Nor let my tongue indulge deceit,
Nor act the liar's part.

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3 From vanity turn off my eyes ;
Let no corrupt design,
Nor covetous desire arise
Within this soul of mine.

4 Order my footsteps by thy word,
And make my heart sincere;
Let sin have no dominion, Lord,
But keep my conscience clear.

5 My soul hath gone too far astray-
My feet too often slip:

Yet since I keep in mind thy way,
Restore thy wandering sleep.

6 Make me to walk in thy commands-
"Tis a delightful road;

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Nor let my head, nor heart, nor hands
Offend against my God.

TWELFTH PART. C. M. Dedham.

1 WITH my whole heart I've sought thy face; Oh let me never stray

From thy commands, O God of grace;
Nor tread the sinner's way.

2 Thy word I've hid within my heart,
To keep my conscience clean,
And be an everlasting guard
From every rising sin.

3 I'm a companion of the saints,
Who fear and love the Lord;
My sorrows rise-my nature faints,
When men transgress thy word.

4 My heart with sacred reverence hears
The threatenings of thy word;
My flesh with holy trembling fears
The judgments of the Lord.

5 My God, I long-I hope-I wait
For thy salvation still;

Thy holy law is my delight,
And I obey thy will.

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