My soul shall ne'er forget thy word;- 3 How would I run in thy commands, From sin, and Satan's hateful chains, mf 4 My lips with courage shall declare 119 aff 1 m I'll speak thy word, though kings should hear, MY PSALM 119, Sixteenth Part, C. M. Y soul lies cleaving to the dust; 2 I need the influence of thy grace, 3 Are not thy mercies sovereign still, Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal 4 Does not my heart thy precepts love, 119 m dol p And yet how slow my spirits move, 5 Then shall I love thy gospel more, When I have felt its quickening power, PSALM 119, Seventeenth Part, C. M. 1 HOW precious is the book divine, 2 It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts, mf m Life, light, and joy, it still imparts, 3 This.lamp, through all the tedious night 119 m 1 f VA Till we behold the clearer light PSALM 119, Eighteenth Part, C. M. THE Spirit breathes upon the word, 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, It gives a light to every age;- 3 The hand, that gave it, still supplies His truths upon the nations rise,— mf 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, As makes a world of darkness shine 5 My soul rejoices to pursue Till glory breaks upon my view, PSALM 119, S. M. The Bible, the Guide of the Young. WITH Oh! bring me now, while I am young, 2 Make an unguarded youth The object of thy care; Help me to choose the way of truth, And flee from every snare. 3 My heart, to folly prone, Unite it to thyself alone, And make me wholly thine. 4 Oh! let thy word of grace My warmest thoughts employ; 5 To what thy laws impart, 120 Be my whole soul inclined; Come, Saviour! dwell within my heart, PSALM 120, C. M. Complaint of Strife, and Desire for Peace. af 1 THOU God of love, thou ever-blest! Pity my suffering state; mp mf Ρ When wilt thou set my soul at rest, 2 Oh! might I fly to change my place, 3 Peace is the blessing that I seek; I am for peace, but when I speak, 4 Should burning arrows smite them through, Strict justice would approve; 121 f 1 But I would rather spare my foe, PSALM 121, L. M. God's guardian Care. E lives-the everlasting God, Who built the world, who spread the flood; 2 He guides our feet, he guards our way; 3 Israel, a name divinely blest, mf Thy holy guardian's wakeful eyes 4 No sun shall smite thy head by day, 121 5 Should earth and hell with malice burn, 1 Λ mp PSALM 121, First Part, C. M. TO heaven I lift my waiting, eyes, The Lord, who built the earth and skies, 2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall, His ear attends the softest call; mf 3 Israel! rejoice, and rest secure; 121 His wakeful eyes employ his power 4 No scorching sun, nor sickly moon, He shields thy head from burning noon, 5 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, PSALM 121, Second Part, C. M. ENCOMPASSED with ten thousand ills, mf m I lift mine eyes unto the hills, 2 My help is from the Lord, who made And ever-watching eye. 3 He, who thy soul in safety keeps, 4 The sun, with his afflictive light, 5 Thee shall the Lord preserve from sin, Thy going-out and coming-in PSALM 121, H. M. God, our Protector. TO God I lift mine eyes, From him is all my aid; And earth and nature made: God is the tower To which I fly; His grace is nigh In every hour. 2 My feet shall never slide, And fall in fatal snares; Since God, my guard and guide That never sleep, Shall Israel keep, 3 No burning.heats by day, mf 121 mf 1 4 |