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5 "Yes,' saith the Lord, "now will I rise,
And make oppressors flee;
I will appear to their surprise,
And set my servants free."

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Thy word shall still endure;
The men, that in thy truth confide,
Shall find the promise sure.

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PSALM 13, L. M.

Help in God alone.

aff 1 HOW long, O Lord! shall I complain,

Like one that seeks his God in vain?

How long my soul thine absence mourn,
And still despair of thy return?

2 How long shall my poor troubled breast
Be, with these anxious thoughts, oppressed?
If thou withhold thy heavenly light,

I sleep in everlasting night.

3 Hear, Lord! and grant me quick relief,
Thy mercy now shall end my grief;
For I have trusted in thy grace,
And shall again behold thy face.

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Thou art my hope, my joy, my rest;
My heart shall feel thy love, and raise
My cheerful voice to songs of praise.

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PSALM 13, C. M.

Hope in Darkness.

[OW long wilt thou conceal thy face,
My God! how long delay?

When shall I feel those heavenly rays,
That chase my fears away?

2 How long shall my poor lab'ring soul
Wrestle, and toil, in vain?

Thy word can all my foes control,
And ease my raging pain.

mf 3 Be thou my sun, and thou my shield,
My soul in safety keep;

Make haste, before mine eyes are sealed
In death's eternal sleep.

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Whence all my comforts spring;
I shall employ my lips in praise,
And thy salvation sing.

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PSALM 13, 7s.

Pleading for Mercy.

ORD of mercy, just and kind!
Wilt thou ne'er my guilt forgive?
Never shall my troubled mind,

In thy kind remembrance, live?
2 Lord! how long shall Satan's art
Tempt my harassed soul to sin,
Triumph o'er my humbled heart,-
Fears without and guilt within?
3 Lord, my God! thine ear incline,
Bending to the prayer of faith;
Cheer my eyes with light divine
Lest I sleep the sleep of death.

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PSALM 14, C. M.

All Men, Sinners.

FOOLS, in their hearts, believe and say,

That all religion's vain;

There is no God who reigns on high,
Or minds th' affairs of men.

2 The Lord, from his celestial throne,
Looked down on things below,

To find the man who sought his grace,
Or did his justice know.

3 By nature, all are gone astray,
Their practice all the same;

There's none that fears his Maker's hand.
There's none that loves his name.

4 Their tongues are used to speak deceit,
Their slanders never cease:

How swift to mischief are their feet?
Nor know the paths of peace.

5 Such seeds of sin-that bitter root-
In every heart are found;
Nor can they bear diviner fruit,
Till grace refine the ground.

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PSALM 14, 7s and 6s.

The Salvation of Israel.
that the Lord's salvation
Were out of Zion come,
To heal his ancient nation,
To lead his outcasts home.
How long the holy city

Shall heathen feet profane?
Return, O Lord! in pity;
Rebuild her walls again.
2 Let fall thy rod of terror,
Thy saving grace impart;
Roll back the veil of error,
Release the fettered heart;
Let Israel, home returning,
Their lost Messiah see;
Give oil of joy for mourning,
And bind the church to thee.

PSALM 15, L. M.

The Citizen of Zion.

1 WHO shall ascend thy heavenly place, Great God! and dwell before thy face!

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And humbly walks with God below:

2 Whose hands are pure, whose heart is clean; Whose lips still speak the thing they mean; No slanders dwell upon his tongue;

He hates to do his neighbor wrong.

3 He loves his enemies, and prays
For those that curse him to his face;
And doth to all men still the same
That he would hope, or wish, from them.
4 Yet, when his holiest works are done,
His soul depends on grace alone:
This is the man thy face shall see,
And dwell for ever, Lord! with thee.

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PSALM 15, 7s.

The Heir of Heaven.

HO, O Lord! when life is o'er,

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Who,

Shall to heaven's blest mansions soar

an ever-welcome guest,

In thy holy place shall rest?

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2 He, whose heart thy love has warmed;
He, whose will, to thine conformed,
Bids his life unsullied run;

He, whose words and thoughts are one :3 He, who shuns the sinner's road,

Loving those who love their God;
Who, with hope and faith unfeigned,
Treads the path by thee ordained :-
4 He, who trusts in Christ alone,
Not in aught himself hath done :—
He, great God! shall be thy care,
And thy choicest blessings share.

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PSALM 16, L. M.

Death and the Resurrection.

HEN God is nigh, my faith is strong,
His arm is my almighty prop;
Be glad, my heart! rejoice, my tongue!
My dying flesh shall rest in hope.

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Yet, gracious God! thou wilt not leave
My soul for ever with the dead,

Nor lose thy children in the grave.

3 My flesh shall thy first call obey,
Shake off the dust, and rise on high;
Then shalt thou lead the wondrous way,
Up to thy throne above the sky.

4 There streams of endless pleasure flow;
And full discoveries of thy grace,
Which we but tasted here below,

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Spread heavenly joys through all the place.

PSALM 16, First Part, C. M.
Support and Counsel from God.

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And worship wood or stone;
But my delightful lot is cast

Where the true God is known.

2 His hand provides my constant food,
He fills my daily cup;

Much am I pleased with present good,
But more rejoice in hope.

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3 God is my portion and my joy;
His counsels are my light;

He gives me sweet advice by day,
And gentle hints by night.

4 My soul would all her thoughts approve
To his all-seeing eye;

Not death, nor hell, my hope shall move,
While such a friend is nigh.

PSALM 16, Second Part, C. M.
The Death and Resurrection of Christ.

1 "I SET the Lord before my face,

He bears my courage up;

My heart and tongue their joys express,
My flesh shall rest in hope.

mp 2 "My spirit, Lord! thou wilt not leave
Where souls departed are;

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Nor quit my body to the grave,
To see corruption there.

3 "Thou wilt reveal the path of life,
And raise me to thy throne;
Thy courts immortal pleasure give,
Thy presence joys unknown."

4 Thus, in the name of Christ, the Lord,
The holy David sung,

And Providence fulfills the word
Of his prophetic tongue.

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Was crucified and slain :

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Behold! the tomb its prey restores.
Behold! he lives again.

6 When shall my feet arise, and stand
On heaven's eternal hills?

There sits the Son, at God's right hand,
And there the Father smiles.

PSALM 17, L. M.

Prospect of the Righteous.

mp 1 WHAT sinners value I resign;

WHA

Lord! 't is enough that thou art mine; I shall behold thy blissful face,

And stand complete in righteousness.