4 His laws are just and pure;
His truth without deceit;
His promises for ever sure,
And his rewards are great.

5 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim;

Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.

19 SEVENTH PART. S. M. Mornington.

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BEHOLD the morning sun
Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light,

It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

3 How perfect is thy word!

And all thy judgments just!

mf For ever sure thy promise Lord,
And we securely trust.

Aff 4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions given!

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Oh! may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

Prayer and Hope in Trouble.

Nazareth.

NOW may the God of power and grace
Attend his people's humble cry!
> Jehovah hears, when Israel prays,-
And sends deliverance from on high.

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2 Well he remembers all our sighs,
His love exceeds our best deserts;
His love accepts the sacrifice

Of humble groans and broken hearts.
Aff 3 Save us, O Lord, from slavish fear,

And let our hopes be firm and strong,

Till thy salvation shall appear,

And joy and triumph raise the song.

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SECOND PART. C. M.

THE Lord unto thy prayer attend,

In trouble's darksome hour:

mf The name of Jacob's God defend, And shield thee by his power.

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2 In thy salvation we'll rejoice,
And triumph in the Lord;

For, when in prayer he hears thy voice,
He will relief afford.

3 In chariots and on horses some

For aid and shelter flee;

But in thy name, O Lord, we come,
And will remember thee.

4 O Lord, to us salvation bring;
In thee alone we trust;

Hear us, O God, our heavenly King,
Thou refuge of the just!

Ely.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

St. Paul's.

Christ exalted to reign.

BEHOLD the King of Zion rise

To endless glory in the skies!

Thy strength and thy salvation, Lord,
His joy, his triumph, his reward!

2 The Lord his heart's desire completes,
mp From heaven his prayer acceptance meets:
Though bowed to death-intent to save,
He lifts him from the cross and grave.

mf 3 He asks-th' eternal Lord bestowsLife from th' unchanging fountain flows! O'er death the victory he gives

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Th' exalted Saviour ever lives!

4 Hail, Fount of Blessings !-placed in thee,
Our life, our strength, our all, we see:
Aloud our songs thy power proclaim,
And wide we spread thy glorious name.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Bedford
God acknowledged in National Blessings.
IN thee, great God, with songs of praise,
Our favored realms rejoice;

And, blest with thy salvation, raise.
To heaven their cheerful voice.

P 2 In deep distress, our injured land
Implored thy power to save;

<For life we prayed-thy bounteous hand
The timely blessing gave.

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3 On thee, in want, in wo, or pain,
Our hearts alone rely;

Our rights thy mercy will maintain,
And all our wants supply.

4 Thus, Lord, thy wondrous power declare,
And still exalt thy fame;

While we glad songs of praise prepare
For thine almighty name.

FIRST PART. L. M.

Medway.

Sufferings and Exaltation of Christ. mp NOW let our mournful songs record

The dying sorrows of our Lord,
When he complained in tears and blood,
Like one forsaken of his God.

mf 2 But God, his Father, heard his cry-
Raised from the dead, he reigns on high;
The nations learn his righteousness,
And humble sinners taste his grace.

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"NOW, in the hour of deep distress,
My God, support thy Son,
When horrors dark my soul oppress,
Oh leave me not alone!"

Marlow.

2 Thus did our suffering Saviour pray,
With mighty cries and tears;

God heard him in that dreadful day,
And chased away his fears.

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3 Great was the victory of his death!
His throne exalted stands;

While all the nations of the earth
Shall bow to his commands.

THIRD PART. C. M. Nottingham.
Goodness of God commemorated.

mp WHEN trouble fills my soul with grief,
Oh hide not, Lord, thy face;
For I can hope for no relief,
Unaided by thy grace.

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2 Our fathers, trusting in thy word,
Reposed their hope in thee;

In thee protection found, O Lord,
And life and liberty.

3 When in thy temple I appear
To hear thy sacred word;
My vows I will perform, and there
Thy benefits record.

4 For thou, from men of low estate,
Wilt not conceal thy face;
But unto those who humbly wait,
Wilt give thy promised grace.

5 To all the world will I declare
The greatness of thy name;

Assembled saints my voice shall hear,
As I thy praise proclaim.

FOURTH PART. C. M. St. Ann's.

ALL ye who serve the Lord with fear,
In praise lift up your voice;

Let Jacob's faithful children hear,

Let Israel's sons rejoice.

2 The great, who have his bounty known,
And they who mercy crave,

Alike shall at his feet bow down;

For he alone can save.

3 Throughout the world's extended bound,
His goodness shall be shown;

And every tongue, the earth around,
Shall worship at his throne.

4 His glorious kingdom is divine,

His subjects hear his word;

Through every realm his light shall shine,
And all shall fear the Lord.

23 FIRST PART. L. M. 6L. Belville,
Jehovah, the Shepherd of his People.
THE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care,
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye:
My noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend."
2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales, and dewy meads
My weary, wandering steps he leads;
PP Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.

3 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
mf My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with me still:
Thy friendly rod shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful shade.
- 4 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious, lonely wilds I stray,
Thy presence shall my pains beguile :
The barren wilderness shall smile,

mf With sudden greens and herbage crowned, And streams shall murmur all around.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Warwick

dol THE Lord himself, the mighty Lord, Vouchsafes to be my guide;

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The shepherd, by whose constant care
My wants are all supplied.

2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;

Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.