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C. M.

ORD, in thy sacred courts will I
My cheerful thanks express;
In presence of thy saints perform
The vows of my distress.

2 The meek companions of my grief
Shall find my table spread;

And all that seek the Lord shall be
With joys immortal fed.

3 Then shall the glad converted world
To Gcd their homage pay;
And scattered nations of the earth
One sov'reign Lord obey.

4 Then shall a chosen spotless race,
Devoted to his name,

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To their admiring heirs his truth
And glorious acts proclaim.

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PSALM XXIII.

C. M.

HE Lord himself, the mighty Lord,
Vouchsafes to be my guide;

The shepherd, by whose constant care
My wants are all supplied.

2 In tender grass he makes me feed,
And gently there repose;

Then leads me to cool shades, and where
Refreshing water flows.

3 He does my wand'ring soul reclaim,
And, to his endless praise,
Instruct with humble zeal to walk
In his most righteous ways.

4 I pass the gloomy vale of death,
From fear and danger free;
For there his aiding rod and staff
Defend and comfort me.

5 Since God does thus his wond'rous love
Through all my life extend,
That life to him I will devote,
And in his temple spend.

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PSALM XXV.

S. M.

1HY mercies and thy love,

O Lord, recall to mind;

And graciously continue still,
As thou wert ever, kind.

2 Let all my youthful crimes
Be blotted out by thee;

And, for thy wond'rous goodness' sake,
In mercy think on me.

3 His mercy and his truth

The righteous Lord displays,

In bringing wand'ring sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.

4 Through all the ways of God
Both truth and mercy shine,
To such as with religious hearts.
To his blest will incline.

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INCE mercy is the grace
That most exalts thy fame,
heinous sin, O Lord,

Forgive my

And so advance thy name.

2 Whoe'er with humble fear

To God his duty pays,
Shall find the Lord a faithful guide
In all his righteous ways.

3 His quiet soul with peace

Shall be for ever blest,

And by his num'rous race the land
Successively possest.

4 For God to all his saints

His secret will imparts,

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And does his gracious cov'nant write
In their obedient hearts.

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PSALM XXVII.

C. M.

"HOM should I fear, since God to me.

Is saving health and light?

Since strongly he my life supports,
What can my soul affright?

2 Through him my heart, undaunted, dares With mighty hosts to cope;

Through him, in doubtful straits of war,
For good success I hope.

3 Henceforth within his house to dwell
I earnestly desire,

His wond'rous beauty there to view,
And of his will enquire.

4 For there may I with comfort rest,
In times of deep distress;

And safe as on a rock abide,
In that secure recess.

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PSALM XXVII.

C. M.

ONTINUE, Lord, to hear my voice,
Whene'er to thee I cry;

In mercy my complaints receive,

Nor my requests deny.

2. Since us to seek thy glorious face,
Thou kindly dost advise;

Thy glorious face I'll always seek,
My grateful heart replies.

3 Then hide not thou thy face, O Lord,
Nor me in wrath reject;

My God and Saviour, leave not him
Thou didst so oft protect.

4 My soul, God's time with faith expect, Who will inspire thy breast

With inward strength; do thou thy part, And leave to him the rest.

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PSALM XXIX.

L. M.

O God's great name fresh altars raise,
Devoutly due respect afford;

Him in his holy temple praise,

Where he's with solemn state ador'd.

2 "Tis he that with amazing noise

The wat'ry clouds in sunder breaks; The ocean trembles at his voice,

When he from heaven in thunder speaks. 3 When God in thunder loudly speaks, And scattered flames of lightning sends, The forest nods, the desert quakes,

And stubborn Kadesh lowly bends. 4 God rules the angry floods on high;

His boundless sway shall never cease; His saints with strength he will supply, And bless his own with constant peace. PSALM XXX.

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1 N my distress I cried to God,

Who kindly did relieve,

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And from the grave's expecting jaws
My hopeless life retrieve.