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PSALMS.

SECOND PART. C. M.

Dedham.

1 LORD, in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;
To thee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye;—

2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone
To plead for all his saints,
Presenting at his Father's throne
Our songs and our complaints.

P 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.

mf 4 But to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;
I will frequent thine holy court,
And worship in thy fear.

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Aff 5 Oh may thy Spirit guide my feet
In ways of righteousness,

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Make every path of duty straight,
And plain before my face.

THIRD PART. C. M.

Bedford

1 LORD, hear the voice of my complaint;
Accept my secret prayer;

To thee alone, my King, my God,
Will I for help repair.

2 Thou,in the morn, my voice shalt hear,
And with the dawning day,

To thee devoutly I'll look up,
To thee devoutly pray.

mf 3 Let all thy saints, who trust in thee,
With shouts their joy proclaim;

By thee preserved, let them rejoice,
And magnify thy name.

4 To righteous men the righteous Lord
His blessings will extend;

And with his favor all his saints,
As with a shield, defend.

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FOURTH PART. C. M.

Dundee.

P 1 BEHOLD us, Lord, with humble fear
Approach thy temple gate;

Though most unworthy to draw near,
Or in thy courts to wait.

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To all so freely given,

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We worship in thy holy place,
And lift our souls to heaven.

3 Lead us in all thy righteous ways,
Nor let our footsteps slide:

Make straight thy path before our face,
Our guardian, still, and guide.

mf 4 No more to sin, Lord, let us yield,
Defended from above,

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And kept, and covered with the shield
Of thy almighty love.

FIFTH PART. C. M.

Ormond.

1 LORD, hear me, when without disguise
My words to thee ascend;

And when my meditations rise,
Oh graciously attend.

2 Before thy throne I'll humbly fall,
And all my troubles bring;
On thee alone for help I'll call,
My righteous God and King.

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I'll lift my eyes above;

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My voice shall reach thy listening ear,
And supplicate thy love.

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Before thy mercy-seat;

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There will I fix my steadfast eyes,
And worship at thy feet.

5 In righteousness thy strength display,
And my protection be;

Teach me to know that only way,
Which leads to heaven and thee.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

Severe Chastisements deprecated.

Bath.

1 LORD, I can suffer thy rebukes,
When thou with kindness dost chastise;
But thy fierce wrath I cannot bear;
Oh let it not against me rise.

2 Pity my languishing estate,

And ease the sorrow that I feel;
The wounds thy heavy hand hath made,
O Lord, in tender mercy heal.

3 Look how the powers of nature mourn!
How long, almighty God, how long?
When shall thine hour of grace return?
When shall I make thy grace my song?

SECOND PART. C. M.

mp 1 IN mercy, not in wrath, rebuke
Thy feeble worm, my God;

My spirit dreads thine angry look,
And trembles at thy rod.

2 Have mercy, Lord, for I am weak;
Regard my humble cry:

Oh let thy voice of comfort speak,
And bring salvation nigh.

Bether.

3 Oh come, and show thy power to save,
And spare my fainting breath ;
For who can praise thee in the grave,
Or sing thy name in death?

4 Satan, my cruel, envious foe,
Insults me in my pain;

He smiles to see me brought so low,
And tells me hope is vain:—

5 But hence, thou enemy, depart,
Nor tempt me to despair;

My Saviour comes to cheer my heart;
The Lord has heard my prayer.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

God the righteous Judge.

Timsbury.

mf 1 ARISE, O God—with just disdain
The anger of thy foes restrain!

To judgment wake-on thy command
Justice and truth securely stand.

f 2 So shall thy people round thy seat,
In holy crowds, rejoicing meet:
And since on thee our hopes rely,
Return, and fix thy power on high.

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SECOND PART. L. M.

Luton.

1 THE Lord is judge-before his throne
All nations shall his justice own:
Oh may my soul be found sincere,

And stand approved with courage there.
2 The Lord, in righteousness arrayed,
Surveys the world his hands have made;
Pierces the heart, and tries the reins,
And judgment from on high ordains.
3 My God, my Shield! around me place
The shelter of the Saviour's grace:
Then, when thine arm the just shall save,
My life shall triumph o'er the grave.

FIRST PART. L. M. Effingham. The divine Glory celebrated.

mf 1 ALMIGHTY Ruler of the skies,

Through all the earth thy name is spread, And thine eternal glories rise

Above the heavens thy hands have made.

2 To thee the voices of the young

Their sounding notes of honor raise;
And babes, with uninstructed tongue,
Declare the wonders of thy praise.

3 Amidst thy temple children throng
To see their great Redeemer's face;
The Son of David is their song,
And loud hosannas fill the place.

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SECOND PART. L. M.

The condescending Grace of God.

Alfreton

1 O LORD, our Lord, in power divine,
How great is thy illustrious name!
Through all the earth thy glories shine,
Placed high above the heavenly frame.
2 Down from his throne thy Son descends.
A little time our form to wear:
Beneath th' angelic hosts he bends,
Our sufferings and our guilt to bear.
3 But, lo! thy power exalts him high,
In glorious dignity enthroned;
He bears our nature to the sky,

O'er all thy works the Ruler crowned.

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How great is thy illustrious name! Through all the earth thy glories shineLet all the earth resound thy fame.

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

1 O LORD, our Lord, how wondrous great Is thine exalted name!

The glories of thy heavenly state

Let men and babes proclaim.

2 Lord, what is man, or all his race,
Who dwells so far below,

That thou should'st visit him with grace,
And love his nature so?—

3 That thine eternal Son should bear
To take a mortal form;

Made lower than his angels are,
To save a dying worm!

4 Let him be crowned with majesty,
Who bowed his head to death;
And be his honors sounded high
By all things that have breath.

5 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great
Is thine exalted name!

The glories of thy heavenly state
Let all the earth proclaim.