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PSALM 14, 7s and 6s.
The Salvation of Israel.

H! 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?

The man that minds religion now,

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.

PSALM 15, 7s.

The Heir of Heaven.

aff 1 WHO, O Lord! when life is o'er,
WE Shall to heaven's blest mansions soar?

Who, 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.

PSALM 16, L. M.

Death and the Resurrection.

1 WHEN 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. aff 2 Though in the dust I lay my head,

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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,

Spread heavenly joys through all the place.

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

ET heathens to their idols haste,
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.

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PSALM 16, Second Part, C. M.
The Death and Resurrection of Christ.
SET the Lord before my face,

He bears my courage up;

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

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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.

1 WHAT sinners value I resign;

Lord! 't is enough that thou art mine;

1 shall behold thy blissful face,

And stand complete in righteousness.

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2 This life's a dream-an empty show;
But the bright world, to which I go,
Hath joys substantial and sincere;
When shall I wake, and find me there ?
3 Oh! glorious hour!-Oh! blest abode!
I shall be near and like my God;
And flesh and sin no more control
The sacred pleasures of the soul.

4 My flesh shall slumber in the ground,
Till the last trumpet's joyful sound :
Then burst the chains, with sweet surprise,
And in my Saviour's image rise.

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PSALM 17, S. M.

The Prospects of the Saint and Sinner.

ARISE,

and make the wicked flee
RISE, my gracious God!

They are but thy chastising rod
To drive thy saints to thee.

2 Behold! the sinner dies,

His haughty words are vain
Here, in this life, his pleasure lies,
And all beyond is pain.
3 Then let his pride advance,
And boast of all his store;
The Lord is my inheritance,
My soul can wish no more.

4 I shall behold the face

Of my forgiving God;

And stand complete in righteousness,
Washed in my Saviour's blood.

5 There's a new heaven begun,
When I awake from death,-
Dressed in the likeness of thy Son,-
And draw immortal breath.

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PSALM 18, First Part, L. M.
Deliverance from Despair.

THEE will I love, O Lord! my strength,
My rock, my tower, my high defence;

Thy mighty arm shall be my trust,
For I have found salvation thence.

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2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, Stood round me with their dismal shade; While floods of high temptation rose, And made my sinking soul afraid. aff 3 I saw the opening gates of hell,

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With endless pains and sorrows there,Which none, but they that feel, can tell,While I was hurried to despair.

4 In my distress, I called my God,

When I could scarce believe him mine;
He bowed his ear to my complaint;
Then did his grace appear divine.
5 My song for ever shall record
That terrible, that joyful hour;
And give the glory to the Lord,
Due to his mercy and his power.

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PSALM 18, Second Part, L. M.
The Reward of Sincerity.

ORD! thou hast seen my soul sincere,
Hast made thy truth and love appear;
Before mine eyes I set thy laws,

And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 What sore temptations broke my rest! What wars and strugglings in my breast! But, through thy grace that reigns within, I guard against my darling sin.

3 The sin that close besets me still,

That works and strives against my will,-
When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power
Destroy it, that it rise no more?

4 With an impartial hand, the Lord
Deals out to mortals their reward:
The kind and faithful souls shall find
A God, as faithful, and as kind.

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PSALM 18, Third Part, L. M.
Rejoicing in God.

JUST are thy ways, and true thy word,
Great Rock of my secure abode!

Who is a God beside the Lord?

Or where 's a refuge like our God?

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