2 Yet, through this rough and thorny maze,
I follow hard on Thee, my God:
Thy hand, unseen, upholds my ways;
I safely tread where Thou hast trod.
3 Thee, in the watches of the night,
When I remember on my bed,
Thy presence makes the darkness light,
Thy guardian wings are round my head.
4 Better than life itself Thy love,

More dear than all besides to me;
For whom have I in heaven above,

Or what on earth, compared to Thee ? 5 Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice, For all Thy mercies I will give;

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My soul shall still in God rejoice,

My tongue shall bless Thee while I live.

PRAIS

RAISE, Lord! for Thee in Zion waits, Prayer shall besiege Thy temple gates: All flesh shall to Thy courts repair,

And find, through Christ, salvation there.

2 Our spirits faint, our sins prevail;
Leave not our trembling heart to fail:
Oh! Thou that hearest prayer, descend,
And still be found the sinner's Friend!

3 How blest Thy saints! how safely led;
How sweetly kept! how richly fed!
Saviour of all in earth and sea,
How happy they who rest in Thee!

4 Thy hand sets fast the mighty hills,
Thy voice the troubled ocean stills;
Evening and morning hymn Thy praise,
And earth Thy bounty wide displays.

5 The year is with Thy goodness crowned,
Thy clouds drop wealth the world around :
Through Thee the deserts laugh and sing,
And nature smiles, and owns her King.
6 Lord! on our souls Thy spirit pour,
Light, beauty, peace, and joy restore :
O! let Thy love our springtide be,
And make us all bear fruit to Thee!

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1 In mercy, Lord! incline; то

bless Thy chosen race,

And cause the brightness of Thy face
On all Thy saints to shine.

2 That so Thy wondrous way

May through the world be known;
While distant lands their tribute pay,
And Thy salvation own.

3 Let differing nations join
To celebrate Thy fame;

Let all the world, O Lord! combine
To praise Thy glorious name.

4 Oh! let them shout and sing,
With joy and pious mirth,

S.M.

For Thou, the righteous Judge and King,
Shalt govern all the earth.

5 Then God upon our land

Shall constant blessings shower;
And all the world in awe shall stand
Of His resistless power.

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MY

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Y Saviour! my Almighty Friend!
When I begin Thy praise,

Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of Thy grace?

C.M.

2 Thou art my everlasting trust,
Thy goodness I adore;

And since I knew Thy grace at first,
I speak Thy glories more.

3 My feet shall travel all the length
Of the celestial road;

And march with courage in Thy strength,
To see my Father, God.

4 When I am filled with sore distress
Beneath the load of sin,

I'll plead Thy perfect righteousness,
And mention none but Thine.

5 How will my lips rejoice to tell
The victories of my King!

My soul, redeemed from sin and hell,
Shall Thy salvation sing.

6 Awake, awake, my tuneful pow'rs!
With this delightful song

I'll entertain the darkest hours,
Nor think the season long.

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HAIL

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AIL to the Lord's Anointed!
Great David's greater Son!

Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.

2 He shall come down like showers
Upon the fruitful earth;

And love, joy, hope, like flowers,
Spring in His path to birth.

7, 6. D.

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Before Him on the mountains
Shall Peace, the herald, go;
And righteousness, in fountains,
From hill to valley flow.

3 Arabia's desert-ranger

To Him shall bow the knee;
The Ethiopian stranger

His glory come to see.

With offerings of devotion

Ships from the isles shall meet
Το pour the wealth of ocean
In tribute at His feet.

4 Kings shall fall down before Him,
And gold and incense bring;
All nations shall adore Him,
His praise all people sing.
For Him shall prayer unceasing,
And daily vows, ascend;
His kingdom still increasing,
A kingdom without end.

5 O'er

every foe victorious,

He on His throne shall rest;
From age to age more glorious,
All-blessing and all-blessed.
The tide of time shall never
His covenant remove;
His name shall stand for ever;
That name to us is Love.

HOM have we, Lord! in heaven, but Thee?
And whom on earth beside ?

WHOM

Where else for succour shall we flee,

Or in whose strength confide?

2 Thou art our portion here below,
Our promised bliss above;

In heaven and earth we nought can know
So precious as Thy love.

3 When heart and flesh, O Lord! shall fail,
Thou wilt our spirits cheer,

Support us through life's thorny vale,
And calm each anxious fear.

4 Yes, Thou, our only guide through life,
Wilt health and strength supply,
Support us in death's fearful strife,
And welcome us on high.

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GOD of hosts! the mighty Lord,
How lovely is the place

Where Thou, enthroned in glory, showest
The brightness of Thy face!

2 My longing soul faints with desire
To view Thy blest abode;

My heart and flesh cry out for Thee-
For Thee, the living God.

3 Thrice happy they whose choice has Thee
Their sure protection made;

Who love to tread the sacred ways,
That to Thy dwelling lead.

4 They shall proceed from strength to strength, And still approach more near;

Till all on Sion's holy mount

Before their God appear.

5 For God, who is our Sun and Shield,
Will grace and glory give;

And no good thing will He withhold
From those who godly live.