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This is the lot of those, that seek
The God of Jacob's face.

4 Now let our souls' immortal powers
To meet the Lord prepare,
Lift up their everlasting doors;
The King of glory 's near.

5 The King of glory! who can tell
The wonders of his might?
He rules the nations; but to dwell
With saints is his delight.

PSALM 24, H. M.

Christ exalted to the Throne.

GOD is gone up on high,

With a triumphant noise;
The clarions of the sky

Proclaim th' angelic joys:
Join, all on earth! rejoice and sing,
Glory ascribe to glory's King.

2 God seen in flesh below,

For us he reigns above;

Let all the nations know

The Saviour's conquering love:
Join all on earth! rejoice and sing,
Glory ascribe to glory's King.

3 All power to our great Lord
Is by the Father given;

By angel-hosts adored,

He reigns supreme in heaven: Join, all on earth! rejoice and sing. Glory ascribe to glory's King.

4 High on his holy seat,

He bears the righteous sway;

His foes beneath his feet

Shall sink and, die away;

Join, all on earth! rejoice and sing,
Glory ascribe to glory's King.

5 Then all the earth, renewed
In righteousness divine,

With all the hosts of God,
In one great chorus join:

Join, all on earth! rejoice and sing,
Glory ascribe to glory's King.

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PSALM 24, 7s.

Christ and the Saints in Glory.

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Closed no more by death and sin;
Lo! the conquering Lord behold!
Let the King of glory in."
Hark! th' angelic host inquire,—
"Who is he, th' almighty King?"
Hark again! the answering choir
Thus in strains of triumph sing
2 "He, whose powerful arm alone
On his foes destruction hurled;
He, who hath the victory won,
He, who saved a ruined world;
He, who God's pure law fulfilled,
Jesus, the incarnate Word;

He, whose truth with blood was sealed;
He is heaven's all-glorious Lord.”

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Follow in the Saviour's train?”
"They, who in his cleansing blood
Wash away each guilty stain;
They, whose daily actions prove
Steadfast faith, and holy fear,
Fervent zeal, and grateful love;—
They shall dwell for ever here."

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PSALM 25, First Part, S. M.
Waiting for Pardon and Direction.

LIFT my soul to God,

My trust is in his name;

Let not my foes, that seek my blood,
Still triumph in my shame.

2 From the first dawning light
Till the dark evening rise,
For thy salvation, Lord! I wait
With ever-longing eyes.

3 Remember all thy grace,
And lead me in thy truth;
Forgive the sins of riper days,
And follies of my youth.

4 The Lord is just and kind;

The meek shall learn his ways,

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And every humble sinner find
The methods of his grace.
5 For his own goodness' sake

He saves my soul from shame;
He pardons, though my guilt be great,
Through my Redeemer's name.

PSALM 25, Second Part, S. M.

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Divine Teaching.

HERE shall the man be found,
That fears t' offend his God,
That 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 covenant show,
And all his love impart.

3 The dealings of his hand

Are truth and mercy still,

With such as to his covenant stand,
And love to do his will.

4 Their souls shall dwell at ease,
Before their Maker's face;

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Their seed shall taste the promises,
In their extensive grace.

PSALM 25, Third Part, S. M.
Backsliding and Repentance.

MINE

INE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord;

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

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

When will thy hand release my feet

Out of the deadly snare?

3 When shall the sovereign grace

Of my forgiving God

Restore me, from those dangerous ways,

My wandering feet have trod?

4 With every morning's light,

My sorrow new begins;

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Look on my anguish and my pain,
And pardon all my sins.

5 Oh! keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame;
For I have placed my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.

PSALM 25, Fourth Part, S. M
Pleading for Mercy.

TO God, in whom I trust,

I lift my heart and voice;
Oh! let me not be put to shame,
Nor let my foes rejoice.

2 Thy mercies and thy love,
O Lord! recall to mind:
And graciously continue still,
As thou wast ever, kind.

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Be blotted out by thee;

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And, Oh! for thy great goodness' sake,
In mercy think on me.

4 His mercy and his truth

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The righteous Lord displays,

In bringing wandering sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.

PSALM 26, L. M.

Self-Examination.

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.

2 Among thy saints will I appear

With hands well-washed in innocence;
But, when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.

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The temple where thine honors dwell; There shall I hear thy holy word,

And there thy works of wonder tell. 4 Let not my soul be joined, at last, With men of treachery and blood;

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Since I my days on earth have passed
Among the saints, and near my God.

PSALM 26, H. M.

Opening a Place of Worship.

IN sweet exalted strains,
The King of glory praise;
O'er heaven and earth he reigns,
Through everlasting days;
He, at his will, the world controls,
Sustains, or sinks, the distant poles.
2 To earth he bends his throne-
His throne of grace divine;
Wide is his bounty known,

And wide his glories shine;
Fair Salem, still his chosen rest,
Is with his smiles and presence blest.

3 Great King of glory! come,

And, with thy favor crown
This temple as thy dome-

This people as thine own:
Beneath this roof, Oh! deign to show,
How God can dwell with men below.
4 Here may thine ears attend
Thy people's humble cries,
And grateful praise ascend,
All-fragrant, to the skies:

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Here may thy word melodious sound,
And spread celestial joys around.

5 Here may th' attentive throng
Imbibe thy truth and love;

And converts join the song
Of seraphim above;

And willing crowds surround thy board,
With sacred joy and sweet accord.

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PSALM 26, 7s.

The House of God.

EARCH my heart, my actions prove,
Try my thoughts, as they arise;

For thy kindness and thy love

Ever are before my eyes.