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12 Who sincerely seek and fear him, He to them their wish will give; When they call, the LORD will hear them,

He will hear them, and relieve. 13 From JEHOVAH all who prize him Shall his saving health enjoy; All the wicked, who despise him, He will in their sin destroy. 14 Still, JEHOVAH, thee confessing, Shall my tongue thy praise proclaim; And may all mankind with blessing Ever hail thy holy Name.

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From the cxlvi. Psalm of David.

PRAISE the LORD, and thou, my soul,

For ever bless his Name:

His wondrous love, while life shall last, My constant praise shall claim.

2 On princes, on the sons of men,
Let none for aid rely;

They cannot help, they turn to dust,
And all their counsels die.

3 Then happy he, who Jacob's God
For his protector takes;
Who still, with well-plac'd hope, the
[LORD
His constant refuge makes.

4 The LORD, who made both heav'n and earth,

And all that they contain,
Will never quit his steadfast truth,
Nor make his promise vain.

5 The poor, oppress'd, from all their

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My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.

2 Why should I place in man my trust? Ev'n princes die and turn to dust,

Vain is the help of flesh and blood; Their breath departs, their pomp, and pow'r,

And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good.

3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's GOD: he made the sky,

And earth, and seas, with all their train;

He saves th' oppress'd, he feeds the poor;

His truth for ever stands secure,

And none shall find his promise vain. 4 The LORD gives eye-sight to the blind,

The LORD supports the sinking mind, He sends the righteous strength and peace.

The widow, and the fatherless,
He helps the stranger in distress,

And to the prisoner grants release.
5 Gop shall the wicked overturn,
On them his wrath shall ever burn,
Sinners shall perish in their ways;
Sion! the GOD thy sons adore,
He, he is king for evermore;

The LORD thy GOD for ever praise! PSALM 121.

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From the cxlvii. Psalm of David.
FART I. (C. M.)

PRAISE the LORD with hymns
of joy,

And celebrate his fame;

For pleasant, good, and comely 'tis
To praise his holy Name.

2 His holy city God will build,

Though levell'd with the ground, Bring back his people, though dispers'd Through all the nations round.

3 He kindly heals the broken hearts, And all their wounds does close He tells the number of the stars,

Their several names he knows.

4 Great is the LORD, and great his pow'r,

His wisdom has no bound;

The meek he raises, and throws down The wicked to the ground.

5 To GOD the LORD, a hymn of praise
With grateful voices sing;
To songs of triumph tune the harp,
And strike each warbling string.

6 He covers heav'n with clouds, and
[thence
Refreshing rain bestows;
And on the mountains, through his
The grass in plenty grows. [care,

7 His care the beasts that loosely range
With timely food supplies;
He feeds the raven's tender brood,
And stops their hungry cries.

8 The LORD to him that fears his Name His tender love extends;

To him that on his boundless grace
With steadfast hope depends.

9 Let Sion and Jerusalem

To God their praise address Whose strength secures their lasting gates,

Who does their children bless.

PART II. (L. M.)

1 JEHOVAH speaks: swift from the skies

To earth the sov'reign mandate flies;
The elements confess their LORD,
With prompt obedience to his word:

2 The thick descending flakes of snow
O'er earth a fleecy mantle throw;
And glittering frost o'er all the plains
Binds nature fast in icy chains.

3 He speaks: the ice and snow obey,
And nature's fetters melt away;
Softly the vernal breezes blow,
And murm'ring waters freely flow.

4 But nobler works his grace record:
To Israel he reveals his word;
To them, his chosen flock, alone,
He makes his sacred precepts known.

5 Such bliss no heathen nation shares,
His oracles are only theirs;
Let Israel then their voices raise,
And bless their GoD in songs of praise!

PSALM 122. (II. 4.)

From the cxlviii. Psalm of David.

E boundless realms of joy,

YExalt your Maker's fame;

His praise your song employ
Above the starry frame:
Your voices raise,
Ye Cherubin,
And Seraphim,

To sing his praise.

12 Thou moon, that rul'st the night,
And sun, that guid'st the day,
Ye glitt'ring stars of light,
To him your homage pay:
His praise declare,
Ye heav'ns above,
And clouds that move
In liquid air.

3 Let them adore the LORD,
And praise his holy Name,
By whose almighty word
They all from nothing came;
And all shall last,
From changes free;
His firm decree
Stands ever fast.

4 Let earth her tribute pay:
Praise him,ye dreadful whales,
And fish that through the sea
Glide swift with glitt'ring scales;
Fire, hail, and snow,
And misty air,

And winds that where
He bids them blow.

5 By hills and mountains, all
In grateful concert join'd;
By cedars stately tall,
And trees for fruit design'd,
By every beast,
And creeping thing,
And fowl of wing,

His name be blest.

6 Let all of highest birth,

With those of humbler name, And judges of the earth, His matchless praise proclaim: In this design, Let youths with maids, And hoary heads With children, join.

7 United zeal be shown

His wondrous fame to raise,
Whose glorious Name alone
Deserves our endless praise :

Earth's utmost ends
His pow'r obey;
His glorious sway
The sky transcends.

8 His chosen saints to grace,
He sets them up on high;
And favours Israel's race,
Who still to him are nigh:
O therefore raise
Your grateful voice,
And still rejoice

The LORD to praise !

PSALM 123.

(IV. 1.)

PSALM 124.

From the cxlix. Psalm of David.
PRAISE ye the LORD,
Prepare your glad voice

His praise in the great
Assembly to sing:

In their great Creator
Let Israel rejoice;
And children of Sion

Be glad in their King.

2 Let them his great Name
Extol in their songs,
With hearts well attun'd
His praises express:
Who always takes pleasure
To hear their glad tongues,
And waits with salvation
The humble to bless.
3 With glory adorn'd,
His people shall sing
To GOD, who their heads
With safety doth shield:
Such honour and triumph
His favour shall bring,
O therefore for ever
All praise to him yield.

(L.M.)

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Unveil'd, in perfect glory shows. 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts Which he in our behalf has done; His kindness this return exacts, [run. With which our praise should equal 3 Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice Make rocks and hills his praise rebound: [noise, Praise him with harp's melodious And gentle psalt'ry's silver sound. 4 Let them who joyful hymns compose, To cymbal set their songs of praise; To well-tun'd cymbals, and to those That loudly sound on solemn days. 5 Let all, that vital breath enjoy, The breath he does to them afford In just returns of praise employ:

Let every creature praise the LORD.

THE END.

HYMNS.

1. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 15 O may these heavenly pages be

HYMN 1. (C. M.)

GREAT God! with wonder and with

On all thy works I look; [praise
But still thy wisdom, power, and
Shine brightest in thy book. [grace,
2 The stars, that in their courses roll,
Have much instruction given;
But thy good word informs my soul
How I may soar to heaven.

3 The fields provide me food, and
The goodness of the Lord; [show
But fruits of life and glory grow
In thy most holy word.

4 Here are my choicest treasures hid;
Here my best comfort lies;
Here my desires are satisfied,
And here my hopes arise.

5 Lord, make me understand thy law,
Show what my faults have been,
And from thy Gospel let me draw
Pardon for all my sin.

6 Here would I learn how Christ has To save my soul from hell; [died Not all the books on earth beside,

Such heavenly wonders tell.

7 Then let me love my Bible more,
And take a fresh delight,

By day to read these wonders o'er,
And meditate by night.

HYMN 2.

(C. M.)

My ever dear delight;

And still new beauties may I see,

6

And still increasing light.

Divine instructer, gracious Lord, Be thou for ever near; Teach me to love thy sacred word, And view my Saviour there.

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II. CREATION.
HYMN 3.

(C. M.)
REAT first of beings! mighty
Of all this wondrous frame! [Lord
Produc'd by thy creating word,
The world from nothing came.

2 Thy voice sent forth the high com'Twas instantly obey'd; [mand, And through thy goodness all things stand,

Which by thy pow'r were made. 3 Lord! for thy glory-shine the For this-in course the planets roll They all reflect thy light: [whole,

And day succeeds the night.

4 For this-the sun disperses heat And beams of cheering day; And distant stars, in order set, By night thy pow'r display. 5 For this the earth its produce For this-the waters flow; [yields,

FATHER of mercies! in thy word And blooming plants adorn the fields,

What endless glory shines!

For ever be thy name ador'd,
For these celestial lines.

2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;
Riches above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

3 Here the fair tree of knowledge
And yields a free repast; [grows,
Sublimer sweets than nature knows
Invite the longing taste.

4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys,
Attend the blissful sound.

And trees aspiring grow.

6 Inspir'd with praise, our minds This wise and noble end- [pursue That all we think, and all we do, Shall to thine honour tend.

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3 Then spake the Lord Omnipotent
The mandate, "Be there light:"
Light darted forth in vivid rays,
Änd scatter'd ancient night.

4 The glorious firmament he spread,
To part the earth and sky;
And fix'd the upper elements
Within their spheres on high.
5 He bade the seas together flow;
They left the solid land;
And herbs, and plants, and fruitful
trees,

Sprung forth at his command.

6 Above, he form'd the stars; and Two greater orbs of light; [plac'd The radiant sun to rule the day, The moon to rule the night 7 To all the varied living tribes He gave their wondrous birth; Some form'd within the wat'ry deep, Some, from the teeming earth 8 Then, chief o'er all his works below, Man, honour'd man, was made: His soul with God's pure image With innocence array'd. [stamp'd, 9 Completed now the mighty work, God his creation view'd:

And, pleas'd with all that he had Pronounc'd it "very good." [made,

HYMN 5. (II. 1.) Psalm cxlviii. Praise from Lining Creatures. BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay, Let each enraptur'd thought obey, And praise th' Almighty's name: Let heaven and earth, and seas and In one melodious concert rise, [skies, To swell th' inspiring theme. 2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, While all th' adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing; Let ev'ry list'ning saint above Wake all the tuneful soul of love,

And touch the sweetest string. 3 Whate'er this living world contains, That wings the air, or treads the United praise bestow; [plains, Ye tenants of the ocean wide, Proclaim him through the mighty And in the deeps below. [tide,

4 Let man, by nobler passions sway'd, The feeling heart, the judging head,

In heavenly praise employ; Spread HIS tremendous Name around, While heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, The gen'ral burst of joy.

HYMN 6. (II. 1.)

Psalm cxlviii.

Praise from the Elements and
Worlds.

YE fields of light, celestial plains,
Where pure, serene effulgence
Ye scenes divinely fair, [reigns
Your Maker's wondrous pow'r pro-
claim,

Tell how he form'd your shining
And breath'd the fluid air. [frame,
2 Join, all ye stars, the vocal choir;
Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire

The mighty chorus aid,
And, soon as ev'ning veils the plain,
Thou moon, prolong the hallow
strain,

And praise him in the shade. 3 Thou heav'n of heav'ns, his vast abode,

Proclaim the glories of thy God;

Ye worlds, declare his might; He spake the word, and ye were made; Darkness and dismal chaos fled,

And nature sprung to light. 4 Let ev'ry element rejoice; Ye thunders, burst with awful voice To him who bids you roll; His praise in softer notes declare, Each whisp'ring breeze of yielding And breathe it to the soul. [air,

HYMN 7. (L. M.)

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