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PSALM 3, Second Part, L. M.
God, our Defence.

aff 1 THE tempter to my soul hath said,-
"There is no help in God for thee:"
Lord! lift thou up thy servant's head;
My glory, shield and solace be.

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2 Thus to the Lord I raised my cry,
He heard me from his holy hill;
At his command the waves rolled by;
He beckoned, and the winds were still.
3 I laid me down and slept;-I woke;

Thou, Lord! my spirit didst sustain;
Bright from the east the morning broke,―
Thy comforts rose on me again.

4 I will not fear, though arméd throngs
Compass my steps in all their wrath;
Salvation to the Lord belongs;

His presence guards his people's path.

PSALM 3, First Part, C. M.

Doubts and Fears suppressed.

af 1 MY How fast my foes increase! Conspiring my eternal death,

Y God! how many are my fears!

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They break my present peace..

2 But thou, my glory and my strength,
Shalt on the tempter tread;

Shalt silence all my threatening guilt,
And raise my drooping head.

aff 3 I cried, and from his holy hill
He bowed a listening ear;

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I called my Father and my God,
And he subdued my fear.

4 He shed soft slumbers on mine eyes,
In spite of all my foes;

I woke, and wondered at the grace

That guarded my repose.

5 What though the hosts of death and hell
All armed against me stood?

Terrors no more shall shake my soul;
My refuge is my God.

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PSALM 3, Second Part, C. M.
A Morning Song.

1 LORD of my life! Oh! may thy praise
Employ my noblest powers,

Whose goodness lengthens out my days,
And fills the circling hours.

2 Preserved by thine almighty arm,
I passed the shades of night,
Secure and safe from every harm,
And see returning light.

3 While many spent the night in sighs,
And restless pains and woes,

In gentle sleep, I closed my eyes,—
In undisturbed repose.

4 When sleep, death's image, o'er me spread,
And I unconscious lay,

Thy watchful care was round my bed,
To guard my feeble clay.

mf 5 Oh! let the same almighty care
My waking hours attend;

From every danger, every snare,
My heedless steps defend.

dol 6 Smile on my minutes as they roll,
And guide my future days;
And let thy goodness fill my soul
With gratitude and praise.

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PSALM 4, First Part, L. M.
God, our Portion and Hope.
GOD of grace and righteousness!
Hear and attend, when I complain;
Thou hast enlarged me in distress,

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Bow down a gracious ear again.

mj 2 Know that the Lord divides his saints From all the tribes of men beside: He hears the cry of penitents,

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For the dear sake of Christ who died.

3 When our obedient hands have done
A thousand works of righteousness,
We put our trust in God alone,
And glory in his pard'ning grace.

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4 Let the unthinking many say,

"Who will bestow some earthly good " But, Lord! thy light and love we pray; Our souls desire this heavenly food.

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PSALM 4, Second Part, L. M.
Evening Song.

1 LORY to thee, my God! this night,
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep me, Oh! keep me, King of kings!
Beneath the shadow of thy wings.

aff 2 Forgive me, Lord! for thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done;
That with the world, myself and thee,
My soul, this night, at peace may be.
mf 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
The grave as little as my bed;
Teach me to die, that so I may
Rise glorious, at the judgment-day.
4 Oh! may my faith on thee repose;
May gentle sleep my eyelids close,
That shall my frame more vig'rous make,
To serve my God when I awake.

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5 Lord! let my soul for ever share
The bliss of thy parental care;

'T is heaven on earth, 't is heaven above,
To see thy face, and sing thy love.

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PSALM 4, First Part, C. M.

Evening Devotion.

ORD! thou wilt hear me when I pray;
I am for ever thine;

I fear before thee all the day,

Nor would I dare to sin.

2 And, while I rest my weary head,
From cares and business free,
'T is sweet conversing on my bed
With my own heart and thee.

3 I pay this evening-sacrifice;

An 1, when my work is done,
Grea, God! my faith, my hope relies
Upon thy grace alone.

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4 Thus, with my thoughts composed to peace,
I'll give mine eyes to sleep;
Thy hand in safety keeps my days,
And will my slumbers keep.

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PSALM 4, Second Part, C. M.
God, the chief Good.

IN vain the erring world inquire
For some substantial good;
While earth confines their low desire,
They live on airy food.

2 Illusive dreams of happiness

Their eager thoughts employ;

They wake, convinced their boasted bliss
Was visionary joy.

mf 3 Not all the good which earth bestows
Can fill th' immortal mind

Its highest joys have mingled woes,
And leave a sting behind.

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I seek the only good;

To real bliss my wishes rise
The favor of my God.

5 Immortal joy thy smiles impart;
Heaven dawns in every ray;

One glimpse of thee can cheer my heart,
And turn my niga to day.

6 Grant, O my God! this one request,-
Oh! be thy love alone

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My ample portion !-here I rest,
For heaven is in the boon.

PSALM 5, C. M.

A Morning Invocation.

AWAKE, my soul! and with the sun
Thy daily course of duty run;

Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.

2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart!
And with the angels bear thy part,
Who, all night long, unwearied sing
High praises to th' eternal King.

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3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept,
And hast refreshed me, while I slept:
Grant, Lord! when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless life partake.

4 Lord! I my vows to thee renew;
Scatter my sins as morning-dew;

Guard my first springs of thought and will,
And with thyself my spirit fill.

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PSALM 5, First Part, C. M.

For the Lord's Day Morning.

ORD! in the morning thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;

To thee will I direct my prayer,
To thee lift up mine eye;-

2 Up to the hills, where Christ is gone
To plead for all his saints,

Presenting, at his Father's throne,
Our songs and our complaints.

mp 3 Thou art a God, before whose sight
The wicked shall not stand;
Sinners shall ne'er be thy delight,
Nor dwell at thy right hand.

mf 4 But to thy house will I resort,
To taste thy mercies there;

I will frequent thy holy court,
And worship in thy fear.

aff 5 Oh! may thy Spirit guide my feet,
In ways of righteousness;

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Make every path of duty straight,
And plain before my face.

PSALM 5, Second Part, C. M.
Morning Devotion.

SOON as the morning-rays appear,
I'll lift mine eyes above;

My voice shall reach thy listening ear,
And supplicate thy love.

2 Within thy house my voice shall rise
Before thy mercy-seat;

There will I fix my steadfast eyes,
And worship at thy feet.

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