C. M. NINTH PART. Abridge. [*] 1 HY mercies fill the earth, O Lord, How good thy works appear! Open mine eyes to read thy word, 2 My heart was fashion'd by thy hand; O make thy servant understand Ver. 19. 3 Since I'm a stranger here below, But mark the road my feet should go, Ver. 26. p 4 When I confess'd my wand'ring ways, Ver. 33, 34. -5 If God to me his statutes shew, And heav'nly truth impart ; o His work for ever I'll pursue, His law shall rule my heart. Ver. 50, 71. -6 [This was my comfort, when I bore It made me learn thy word the more, Ver. 51. In vain the proud deride me now; Nor let that blessed gospel go, Whence all my hopes I draw. Ver. 27, 171. 8 When I have learnt my Father's will, C. M. TENTH PART. Swanwick. [b] 1B Devoted to thy fear; EHOLD thy waiting servant, Lord, Remember, and confirm thy word, e 2 Hast thou not sent salvation down, Ver. 123, 42. p 3 Mine eyes for thy salvation fail; Ver. 49, 74. e 4 Didst thou not raise my faith, O Lord? Then let thy truth appear; -- o Saints shall rejoice in my reward, And trust as well as fear. C. M. ELEVENTH PART. Hymn 2nd. [b] THAT the Lord would guide my ways, O that my God would grant me grace, Ver. 29. 2 O send thy Spirit down-to write Nor let my tongue indulge deceit, Ver. 37, 36. 3 From vanity turn off my eyes; Nor covetous desires, arise Ver. 133. 4 Order my footsteps by thy word, Ver. 176. e 5 My soul hath gone too far astray, Yet since I've not forgot thy way, o 6 Make me to walk in thy commands; Nor let my head, or heart, or hands, e 1 C. M. TWELFTH PART. Wantage. [*] Breathing after Comfort and Deliverance. M God, consider my distress, Though I have sinn'd against thy grace, Ver. 39, 116. p 2 Forbid, forbid the sharp reproach, Uphold my life, uphold my hopes, -3 Be thou a surety, Lord, for me, Ver. 82. e 4 Mine eyes with expectation fail, -5 Look down upon my sorrows, Lord, o As thou art ever wont t' afford C. M. THIRTEENTH PART. Colchester. [*] 1 Ver. 10. 7ITH my whole heart I've sought thy face; O let me never stray, W From thy commands, O God of grace, Nor tread the sinner's wav. Ver. 11. 2 Thy word I've hid within my heart, Ver. 63, 53, 158. 3 I'm a companion of the saints, e 4 While sinners do thy gospel wrong, p 5 My heart with sacred rev'rence hears Ver. 166, 174. -6 My God, I long, I hope, I wait For thy salvation still; • While thy whole law is my delight, And I obey thy will. 1 C. M. FOURTEENTH PART. Reading. [b*] C YONSIDER all my sorrows, Lord; My soul for thy salvation faints; 2 Yet have I found 'tis good for me Ver. 50. 3 This is the comfort I enjoy, Ver. 92. 4 Had not thy word been my delight, When earthly joys were fled, My soul, oppress'd with sorrow's weight, 5 I know thy judgments, Lord, are right, 6 Before I knew thy chast'ning rod, But now I learn to keep thy word, C. M. FIFTEENTH PART. Bethlehem. [*] Ver. 93. THAT thy statutes, ev'ry hour, Might dwell upon my mind! Thence I derive a quick'ning pow'r, And daily peace I find. Ver. 15, 16. 2 To meditate thy precepts, Lord, Ver. 32. -3 How would I run in thy commands, Ver. 13, 46. o 4 My lips with courage shall declare Thy statutes and thy name; I'll speak thy word, though kings should hear, Nor yield to sinful shame. Ver. 61, 69, 70. -5 Let bands of persecutors rise, To rob me of my right,— Let pride and malice forge their lies, Thy law is my delight. Ver. 115. o 6 Depart from me, ye wicked race, Whose hands and hearts are ill; • I love my God, I love his ways, And must obey his will. |