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5 Yet, LORD, thy searching eye
Does inward truth require;
And secretly with wisdom's laws
My soul thou wilt inspire.

6 With hyssop purge me, LORD,
And so I clean shall be:

I shall with snow in whiteness vie,
When purified by thee.

7 Make me to hear with joy

Thy kind forgiving voice;

That so the bones which thou hast broke
May with fresh strength rejoice.

8 Blot out my crying sins,
Nor me in anger view:
Create in me a heart that 's clean,
An upright mind renew.

9 Withdraw not thou thy help,
Nor cast me from thy sight;
Nor let thy Holy Spirit take
His everlasting flight.

10 The joy thy favor gives

Let me, O LORD, regain,

And thy free Spirit's firm support
My fainting soul sustain.

11 So I thy righteous ways
To sinners will impart;
Whilst my advice shall wicked men
To thy just laws convert.

12 Could sacrifice atone,

Whole flocks and herds should die; But on such off'rings thou disdain'st To cast a gracious eye.

13 A broken spirit is

By GoD most highly prized;
By him a broken, contrite heart,
Shall never be despised.

14 Let Sion favor find,

Of thy good will assured;
And thy own city flourish long,
By lofty walls secured.

15 The just shall then attend,
And pleasing tribute pay;
And sacrifice of choicest kind
Upon thy altar lay.

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2 My heart is pain'd; the shades of death Their terrors round me spread;

While fearful tremblings seize my breast, Horrors o'erwhelm my head.

3 And thus I breathe my heavy sigh To Him who hears above;

"O that my soul on wings could fly, And emulate the dove!

4 "Swift I'd escape, and flee afar,
Some secret place to find,

Hide from the world's distracting care,
And rest my weary mind.

5 "I'd wing my everlasting flight,
Bidding the world farewell,

From sin and strife, to realms of light,
Where peace and quiet dwell."

6 Thus will I call on God, who still
Shall in my aid appear;

At morn, at noon, at night I 'll pray,
And he my voice shall hear.

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1 LORD! though at times surprised by fear, On danger's first alarm,

Yet still for succor I depend

On thy almighty arm.

2 God's faithful promise I shall praise,
On which I now rely;

In God I trust, and, trusting him,
The arm of flesh defy.

3 I'll trust God's word, and so despise
The force that man can raise ;
To thee, O GOD, my vows are due,
To thee I'll render praise.

4 Thou hast retrieved my soul from death, And thou wilt still secure

The life thou hast so oft preserved,
And make my footsteps sure:

5 That thus, protected by thy power,
I may this light enjoy;
And in the service of my GOD
My lengthen'd days employ,

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From the lxii. Psalm of David.

1 MY soul, for help on God rely,

On him alone thy trust repose; My rock and health will strength supply, To bear the shock of all my foes. 2 GOD does his saving health dispense, And flowing blessings daily send: He is my fortress and defence,

On him my soul shall still depend.

3 In him, ye people, always trust;

Before his throne pour out your hearts:
For GoD, the merciful and just,
His timely aid to us imparts.

4 The LORD has oft his will express'd,
And I this truth have fully known;
To be of boundless power possess'd,
Belongs of right to God alone.

5 Though mercy is his darling grace,
In which he chiefly takes delight;
Yet he will all the human race
According to their works requite.

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3 My life, while I that life enjoy,
In blessing GOD I will employ,

With lifted hands adore his name:
As with its choicest food supplied,
My soul shall be full satisfied

While I with joy his praise proclaim.
4 When down I lie, sweet sleep to find,
Thou, LORD, art present to my mind,
And when I wake in dead of night;
Because thou still dost succor bring,
Beneath the shadow of thy wing
I rest with safety and delight.

PSALM 50.

From the lxv. Psalın of David.

PART I. L. M.

1 FOR thee, O GOD, our constant praise
In Sion waits, thy chosen seat;
Our promised altars there we 'll raise,
And all our zealous vows complete,
2 Thou! who to every humble prayer,
Dost always bend thy list'ning ear,
To thee shall all mankind repair,
And at thy gracious throne appear.
3 Our sins, though numberless, in vain
To stop thy flowing mercy try;
Whilst thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain,
And washest out the crimson dye.

4 Blest is the man, who, near thee placed,
Within thy sacred dwelling lives!
'Tis there abundantly we taste

The vast delights thy temple gives.

PART II. L. M.

1 LORD! from thy unexhausted store,
Thy rain relieves the thirsty ground;
Makes lands, that barren were before,
With corn and useful fruits abound.

2 On rising ridges down it pours,

And every furrow'd valley fills:
Thou mak'st them soft with gentle showers,
In which a blest increase distils.

3 Thy goodness does the circling year

With fresh returns of plenty crown; And where thy glorious paths appear, The fruitful clouds drop fatness down. 4 They drop on barren deserts, changed By them to pastures fresh and green: The hills about, in order ranged,

In beauteous robes of joy are seen.

5 Large flocks with fleecy wool adorn
The cheerful downs; the valleys bring
A plenteous crop of full ear'd corn,
And seem, for joy, to shout and sing.

PSALM 51.

From the lxvi. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

1 LET all the lands, with shouts of joy,
To GOD their voices raise;
Sing psalms in honor of his name,
And spread his glorious praise.

2 And let them say, How dreadful, LORD, In all thy works, art thou!

To thy great power thy stubborn foes
Shall all be forced to bow.

3 Through all the earth, the nations round Shall thee, their GoD, confess;

And, with glad hymns, their awful dread
Of thy great Name express.

4 O come! behold the works of God,
And then with me you 'll own
That he to all the sons of men
Has wondrous judgment shown.
5 O all ye nations, bless our God,
And loudly speak his praise;
Who keeps our souls alive, and still
Confirms our steadfast ways.

PART II. C. M.

1 My off'rings to God's house I'll bring,
And there my vows will pay,
Which I with solemn zeal did make
In trouble's dismal day.

2 O come, all ye that fear the LORD,
Attend with heedful care,

Whilst I what GOD for me has done
With grateful joy declare.

3 As I before his aid implored,
So now I praise his Name;
But, if my heart to sin incline,
My prayer will God disclaim.
4 But God to me, whene'er I cried,
His gracious ear did bend,
And to the voice of my request
With constant love attend.

5 Then bless'd for ever be my God,
Who never, when I pray,
Withholds his mercy from my soul,
Nor turns his face away.

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