8 I trusted that my future life

Should with thy love be crown'd;
Or else my fainting soul had sunk,

With sorrow compass'd round.
9 God's time with patient saith expect,

Who will inspire thy breast
With inward strength : do thou thy part,

And leave to him the rest.

PSALM 23. C. M.

From the viii. Psalm of David. 1 ADORED for ever be the LORD;

His praise I will resound,
From whom the cries of my distress

A gracious answer found.
2 He is my strength and shield ; my heart

Has trusted in his Name;
And now relieved, my heart, with joy,

His praises shall proclaim.
3 The LORD, the everlasting God,

Is my defence and rock,
The saving health, the saving strength,

Of his anointed flock..
4 O save and bless thy people, LORD,

Thy heritage preserve;
Feed, strengthen, and support their hearis,

That they may never swerve.

1 YE that in might and power excel,

Your grateful sacrifice prepare;
God's glorious actions loudly tell,

His wondrous power to all declare. 2 To his great Name fresh altars raise ;

Devoutly due respect afford ; Him in his holy temple praise,

Where he's with solemn state adored. 3 'T is he that, with amazing noise,

The watery clouds in sunder breaks; The ocean trembles at his voice,

When he from heaven in thunder speaks. 4 How full of power his voice appears !

With what majestic terror crown'd! Which from their roots tall cedars tears,

And strews their scatter'd branches round. 5 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 25. C. M.
From the XXX. Psalm of David.

I IN my distress" to God I cried,

Who kindly did relieve,
And from the grave's expecting mouth

My hopeless life retrieve.
2 0 to his courts, ye saints of his,

With songs of praise repair ;
With me commemorate his truth,

And providential care.
3 His wrath has but a moment's reign,

His favor no decay ;
The night of grief is recompensed

With joy's returning day.
4 Therefore, O LORD, I'll gladly sing

Thy praise in grateful verse;
And, as thy favors endless are,
Thy endless praise rehearse.

PSALM 26. S. M.

From the xxxi. Psalm of David.
1 DEFEND me, LORD, from shame,

For still I trust in thee;
As just and righteous is thy Name,

From danger set me free. 2 Bow down thy gracious ear,

And speedy succor send ;
Do thou my steadfast rock appear,

To shelter and defend, 3 To thee, the God of truth,

My life, and all that 's mine, (For thou preserv'st me from my youth,)

I willingly resign.
4 My hope, my steadfast trust;

I on thy help repose :
That thou, my God, art good and just,

My soul with comfort knows. 5 Whate'er events betide,

Thy wisdom times them all;
Then, LORD, thy servant safely hide

From those that seek his fall, 6 The brightness of thy face

To me, O LORD, disclose;
And, as thy mercies still increase,

Preserve me from my foes. 7 How great thy mercies are

To such as fear thy Name, Which thou, for those that trust thy care,

Dost to the world proclaim!

8 O all ye saints, the LORD
With eager love pursue;
Who to the just will help afford,
And give the proud their due.
9 Ye that on GOD rely,

Courageously proceed;

For he will still your hearts supply
With strength in time of need.

1 HE 'S blest, whose sins have pardon gain'd,
No more in judgment to appear;
Whose guilt remission has obtain❜d,
And whose repentance is sincere.

2 No sooner I my wound disclosed,
The guilt that tortured me within,
But thy forgiveness interposed,
And mercy's healing balm pour'd in.
3 Sorrows on sorrows multiplied,

The harden'd sinner shall confound;
But them who in His truth confide,
Blessings of mercy shall surround.
4 His saints, that have perform'd his laws,
Their life in triumph shall employ ;
Let them, as they alone have cause,
In grateful raptures shout for joy,

PSALM 28.

From the xxxiii. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

1 LET all the just to GOD, with joy,
Their cheerful voices raise;
For well the righteous it becomes
To sing glad songs of praise.

2 Let harps, and psalteries, and lutes,
In joyful concert meet;

And new-made songs of loud applause
The harmony complete.

3 For faithful is the word of God;
His works with truth abound;
He justice loves; and all the earth
Is with his goodness crown'd.

4 By his almighty word at first,

The heavenly arch was rear'd; And all the beauteous hosts of light At his command appear'd.

5 Let earth, and all that dwell therein, Before him trembling stand;

For, when he spake the word, 't was made, "T was fix'd at his command.

PART II. C. M.

1 WHATE'ER the mighty LORD decrees,
Shall stand for ever sure;

The settled purpose of his heart
To ages shall endure.

2 How happy then are they, to whom
The LORD for God is known!

Whom he, from all the world besides,
Has chosen for his own.

3 Our soul on GOD with patience waits;
Our help and shield is he;

Then, LORD, let still our hearts rejoice,
Because we trust in thee.

4 The riches of thy mercy, Lord,
Do thou to us extend;
Since we, for all we want or wish
On thee alone depend.

PSALM 29.

From the xxxiv. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

1 THROUGH all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy,

The praises of my GOD shall still My heart and tongue employ. 2 Of his deliv'rance I will boast, Till all that are distress'd From my example comfort take, And charm their griefs to rest. 3 0 magnify the LORD with me, With me exalt his name: When in distress to him I call'd, He to my rescue came.

4 The Angel of the LORD encamps Around the good and just; Deliv'rance he affords to all

Who on his succor trust.

5 0 make but trial of his love,
Experience will decide

How blest they are, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.

6 Fear him, ye saints; and you will then
Have nothing else to fear:

Make you his service your delight,
Your wants shall be his care.

PART II. C. M.

1 Approach, ye children of the LORD,
And my instruction hear;

I'll teach you the true discipline
Of his religious fear.

2 Let him who length of life desires,

And prosp'rous days would see,
From siandring language keep his tongue,

His lips from falsehood free;
3 The crooked paths of vice decline,

And virtue's ways pursue;
Establish peace, where 't is begun

And where 't is lost, renew.
4 The Lord from heaven beholds the just

With favorable eyes ;
And, when distress'd, his gracious ear

Is open to their cries;
5 But turns his wrathful look on those

Whom mercy can't reclaim,
To cut them off, and from the earth

Blot out their evil name.
6 Deliv'rance to his saints he gives,

When his relief they crave;
He's nigh to heal the broken heart,

And contrite spirit save.
7 Great troubles may afflict the just,

Yet God will save them still ;
The righteous he will keep from harm,

And guard from every ill.
8 The wicked, from their wickedness,

Their ruin shall derive; Whilst righteous men, whom they detest,

Shall them and their's survive.
9 For God preserves the souls of those

Who on his truth depend;
To them, and their posterity,

His blessings shall descend.

PSALM 30. L. M.

From the xxxvi. Psalm of David.
1 0 LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope,

The highest orb of heaven transcends;
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope

Beyond the spreading sky extends. 2 Thy justice like the hills remains,

Únfathom’d depths thy judgments are; Thy providence the world sustains,

The whole creation is thy care." 3 Since of thy goodness all partake,

With what assurance should the just
Thy shelt'ring wings their refuge make,

And saints to thy protection trust !
4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led,

To banquet on thy love's repast; And drink, as from a fountain's head,

Of joys that shall for ever last.