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3 That sin, that close besets me still,
That works and strives against my will-
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?

4 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward:
The kind and faithful souls shall find
A God more faithful, and more kind.
5 The just and pure shall ever say,
Thou art more pure, more just than they;
But men that love revenge shall know
God hath an arm of vengeance too.

FOURTH PART. L. M.

Appleton.

1 JUST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great Rock of my secure abode;
Who is a God, beside the Lord?

Or where's a refuge like our God?
2 Tis he that girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
And while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
3 He lives-and blessings crown his reign-
The God of my salvation lives;
The dark designs of hell are vain,

While heavenly peace my Father gives.

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

1 NO change of time shall ever shock
My trust, O Lord, in thee;

For thou hast always been my rock,-
A sure defence to me.

2 Thou our deliverer art, O God;
Our trust is in thy power;

Thou art our shield from foes abroad,
Our safeguard, and our tower.

mp 3 To thee will we address our prayer,
To whom all praise we owe;
So shall we, by thy watchful care,
Be saved from every foe.

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4 Then let Jehovah be adored,
On whom our hopes depend;
For who, except the mighty Lord,
His people can defend.

SIXTH PART. C. M. London.

Jehovah coming to reign.

1 THE Lord descended from above,
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.

2 On cherubim and seraphim
Full royally he rode,

And on the wings of mighty winds,
Came flying all abroad.

3 He sat serene upon the floods,
Their fury to restrain;

And he, as sovereign Lord and King,
For evermore shall reign.

SEVENTH PART. 8s. & 7s.

1 LO! the Lord Jehovah liveth!
He's my rock, I bless his name:
He, my God, salvation giveth;
All ye lands, exalt his fame."

Suffolk.

2 God, Messiah's cause maintaining,
Shall his righteous throne extend:
O'er the world the Saviour reigning,
Earth shall at his footstool bend.

3 O'er his enemies exalted,

Great Redeemer!-see him rise!
Though by powers of hell assaulted,
God supports him to the skies.

4 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory,
There forever to abide ;

All the heavenly host adore thee,
Seated at thy Father's side.

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FIRST PART. L. P. M. St. Helen's. Delight and Instruction from the Bible.

II LOVE the volume of thy word;

What light and joy those leaves afford
To souls benighted and distressed!
Thy precepts guide my doubtful way,
Thy fear forbids my feet to stray,

Thy promise leads my heart to rest.

2 Thy threatenings wake my slumbering eyes,
And warn me where my danger lies;
But 'tis thy blessed gospel, Lord,

That makes my guilty conscience clean,
Converts my soul, subdues my sin,
And gives a free, but large reward.

3 Who knows the errors of his thoughts?
My God, forgive my secret faults,

And from presumptuous sins restrain:
Accept my poor attempts of praise,
That I have read thy book of grace,
And book of nature not in vain.

SECOND PART. L. M.

Danvers.

The Heavens declaring the Glory of God.

1 THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,

And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an almighty hand.

3 Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly, to the listening earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;—

4 While all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets, in their turn,
Confirm the tidings, as they roll,

And spread the truth from pole to pole.

P5 What! though in solemn silence all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball-
What! though nor real voice, nor sound
Amid their radiant orbs be found-
6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice;
For ever singing, as they shine,
"The hand that made us is Divine."

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THIRD PART.

L. M.

Hebron.

The Glory of God in his Works and in his Word.
1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun-the changing light,
And nights, and days, thy power confess;
But that blest volume thou hast writ
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.

3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise
Round all the earth-and never stand;
So when thy truth began its race,

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Till through the world thy truth has run; "Till Christ has all the nations blest,

Which see the light, or feel the sun.
5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise!

Oh bless the world with heavenly light!
Thy gospel makes the simple wise:
Thy laws are pure-thy judgments right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,

In souls renewed and sins forgiven:-
Lord, cleanse my sins-my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.

FOURTH PART. C. M. Dunchurch.
Deliverance from Sin implored.

1 GOD'S perfect law converts the soul,
Reclaims from false desires;
With sacred wisdom, his sure word
The ignorant inspires.

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2 But what frail man observes how oft
He does from virtue fall?-

Oh! cleanse me from my secret faults,
Thou God that know'st them all!
3 So shall my prayer and praises be
With thy acceptance blest;
And I secure, on thy defence,
My Strength and Saviour, rest.

FIFTH PART. S. M.

1 1 HEAR thy word with love,
And I would fain obey;

Haverhill.

Lord, send thy Spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.

2 Oh! who can ever find
The error of his ways?

Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.

3 Warn me of every sin,

Forgive my secret faults,

And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.
4 While with my heart and tongue,
I spread thy praise abroad,
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour, and my God.

SIXTH PART. S. M.

Eastburn.

The Glory of God in his Works and in his Word.

1 BEHOLD, the lofty sky
Declares its maker God;

And all the starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.

2 The darkness and the light

Still keep their course the same;
While night to day-and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

3 In every different land

Their general voice is known;
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.

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