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Those who hate him

Clothed with everlasting shame.

12 Shout for joy-with songs of praises,
Ye, who in his name delight:
Shout-for God our Saviour raises
To his throne, in endless might!
"Tis Jehovah-

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Crowns our Lord in realms of light!

3 God his servant lifts to glory,

Bids him all his honors share:
Now, Jehovah, we adore thee,
And thy righteousness declare:
Endless praises—

Shall thy ransomed church prepare.

FIRST PART. L. M. St. Paul's

Immutable Perfections and Glory of God.
1 HIGH in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That vails thy just and wise designs.

2 Forever firm thy justice stands,

As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise are the wonders of thy hands,
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3 O God, how excellent thy grace!

Whence all our hope and comfort springs; The sons of Adam, in distress,

Fly to the shadow of thy wings.

4 From the provisions of thy house,
We shall be fed with sweet repast;
There mercy, like a river, flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.

mf 5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free,

Springs from the presence of my Lord;
And in thy light our souls shall see
The glories promised in thy word.

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1 O LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope,

SECOND PART. L. M.

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Hague.

The highest orb of heaven transcends;
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope

Beyond the spreading skies extends.
2 Thy justice, like the bills, remains;
How deep, great God, thy judgments are:
Thy providence the world sustains;
The whole creation is thy care.

3 With thee the springs of life remain, Thy presence is eternal day ;

Aff Oh let thy saints thy favor gain!

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To upright hearts-thy truth display.

THIRD PART. C. M. St. Ann's. 1 ABOVE these heavens' created rounds, Thy mercies, Lord, extend;

Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds,
Where time and nature end.

mf 2 Thy justice shall maintain its throne,
Though mountains melt away;
Thy judgments are a world unknown,
A deep, unfathomed sea.

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3 Though all created light decay,
And death close up our eyes;
Thy presence makes eternal day,
Where clouds can never rise.

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FOURTH PART. S. M.
mp 1 SURE there's a dreadful God,
Though men renounce his fear;
His justice, hid behind the cloud,
Shall one great day appear.

VALE

mf 2 His truth transcends the sky,
In heaven his mercies dwell;
Deep as the sea his judgments lie,
His anger burns to hell.

mf 3 How excellent his love,
Whence all our safety springs!
Oh never let my soul remove
From underneath his wings.

Aff

Olmutz.

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FIRST PART. C. M.

God the Guardian of the Pious.

Ormond.

1 NOW let me make the Lord my trust,
And practise all that's good:

So shall I dwell among the just,
And he'll provide me food.

2 I to my God my ways commit,
And cheerful wait his will;

Thy hand, which guides my doubtful feet,
Shall my desires fulfil.

3 Mine innocence shalt thou display,
And make thy judgments known,
Fair as the light of dawning day,
And glorious as the noon.

4 The meek, at last, the earth possess,
And are the heirs of heaven;

True riches, with abundant peace,
To humble souls are given.

SECOND PART. C. M. Arlington.

1 MY God, the steps of pious men
Are ordered by thy will;

Though they should fall-they rise again;
Thy hand supports them still.

mf 2 The Lord delights to see their ways,
Their virtue he approves;

He'll ne'er deprive them of his grace,
Nor leave the men he loves.

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Nor fear when tyrants frown;
Ye shall confess their pride was vain,
When justice casts them down.

dol 4 But mark the man of righteousness,
His several steps attend-

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True pleasure runs through all his ways,
And peaceful is his end.

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C. M.

Severe Chastisement deprecated.

Grafton.

Aff 1 AMID thy wrath, remember love,
Restore thy servant, Lord;

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Nor let a father's chastening prove
Like an avenger's sword.

2 My sins a heavy load appear,
And o'er my head are gone;
The burden, Lord, I cannot bear,
Nor e'er the guilt atone.

my

sin;

3 But I'll confess my guilty ways,
And grieve for all
I'll mourn how weak the seeds of grace,
And beg support divine.

mf 4 Thou art my God-my only hope;
And thou wilt hear my cry;

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Thou, Lord, wilt bear my spirit up,
Nor let thy servant die.

FIRST PART. L. M. Windham.

Brevity of human Life.

Aff 1 OH let me, gracious Lord, extend
My view to life's approaching end'
What are my days?-a span their line;
And what my age, compared with thine?

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2 Our life, advancing to its close,
While scarce its earliest dawn it knows,
Swift, through an empty shade, we run,
And vanity and man are one.

3 God of my fathers!-here, as they,
I walk, the pilgrim of a day;

A transient guest, thy works admire,
And instant to my home retire.

4 Oh spare me, Lord-in mercy, spare,
And nature's failing strength repair,
E'er, life's short circuit wandered o'er,
I perish-and am seen no more.

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SECOND PART. L. M.

1 ALMIGHTY maker of my frame,

Medway.

Teach me the measure of my days;
Teach me to know how frail I am,

To spend the remnant to thy praise.
2 My days are shorter than a span;
A little point my life appears:
How frail, at best, is dying man!

How vain are all his hopes and fears!

Aff 3 Oh, be a heavenly portion mine!
My God, I bow before thy throne;
Earth's fleeting treasure I resign,
And fix my hope on thee alone.

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THIRD PART. C. M.

Wachusett.

mp 1 TEACH me the measure of my days,
Thou maker of my frame;

I would survey life's narrow space,
And learn how frail I am.

2 A span is all that we can boast,
How short the fleeting time!
Man is but vanity and dust,

In all his flower and prime.

3 What can I wish, or wait for then,
From creatures, earth and dust?
They make our expectations vain,
And disappoint our trust.

mf 114 Now I forbid my carnal hope,
My fond desire recall;

I give my mortal interest up,
And make my God my all.

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FIRST PART. C. M.

Nottingham.

Trust in God and Deliverance.

mp 1 I WAITED meekly for the Lord,
He bowed to hear my cry;
He saw me resting on his word,
And brought salvation nigh.

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