NO change of time shall ever shock

My firm affection, Lord, to thee;
For thou hast always been my rock,
A fortress and defence to me.

2 Thou my deliverer art, my God;
My trust is in thy mighty power:
Thou art my
shield from foes abroad;
At home my safeguard and my tower.
3 To thee I will address my prayer,
To whom all praise we justly owe;
So shall I, by thy watchful care,
Be guarded safe from every foe.

THOU suit'st, O Lord, thy righteous ways
To various paths of human kind;

They who for mercy merit praise,
With thee shall wondrous mercy find.
2 Thou to the just shalt justice show;
The pure thy purity shall see:
Such as perversely choose to go,

Shall meet with due returns from thee. 3 That he the humble soul will save,

And crush the haughty's boasted might, In me the Lord an instance gave,

Whose darkness he has turn'd to light. 4 Who then deserves to be adored,

But God, on whom my hopes depend?
Or who, except the mighty Lord,
Can with resistless power defend?
5 Let the eternal Lord be praised,

The rock on whose defence I rest!
To highest heavens his Name be raised,
Who me with his salvation bless'd!

6 My God, to celebrate thy fame,
My grateful voice to heaven I'll raise;
And nations, strangers to thy Name,
Shall learn to sing thy glorious praise.
SELECTION 15.

THE

HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord,
Which that alone can fill;

The firmament and stars express
Their great Creator's skill.

2 The dawn of each returning day
Fresh beams of knowledge brings;
And from the dark returns of night
Divine instruction springs.

3 Their powerful language to no realm
Or region is confined;

'Tis nature's voice, and understood
Alike by all mankind.

4 Their doctrine does its sacred sense
Through earth's extent display;
Its bright contents the circling sun
Does round the world convey.
5 From east to west, from west to east,
His ceaseless course he goes;

And, through his progress, cheerful light
And vital warmth bestows.

Go

OD's perfect law converts the soul,
Reclaims from false desires;

With sacred wisdom his sure word
The ignorant inspires.

2 The statutes of the Lord are just,
And bring sincere delight;

His pure commands in search of truth
Assist the feeblest sight.

3 His perfect worship here is fix'd, On sure foundations laid; His equal laws are in the scales Of truth and justice weigh'd; 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, Or gold refined with skill;

More sweet than honey, or the drops That from the comb distil. 5 My trusty counsellors they are, And friendly warnings give: Divine rewards attend on those Who by thy precepts live.

6 But what frail man observes how oft He does from virtue fall?

O cleanse me from my secret faults, Thou God that know'st them all! 7 Let no presumptuous sin, O Lord, Dominion have o'er me;

That, by thy grace preserved, I may The great transgression flee. 8 So shall my prayer and praises be With thy acceptance blest; And I, secure on thy defence, My strength and saviour, rest. SELECTION 16.

S. M.

From the xx. Psalm of David.

MAY Jacob's God defend

And hear us in distress;
Our succour from his temple send,
Our cause from Sion bless!

2 May he accept our vow,

Our acrifice receive,

Our heart's devout request allow,
Our holy wishes give!

3 O Lord, thy saving grace
We joyfully declare:

Our banner in thy Name we raise"The Lord fulfil our prayer!"

4 Now know we that the Lord His chosen will defend;

From heaven will strength divine afford, And will their prayer attend.

5 Some earthly succour trust,

But we in God's right hand:
Lo! while they fall, so vain their boast,
We rise, and upright stand.

6 Still save us, Lord; and still
Thy servants deign to bless :
Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill,
The prayers that we address.

MY God, my God, why leav'st thou me,

When I with anguish faint?

Oh! why so far from me removed,
And from my loud complaint?

2 Lo! I am treated like a worm,
Like none of human birth;
Not only by the great reviled,
But made the rabble's mirth.

3 With laughter, all the gazing crowd
My agonies survey;

They shoot the lip, they shake the heal,
And thus deriding say:

4 "In God he trusted, boasting oft
That he was Heaven's delight;

Let God come down to save him now,
And own his favourite."

5 Withdraw not, then, so far from me,
When trouble is so nigh;

O send me help! thy help, on which
Alone I can rely.

LIKE water is my life pour'd out,
My joints are out of frame;

My heart dissolves within my breast,
Like wax before the flame.

2 My strength is like a potsherd dried,
My tongue is parch'd with drought;
And to the dismal shades of death
My fainting soul is brought.

3 Like dogs, to compass me, my foes
In wicked counsel meet;

They pierced my inoffensive hands,
They pierced my harmless feet.
4 My body's rack'd, till all my bones.
Distinctly may be told;

Yet such a spectacle of woe,
As pastime they behold.

5 As spoil, my garments they divide,
Lots for my vesture cast:
Therefore, O leave me not, my God,
But to my succour haste.

LORD, to my brethren I'll declare
The triumphs of thy Name:

In presence of assembled saints,
Thy glory thus proclaim:

2 "Ye worshippers of Jacob's God,
All you of Israel's line,

O praise the Lord, and to your praise
Sincere obedience join.

3 "He ne'er disdain'd on low distress
To cast a gracious eye;

Nor turn'd from misery his face,
But hears its humble cry.”