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4 Thou hast secured my soul from death,
Oh set thy servant free,

f That heart and hand-and life and breath
May be employed for thee.

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THIRD PART. C. M. Colchester.

LORD, I have thee my refuge made,
Thy laws have been my choice;
Therefore I will not be afraid,

But in thy word rejoice.

2 To thee my solemn vows I'll pay,
And show thy righteous ways;
With grateful heart thy will obey,
And lift my voice in praise.

3 Thou hast redeemed my soul from death
Do thou my fears destroy;

That till I yield to thee my breath,

I may thy light enjoy.

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FIRST PART. L. M. Old Hundred.

Praise to the great Jehovah.

BE thou, O God! exalted high;

And, as thy glory fills the sky,

So let it be on earth displayed,
Till thou art here, as there, obeyed.

2 O God! my heart is fixed-'tis bent
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise
To thee, my God! in songs of praise.
3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound
To all the listening nations round:
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends;
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends.
4 Be thou, O God! exalted high;
And, as thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
Till thou art here, as thiere, obeyed.

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SECOND PART. L. M. Winchelsea
MY God, in whom are all the springs

Of boundless love and grace unknown,
Hide me beneath thy spreading wings,
Till the dark cloud is overblown.
2 Up to the heavens I raise my cry,
The Lord will my desires perform;
He sends his angel from the sky,

And saves me from the threatening storm. 3 Be thou exalted, O my God,

Above the heavens, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

THIRD PART.

L. M. St. Paul's.

BE thou exalted, O my God,

Above the heavens, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

2 My heart is fixed-my song shall raise
Immortal honors to thy name;

Awake, my tongue, to sound his praise,
My tongue-the glory of my frame.
3 High o'er the earth his mercy reigns,
And reaches to the utmost sky;
His truth to endless years remains,
When lower worlds dissolve and die.

4 Be thou exalted, O my God,

Above the heavens, where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

FOURTH PART. L. M. Arnheim.
ETERNAL God-celestial King,
Exalted be thy glorious name;
Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing,
And saints on earth thy love proclaim.
2 My heart is fixed on thee, my God;
I rest my hope on thee alone;

I'll spread thy sacred truths abroad,
To all mankind thy love make known.

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3 Awake, my tongue-awake, my lyre,
With morning's earliest dawn arise;
To songs of joy my soul inspire,

And swell your music to the skies.
4 With those, who in thy grace abound,
To thee I'll raise my thankful voice;
While every land-the earth around,
Shall hear-and in thy name rejoice
5 Eternal God, celestial King,
Exalted be thy glorious name;
Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing,
And saints on earth thy love proclaim.

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Relief from national Judgments implored.

mp ORD, thou hast scourged our guilty land; Behold thy people mourn;

Shall vengeance ever guide thy hand,
And mercy ne'er return?

2 Our Zion trembles at thy stroke,
And dreads thy lifted hand;

Aff Oh heal the people thou hast broke,
And spare our guilty land.

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3 Then shall our loud and grateful voice
Proclaim our guardian God;

The nations round the earth rejoice,
And sound thy praise abroad.

FIRST PART. C. M. Dedham.

God a Refuge in Trouble.

mf HALL, gracious Source of every good,
Our Saviour and defence,

Thou art our glory, and our shield,
Our help and confidence.

mp 2 When anxious fears disturb the breast,
When threatening foes are nigh,

To thee we pour our deep complaint,
To thee for succor fly.

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3 Jesus, our Lord-our only hope,
Before thy throne we bow:

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Thou art our strength-and thou the rock
Whence living waters flow.

SECOND PART. S. M. Mornington.
WHEN overwhelmed with grief,

My heart within me dies,
Helpless, and far from all relief,
To heaven I lift mine eyes.

Aff 2 Oh! lead me to the rock

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That's high above my head,
And make the covert of thy wings
My shelter and my shade.

3 Within thy presence, Lord,
Forever I'll abide;

Thou art the tower of my defence,
The refuge where I hide.

62 FIRST PART. L. M. Duke Street.

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Trusting in God for Protection.

MY spirit looks to God alone;

My rock and refuge is his throne;

In all my fears-in all my straits,
My soul for his salvation waits.

2 Trust him, ye saints, in all your ways,
Pour out your hearts before his face;
When helpers fail-and foes invade,
God is our all-sufficient aid.

SECOND PART. C. M. Dunchurch.

ON God, my soul, with patient hope,
Resigned, in silence wait;

He bears my sinking spirit up,

Then let my joy be great.

2 God my salvation shall complete;

From him my glory springs:

Rock of my strength! my soul shall wait
Its refuge in his wings.

3 My rock! my saviour! my defence!
My everlasting stay!

Not all my foes shall pluck me thence,
Nor move my soul away..

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63 FIRST PART. L. P. M. St. Helen's

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Delight in God and his Worship.

GOD-my gracious God-to thee
My early prayers shall offered be;
For thee my thirsty soul doth pant!
My fainting flesh implores thy grace,
Within this dry and barren place,

Where I refreshing waters want.
2 Oh! to my longing eyes once more
That view of glorious power restore,
Which thy majestic house displays!
Because to me thy wondrous love
Than life itself does dearer prove,
My lips shall always speak thy praise.

SECOND PART. L. M.

Leyden.

GREAT God, indulge my humble claim,
Thou art my hope-my joy-my rest;
The glories that compose thy name

Stand all engaged to make me blest.

2 Thou great and good-thou just and wise,
Thou art my father, and my God;
And I am thine, by sacred ties,

Thy son-thy servant, bought with blood.

3 With early feet I love t' appear
Among thy saints, and seek thy face;
Oft have I seen thy glory there,

And felt the power of sovereign grace.
4 I'll lift my hands-I'll raise my voice,
While I have breath to pray or praise;
This work shall make my heart rejoice,
And bless the remnant of my days.

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