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2 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,

No longer let your strings be mute:
And I, my tuneful part to take,

Will with the early dawn awake. 3 Thy praises, LORD, I will resound

To all the list’ning nations round:
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends,

Thy truth beyond the clouds extends. 4 Be thou, O God, exalted high ;

And as thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth display'd,
Till thou art here, as there, obey'd.

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1 MY soul, for help on God rely,

On him alone thy trust repose; My rock and health will strength supply,

To bear the shock of all my foes. 2 God does his saving health dispense,

And flowing blessings daily send : He is my fortress and defence,

On him my soul shall still depend. 3 In him, ye people, always trust;

Before his throne pour out your hearts: For God, the merciful and just,

His timely aid to us imparts. 4 The Lord has oft his will express'd,

And I this truth have fully known; To be of boundless power possess'd,

Belongs of right to God alone. 5 Though mercy is his darling grace,

In which he chiefly takes delight; Yet he will all the human race

According to their works requite.

PSALM 49. II. 2.

From the lxiii. Psalm of David. 1 O GOD, my gracious God, to thee My morning prayers shall offer'd be,

For thee my thirsty soul does pant; My fainting flesh implores thy grace, As in a dry and barren place,

Where I refreshing waters want. 2 0! to my longing eyes, once more, That view of glorious power restore,

Which thy majestic house displays: Because to me thy wondrous love Than life itself does dearer prove,

My lips shall always speak thy praise.

3 My life, while I that life enjoy,
In blessing God I will employ,

With lifted hands adore his name:
As with its choicest food supplied,
My soul shall be full satisfied

While I with joy his praise proclaim. 4 When down I lie, sweet sleep. to find, Thou, Lord, art present to my mind,

And when I wake in dead of night; Because thou still dost succor bring, Beneath the shadow of thy wing

I rest with safety and delight.

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1 FOR thee, O God, our constant praise

In Sion waits, thy chosen seat;
Our promised altars there we 'll raise,

And all our zealous vows complete. 2 Thou! who to every humble prayer,

Dost always bend thy lişt’ning ear, To thee shall all mankind repair,

And at thy gracious throne appear. 3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain

To stop thy flowing mercy try; Whilst thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain,

And washest out the crimson dye. 4 Blest is the man, who, near thee placed,

Within thy sacred dwelling lives! 'Tis there abundantly we taste

The vast delights thy temple gives.

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1 LORD! from thy unexhausted store,

Thy rain relieves the thirsty ground; Makes lands, that barren were before,

With corn and useful fruits abound. 2 On rising ridges down it pours,

And every furrow'd valley fills:
Thou mak'st them soft with gentle showers,

In which a blest increase distils.
3 Thy goodness does the circling year

With fresh returns of plenty crown; And where thy glorious paths appear,

The fruitful clouds drop fatness down. 4 They drop on barren deserts, changed

By them to pastures fresh and green: The hills about, in order ranged,

In beauteous robes of joy are seen.

5 Large flocks with fleecy wool adorn

The cheerful downs; the valleys bring A plenteous crop of full ear'd corn,

And seem, for joy, to shout and sing.

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PSALM 51.
From the lxvi. Psalm of David.

PART I.

C. M.

1 LET all the lands, with shouts of joy,

To God their voices raise;
Sing psalms in honor of his name,

And spread his glorious praise.
2 And let them say, How dreadful, LORD,

In all thy works, art thou !
To thy great power thy stubborn foes

Shall all be forced to bow..
3 Through all the earth, the nations round

Shall thee, their God, confess;
And, with glad hymns, their awful dread

Of thy great Name express.
4 O come! behold the works of God,

And then with me you ’ll own
That he to all the sons of men

Has wondrous judgment shown.
5 O all ye nations, bless our God,

And loudly speak his praise ;
Who keeps our souls alive, and still

Confirms our steadfast ways.

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1 My off'rings to God's house I'll bring,

And there my vows will pay,
Which I with solemn zeal did make

In trouble's dismal day.
2 0 come, all ye that fear the LORD,

Attend with heedful care,
Whilst I what God for me has done

With grateful joy declare.
3 As I before his aid implored,

So now I praise his Name;
But, if my heart to sin incline,

My prayer will God disclaim.
4 But God to me, whene'er I cried,

His gracious ear did bend,
And to the voice of my request

With constant love attend.
5 Then bless'd for ever be my God,

Who never, when I pray,
Withholds his mercy from my soul,

Nor turns his face away.

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1 TO'bless thy chosen race,

In mercy, LORD, incline;
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 diff'ring nations join

To celebrate thy fame;
Let all the world, O LORD, combine

To praise thy glorious Name: 4 O let them shout and sing,

With joy and pious mirth;
For thou, the righteous Judge and King

Shalt govern all the earth. 5. Let diff’ring nations join

To celebrate thy fame;
Let all the world, O LORD, combine

To praise thy glorious Name. 6 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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1 THE servants of JEHOVAH's will

His favor's gentle beams enjoy ; Their upright hearts let gladness fill,

And cheerful songs their tongues employ. 2 To him your voice in anthems raise,

JEHOVAH's awful name he bears;
In him rejoice, extol his praise,

Who rides upon high-rolling spheres. 3 His chariots numberless, his powers

Are heavenly hosts, that wait his will;
His presence now fills Sion's towers,

As once it honor'd Sinai's hill. 4 Ascending high, in triumph thou

Captivity hast captive led,
And on thy people didst bestow

Thy gifts and graces freely shed. 5 Even rebels shall partake thy grace,

And humble proselytes repair
To worship at thy dwelling-place,
And all the world pay homage there.

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6 For benefits each day bestow'd,

Be daily his great Name adored,
Who is our Saviour and our God,

Of lise and death the sovereign LORD.

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1 SAVE me, O God, from waves that roll

And press to overwhelm my soul;
With painful steps in mire I tread,

And deluges o’erflow my head. 2 O LORD, to thee I will repair

For help, with humble, timely prayer ;
Relieve me from thy mercy's store,

Display thy truth's preserving power. 3 From threat'ning dangers me relieve,

And from the mire my feet retrieve;
From all my foes in safety keep,

And snatch me from the raging deep. 4 LORD, hear the humble prayer I make,

For thy transcending goodness' sake;
Relieve thy supplicant once more

From thy abounding mercy's store.
5 Reproach and grief have broke my heart,

I look'd for some to take my part,
To pity, or relieve my pain;

But look'd, alas! for both in vain. 6 With hunger pined, for food I call,

Instead of food they give me gall;
And when with thirst my spirits sink,

They give me vinegar to drink.
7 For new afflictions they procured

For him who had thy stripes endured ;
And made the wounds thy scourge had torn
To bleed afresh with sharper scorn.

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1 My soul, howe'er distress'd and poor,

Thy strong salvation shall restore;
Thy power with songs I 'll then proclaim,

And celebrate with thanks thy Name. 2 Our God shall this more highly prize

Than herds or flocks in sacrifice;
Which humble saints with joy shall see,

And hope for like redress with me.
3 For God regards the poor's complaint,

And frees the captive from restraint;
Let heaven, earth, sea, their voices raise,
And all the world resound his praise.

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