O 6 For his own goodness' sake,
He saves my soul from shame;
He pardons (though my guilt be great,)
Through my Redeemer's name.

S. M. SECOND PART. Dover.

[*]

Ver. 12, 14, 10, 13.—Divine Instruction.
THERE shall the man be found,

1 W Who fears t' offend his God

Who loves the gospel's joyful sound,
And trembles at the rod?

- 2 The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart;
• The wonders of his covʼnant show,
And all his love impart.

3 The dealings of his hand

Are truth and mercy still, With such as to his cov'nant stand, And love to do his will.

4 Their souls shall dwell at ease, Before their Maker's face; Their seed shall taste the promises, In their extensive grace.

S. M. THIRD PART. St. Bridge's. [b]

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Ver. 15-22.-Backsliding and Desertion.

M"

[INE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord;

I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his word.

2 Turn, turn thee to my soul,
Bring thy salvation near;

e When will thy hand release my feet
Out of the deadly snare!

P

3 When shall the sov'reign grace
Of my forgiving God,

Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wandering feet have trod.

e 4 The tumult of my thoughts
Does but enlarge my woe;

p My spirit languishes, my heart Is desolate and low.

7 O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame;
For I have plac'd my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.

e 8 With humble faith I wait,
To see thy face again;

o Of Isra'l it shall ne'er be said, He sought the Lord in vain.

d

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PSALM 26. L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*]
Self-Examination; or, Evidences of Grace.

JUDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways;

And try my reins, and try my heart;

My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy law my feet depart.

e 2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of my eyes.
o 3 Amongst thy saints will I appear,
With hands well wash'd in innocence;
e But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.
-4 I love thy habitation, Lord,

The temple where thine honours dwell;
e There shall I hear thy holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.
-5 Let not my soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood;
Since I my days on earth have past
Among the saints, and near my God.

PSALM 27. C. M. FIRST PART. Bedford. [*] Ver. 1-6.-The Church our Delight and Safety. 1 HE Lord of glory is my light,

THE And my salvation too;

o God is my strength; nor will I fear What all my foes can do.

-2 One privilege my heart desirese O grant me an abode

Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God.

-3 There shall I offer my requests,
And see thy beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.

e 4 When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may his children hide;

• God has a strong pavilion, where

He makes my soul abide.

s 5 Now shall my head be lifted high, Above my foes around;

d

And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.

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St. Martin's.

C. M. 2nd PART. Barby. St. Ann's. [*]

Ver. 8, 9, 13, 14.—Prayer and Hope. Se children, seek my grace, OON as I heard my Father say, -My heart reply'd without delay,

"I'll seek my Father's face."

e 2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away;

e. God of my life, I fly to thee,

In a distressing day.

e 3 Should friends and kindred, near and dear," Leave me to want, or die;

o My God would make my life his care, And all my need supply.

-4 My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believ❜d,

To see thy grace provide relief-
Nor was my hope deceiv'd.

5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;

o He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And far exceed your hope.

PSALM 29. L. M. Psalm 97. [*]
Storm and Thunder.

1 IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,

GIVE

Give to the Lord renown and pow'r;

Ascribe due honours to his name,

And his eternal might adore.

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o 2 The Lord proclaims his pow'r aloud,
Over the ocean and the land;
His voice divides the wat❜ry cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.
g 3 He speaks, and tempests, hail and wind,
Lay the wide forest bare around;
e The fearful hart, and frighted hind,
Leap at the terrour of the sound.
g 4 To Lebanon he turns his voice,
And lo, the stately cedars break;
The mountains tremble at the noise,
The vallies roar, the deserts quake.
5 The Lord sits sov'reign on the flood,
The Thund'rer reigns for ever king;
-But makes his church his blest abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.
e 6 In gentler language there the Lord
The counsels of his grace imparts;
o Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.

PSALM 30. L. M. 2nd PART. Armley. [b]
Ver. 6.-Health, Sickness, and Recovery.

1

FIRM

IRM was my health, my day was bright, And I presum'd 'twould ne'er be night; Fondly I said within my heart,

d "Pleasure and peace shall ne'er depart." -2 But I forgot thine arm was strong,

Which made my mountain stand so long; e Soon as thy face began to hide,

My health was gone, my comforts died. -3 I cry'd aloud to thee, my God, è "What canst thou profit by my blood? "Deep in the dust, can I declare

"Thy truth, or sing thy goodness there?
-4 "Hear me, O God of grace! I said,
"And bring me from among the dead:"
o Thy word rebuk'd the pains I felt,

Thy pard'ning love remov'd my guilt.
-5 My groans, and tears, and forms of woe,
Are turn'd to joy and praises now;
I throw my sackcloth on the ground,
And ease and gladness gird me round.

o 6 My tongue, the glory of my frame, Shall ne'er be silent of thy name;

• Thy praise shall sound through earth and heav'n, -For sickness heal'd, and sins forgiv❜n.

PSALM 31. C. M. FIRST PART. Canterbury. [b] Ver. 5, 13-19, 22, 23.-Deliverance from Death.

1

NTO thy hand, O God of truth,
My spirit I commit;

Thou hast redeem'd my soul from death,
And sav'd me from the pit.

2 The passions of my hope and fear
Maintain'd a double strife;

• While sorrow, pain, and sin conspir'd,
To take away my life.

d3 "My times are in thy hand," I cry'd,
"Though I draw near the dust;"
-Thou art the refuge where I hide,
The God in whom I trust.

e 4 O make thy reconciled face
Upon thy servant shine;

And save me for thy mercy's sake,
For I'm entirely thine.

-6 Thy goodness, how divinely free!
How wondrous is thy grace,
To those who fear thy majesty,
And trust thy promises!

o 7 O love the Lord, all ye his saints,
And sing his praises loud;

-He'll bend his ear to your complaints,
And recompense the proud.

C. M. SECOND PART. York. [*]

V. 7–13,18-21.–Deliverance from Slander and Reproach.

1

MY heart rejoices in thy Name,

My God, my help, my trust;

Thou hast preserv'd my face from shame,
Mine honour from the dust.

p 2 My life is spent with grief,' I cry'd,
'My years consum'd in groans;

'My strength decays, mine eyes are dry'd,
And sorrow wastes my bones.'