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HYMN XXXIV.

God our Shepherd.

1 THE Lord my shepherd is,
I shall be well supply'd;
Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside?

2 He leads me to the place,

Where heav'nly pasture grow
Where living waters gently pass,
And full salvation flows.

3 If e'er I go astray,

He doth my soul reclaim,

And guides me in his own right way,

For his most holy name.

4 While he affords his aid,
I cannot yield to fear:

Tho' I should walk through death's dark shade,
My shepherd's with me there.

5 The bounties of thy love

Shall crown my following days:
Nor from thy house will I remove,
Nor cease to speak thy praise.

HYMN XXXV.

God our Shepherd.

1 THE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,"
And guard me with a watchful eye.

2 My noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend :
When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant.
3 To fertile vales and dewy meads,
My weary wandring steps he leads

Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amidst the verdant landskip flow.

Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds I stray,
Thy presence shall my pains beguile,
The barren wilderness shall smile,

5 With sudden greens and herbage crown'd,
And streams shall murmur all around,
Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,

6 My steadfast heart shall fear no ill :
For thou, O Lord, art with me still:
Thy friendly erook shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dismal shade.

HYMN XXXVI.

God our Shepherd.

1 LO, my Shepherd's hand divine!
Want shall never more be mine;
In a pasture fair and large
He will feed his happy charge.

2 When I faint with summer's heat,
He will lead my weary feet

To the streams, that still and slow,
Thro' the verdant meadow flow.

3 He my soul anew will frame,
And his mercy to proclaim,
When through devious paths I stray,
Teach my steps the better way.

4 Through the dreary vale I tread,
By the shades of death o'erspread ;
There I walk from terror free,
While protected, Lord, by thee.

HYMN XXXVII.

God our Shepherd.

1 THE Lord is my shepherd, my guardian, and guide;

Whatsoever I want, he will kindly provide;
To the sheep of his pasture his mercies abound,
His care and protection his flock will surround;
If e'er from his fold they should wander abroad,
His care will recall them, and fix their abode,
Where himself, in the midst, with a provident eye,
Will regard all their wants, and provide a supply.
2 The Lord is my shepherd, what then shall I fear?
What danger can frighten me while he is near?
Not when the time calls me to walk thro' the vale
Of the shadow of death, shall my heart ever fail :
Though, afraid, of myself, to pursue the dark way,
Thy rod and thy staff be my comfort and stay;
For I know, by thy guidance, when once it is past;
To a fountain of life it will bring me at last.
3 The Lord is become my salvation and song,
His blessings shall follow me all my life long;
Whatsoever condition he places me in,

I am sure 'tis the best it could ever have been ;
For the Lord he is good, and his mercies are sure;
He only afflicts us, in order to cure;

The Lord will I praise while I have any breath,
Be content all my life, and resign'd in my death

HYMN XXXVIII.

God the guide of the humble.

1 WHOE'ER, with humble fear,
To God his duty pays,

Shall find the Lord a faithful guide
In all his righteous ways.

2 He those in virtue guides,
Who his direction seek,

And in his sacred paths will lead
The humble and the meek.

S Through all the ways of God
Both truth and mercy thine,
To those who, with religious hearts,
To his bless'd will incline.

The meek the Lord will bless,
And make them heirs of heaven;
True riches with abundant peace,
To humble souls are given.

HYMN XXXIX.

Creation and providence.

1 YE humble souls in God rejoice!
Your Maker's praise becomes your voice,
Great is your theme, your songs be new;
Sing of his name, his word, his ways;
His works of nature and of grace.

How wise and holy, just and true!

Justice and truth he ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves,
His word the heavenly arches spread;
How wide they shine from north to south!
And by the spirit of his mouth

Were all the starry armies made.

3 He gathers the wide flowing seas,
Those wat'ry treasures know their place
In the vast storehouse of the deep:
He spake, and gave all nature birth;
And fires, and seas, and heav'n, and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.

Ye that delight to serve the Lord,
The honors of his name record,

His sacred name forever bless;
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams, or setting rays,

Let ev'ry tongue his pow'r confess.

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God hearing prayer.

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 who are distress'd
From my example comfort take,
And sooth their griefs to rest.

3 O magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt his name;
To him in my distress I cry'd,
He to my rescue came.

4 With grateful hearts observe his ways,
And on his goodness rest.

So will your own experience prove
That pious souls are blest.

5 For while his fear inspires your breast,
His mercy will be nigh,"

To guard your lives from threat'ning ills,
And all your wants supply.

HYMN XLI.

Providence and grace.

1 HIGH in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through ev'ry cloud
Which veils and darkens thy designs.

2 Forever firm thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep;
Great are the wonders of thine hands,
Thy judgments are a mighty deep!

3 Thy mercy makes the earth thy care,
Thy providence is kind and large;

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