7 Grace will complete what grace begins, PSALM 139. L. M. 1ST PT. Bath, Geneva.[*] e 1 LORD, thou hast searched and seen me through; Thine eye commands, with piercing view, My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers r powers. 2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my God distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak, Ere from my opening lips they break.” ** p 3 Within thy circling power I stand; On every side I find thy hand: A wake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with God. 4 [Amazing knowledge, vast and great! PAUSE 1. 6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, -7 If up to heaven I take my flight, I fly beyond the Western seabane9 o Thy swifter hand would first arrive, And there arrest thy fugitive. -9 Or should I try to shum thy sight," (܀ e 10 O may these thoughts possess my breast, PAUSE II. 11 [The veil of night is no disguise ;- 13 O may these thoughts possess my breast, L. M. SECOND PART. Portugal. [*] 1 "WAS from thy hand, my God, I came, A work of such a curious frame. 3 [By thee my growing parts were named, 4 At last to show my Maker's name, 5 [There the young seeds of thought began, Great God, our infant nature pays PAUSE. } 6 Lord, since, in my advancing age, I've acted on life's busy stage, Thy thoughts of love to me surmount 8 These on my heart are still impressed; L. M. THIRD PART. Bath. [*] I mourn to hear their lips profane * thy will! e 3 Lord, search my soul, try every thought: I beg the trial of thine eyes. 4 Doth secret mischief lurk within?r, estat Do I indulge some unknown sin ?} -O turn my feet, whene'er I stray, e l And lead me in thy perfect way.] C. M. FIRST PART. Wantage. [b] In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My public walks, my private ways, -3 My thoughts lie open to the Lord, 4 O wondrous knowledge, deep and high! o 5 So let thy grace surround me still, PAUSE. Windsor. a 6 Lord, where shall guilty souls retire, In hell they meet thy dreadful fire,→ e 7 Should I suppress my vital breath, o Thy voice could break the bars of death," And make the grave resign. -8 If, winged with beams of morning light, Thy hand, which must support my flight, 9 If o'er my sins I think to draw o Those flaming eyes that guard thy law, Would turn the shades to light. g 10 The beams of noon, the midnight hour, Are both alike to thee: e O may I ne'er provoke that Power, From which I cannot flee. C. M. SECOND PART. Colchester. [*] WHEN with pleasing wonder, stand, And my frame survey, Lord, 'tis thy work! I own thy hand Thus built my humble clay." 2 Thy hand my heart and reins possessed, Thy wisdom all my features traced, 3 Thine eye with nicest care surveyed The growth of every part; Till the whole scheme thy thoughts had laid, o 4 Heaven, earth, and sea, and fire, and wind, - e But I review myself, and find g 5 Thy awful glories round me shine; Lord, to thy works of nature join C. M. THIRD PART. York. [*] LORD, when I count thy mercies o'er, They strike me with surprise; o Not all the sands that spread the shore To equal numbers rise. e 2 My flesh with fear and wonder standsThe product of thy skill; o And hourly blessings from thy hands Thy thoughts of love reveal. e -3 These on my heart by night I keep; How kind, how dear to me! o O may the hour that ends my sleep, Still find my thoughts with thee. PSALM 141. L. M. Worship. Dresden. [*] Ver. 2, 3, 4, 5. Watchfulness and Brotherly Love. 1 'MY God, accept my early vows, Like morning incense in thy house; And let my nightly worship rise, Sweet as the evening sacrifice. e 2 Watch o'er my lips, and guard them, Lord, From every rash and heedless word: Nor let my feet incline to tread The guilty path where sinners lead. 3 O may the righteous, when I stray, Smite and reprove my wandering way! o Their gentle words, like ointment shed, Shall never bruise, but cheer my head. |