4 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints, And keep your courage up; He'll raise your spirit, when it faints, And far exceed your hope.
THIRD PART. 7s.
1 WHEN my cries ascend to thee, Hear, Jehovah, from afar; Let thy tender mercies be
Still propitious to my prayer!
2 When thou bad'st me seek thy face, Quickly did my heart reply, Resting on thy word of grace, "Thee I'll seek, O Lord most high!" 3 Should the world deceitful prove, When no more its help I share; Though decayed a mother's love, Though withdrawn a father's care ;—
4 Then Jehovah's guardian eye Shall my orphan state defend, Shall a parent's place supply, He my guardian, father, friend!
1 GRACIOUS Lord, disclose thy way, In thy path my feet sustain: While my foes my steps survey, Make the path of duty plain:-
2 Nor my fainting spirit yield
To the foes which round me rise; From the great accuser shield, Cruel power, or slanderous lies. 3 Had not faith revived my breast, Oft my soul had sunk in wo; Now, through life, assured I rest, All thy goodness, Lord, to know.
mf 4 Wait, then, Israel, on the Lord; Still with courage cheer thy heart: Wait-for faithful is his word, He will grace and strength impart.
Divine Interposition acknowledged.
mf 1 BLEST be the Lord, who heard my prayer, The Lord-my shield-my song;
Who saved my soul from sin and fear, And tuned with praise my tongue.
mp 2 When in the hour of deep distress, Of foes and death afraid, My spirit trusted in his grace,
And sought, and found his aid.
mf 3 0 blest Redeemer-glorious Lord! Thy shield-thy strength shall be The shield-the saving strength of all, Who love, and trust in thee.
mp 4 Remember, Lord, thy chosen seed; Oh save from guilt and wo;
Thy flocks in richest pastures feed, And guard from every foe.
5 Zion exalt-her cause defend;
With joy her courts surround;
Let showers of heavenly grace descend, And saints thy praise resound.
FIRST PART. L. M. Monmouth.
Jehovah, the Universal King.
f 1 GIVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame, Give to the Lord renown and power, Ascribe due honors 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 The Lord sits sovereign on the flood, O'er earth he reigns forever king; But makes his church his blest abode, Where we his awful glories sing.
P 4 In gentler language, there the Lord The counsel of his grace imparts; Amid the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and comfort to our hearts.
I 1 SONS of the mighty! rise, and bring Your offerings to th' eternal King : Own 'tis Jehovah, while you rise, Your glory and your strength supplies. 2 His word, all powerful to fulfil Th' eternal counsels of his will, With awful majesty arrayed,
Subdues the world his hand has made. 3 The mountains bow-the cedars rend, Lo! at his high command they bend! So through the world his gospel ran, And bowed the rebel heart of man.
4 His word, like lightning from the skies, Strikes deep-and quick conviction flies: The nations tremble and adore, Through earth, to its remotest shore. f 5 Jesus is king!-enthroned on high, He reigns through all eternity!
His glory shall his church increase, With strength divine, and endless peace!
THIRD PART. L. M. Timsbury
1 YE mighty rulers of the land,
Give praise and glory to the Lord; And while before his throne ye stand, His great and powerful acts record.
2 Oh render unto God above
The honors which to him belong; And in the temple of his love,
Let worship flow from every tongue.
3 His voice is heard the earth around, When through the heavens his thunders roll; The troubled ocean hears the sound, And yields itself to his control.
4 When he upon the lightning rides, His voice in loudest thunder speaks; The fiery element divides,
And earth to its deep centre shakes.
5 God on the floods has fixed his throne, His government shall never cease;
He shall his power and strength make known, And bless his chosen sons with peace.
Divine Compassion acknowledged.
mf 1 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.
FIRST PART. L. M.
Confidence in God.
1 LORD, in thy great, thy glorious name, I place my hope, my only trust; Aff Save me from sorrow, guilt, and shame, Thou ever gracious, ever just.
f 2 Thou art my rock-thy name alone The fortress where my hopes retreat; Aff Oh make thy power and mercy known;
To safety guide my wandering feet. f 3 Blest be the Lord-forever blest,
Whose mercy bids my fear remove; Those sacred walls, which guard my rest, Are his almighty power and love.
4 Ye humble souls, who seek his face, Let sacred courage fill your heart! Hope in the Lord-and trust his grace, And he will heavenly strength impart.
SECOND PART. C. M.
God praised for his merciful Protection. f 1 COME, O ye saints, your voices raise To God, in grateful songs;
And let the memory of his grace Inspire your hearts and tongues.
P 2 Her deepest gloom, when sorrow spreads, And light and hope depart,
His face celestial morning sheds, And joy revives the heart.
P 3 To thee, my God, oppressed with grief, I breathed my humble cry; Thy mercy brought divine relief, And wiped my weeping eye.
4 Thy mercy chased the shades of death, And snatched me from the grave; Oh may thy praise employ that breath, Which mercy deigns to save.
THIRD PART. C. M. Dunchurch 1 IN thee, O Lord, I place my trust, Preserve my soul from shame; Thou art the refuge of the just, And righteous is thy name.
2 Of grace, how boundless is the store Thy children shall receive,
Who love thy word-thy name adore, And in thy service live!
3 To God, the Lord, who dwells above, Let songs of praise resound; Who with his never-failing love Has fenced my city round.
4 Oh! love the Lord, ye pure in heart; He shall your prayers regard: But ye, who from his ways depart, Shall meet your just reward.
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