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1 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.

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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
And vital warmth bestows.

PART II. C. M.

1 God'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.

PSALM 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 sacrifice 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.

Still save us, Lord; and still

Thy servants deign to bless:

Hear, King of heaven, in times of ill, The prayers that we address.

PSALM 17.

From the xxii. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

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 head,
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.

PART II. C. M

1 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 council 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.

PART III. C. M.

1 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."

4 Thus in thy sacred courts, will I
My cheerful thanks express;
In presence of thy saints perform
The vows of my distress.

5 The meek companions of my grief
Shall find my table spread;
And all that seek the Lord shall be
With joys immortal fed.

6 Then shall the glad converted world
To God their homage pay;
And scatter'd nations of the earth
One sovereign Lord obey.

7 'Tis his supreme prerogative

O'er all mankind to reign;

'Tis just that he should rule the world,
Who does the world sustain.

8 The rich, who are with plenty fed,
His bounty must confess;
The sons of want, by him relieved,
Their generous patron bless.

9 With humble worship to his throne
They all for aid resort;

That power which first their being gave,
Alone can them support.

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7 Erect your heads, eternal gates;
Unfold, to entertain

The King of glory: see! he comes
With his celestial train.

8 Who is the King of glory? who?
The Lord, for strength renown'd;
In battle mighty; o'er his foes
Eternal victor crown'd.

9 Erect your heads, ye gates; unfold, In state to entertain

The King of glory: see! he comes
With all his shining train.

10 Who is the King of glory? who?
The Lord of hosts renown'd;
Of glory he alone is King,
Who is with glory crown'd.

PSALM 20. S. M.

From the xxv. Psalm of David. 10 God, in whom I trust,

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I lift my heart and voice:
O let me not be put to shame,

Nor let thy foes rejoice.

2 Those who on thee rely,

Let no disgrace attend;

Be that the shameful lot of such
As wilfully offend.

3 To me thy truth impart,

And lead me in thy way;

For thou art he that brings me help,
On thee I wait all day.

4 Thy mercies and thy love,
O Lord, recall to mind;
And graciously continue still,
As thou wert ever, kind.

5 Let all my youthful crimes
Be blotted out by thee;
And, for thy wondrous goodness' sake,
In mercy think on me.

6 His mercy and his truth

The righteous Lord displays,
In bringing wandering sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.

7 He those in justice guides

Who his direction seek;
And in his sacred paths shall lead
The humble and the meek.

8 Through all the ways of God
Both truth and mercy shine,
To such as, with religious hearts,
To his blest will incline.

9 Since mercy is the grace

That most exalts thy fame,

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PSALM 22. C. M.

From the xxvii. Psalm of David.

HOM should I fear, since God to me
Is saving health and light?
Since strongly he my life supports

What can my soul affright?

2 Henceforth within his house to dwell
I earnestly desire ;

His wondrous beauty there to view,
And of his will enquire.

3 For there I may with comfort rest,
In times of deep distress;
And safe, as on a rock, abide

In that secure recess.

4 When us to seek thy glorious face Thou kindly dost advise;

Extract from the Journal of the General Conven

tion, 1832.

Resolved, As the sense and declaration of this Convention, that so much of the rubrics in the Form of

"Thy glorious face I'll always seek,"
My grateful heart replies.

5 Then hide not thou thy face, O Lord,
Nor me in wrath reject;

My God and Saviour, leave not him
Thou didst so oft protect.

6 Though all of nearest earthly ties,
Me, in my woe, forsake,

Yet thou, whose love excels them all,
Wilt care and pity take.

7 Instruct me in thy paths, O Lord,
My ways directly guide;

Lest sinful men, who watch my steps,
Should see me tread aside.

8 I trusted that my future life

Should with thy love be crown'd;
Or else my fainting soul had sunk,
With sorrow compass'd round.

9 God's time with patient faith expect,
Who will inspire thy breast

With inward strength: do thou thy part,
And leave to him the rest.

PSALM 23. C. M.
From the xxviii. Psalm of David.

ADORED for ever be the Lord;

His praise I will resound,

From whom the cries of my distress
A gracious answer found.

2 He is my strength and shield; my heart Has trusted in his Name;

And now relieved, my heart, with joy,
His praises shall proclaim.

3 The Lord, the everlasting God,
Is my defence and rock,

The saving health, the saving strength,
Of his anointed flock.

4 O save and bless thy people, Lord,

Consecrat on of a Church or Chapel as requires the 2 singing of "Psalm 26, verses 6, 7, and 8," will hereafter be duly complied with by singing verses 2 and 3, in the selection from the 26th Psalm, included in the Psalms in Metre authorized by these resolutions to be set forth.

Thy heritage preserve;

Feed, strengthen, and support their hearts, That they may never swerve.

PSALM 24. L. M.
From the xxix. Psalm of David.

YE that in might and power excel,

Your grateful sacrifice prepare;
God's glorious actions loudly tell,
His wondrous power to all declare.
To his great Name fresh altars raise;
Devoutly due respect afford;
Him in his holy temple praise,

Where he's with solemn state adored.

3 "Tis he that, with amazing noise,

The watery clouds in sunder breaks; The ocean trembles at his voice,

When he from heaven in thunder speaks. 4 How full of power his voice appears!

With what majestic terror crown'd! Which from their roots tall cedars tears, And strews their scatter'd branches round.

5 God rules the angry floods on high;

His boundless sway shall never cease; His saints with strength he will supply, And bless his own with constant peace.

PSALM 25. C. M.

From the xxx. Psalm of David.

IN my distress to God I cried,

Who kindly did relieve,

And from the grave's expecting mouth
My hopeless life retrieve.

20 to his courts, ye saints of his,

With songs of praise repair; With me commemorate his truth, And providential care.

3 His wrath has but a moment's reign, His favour no decay;

The night of grief is recompensed
With joy's returning day.

4 Therefore, O Lord, I'll gladly sing
Thy praise in grateful verse;
And, as thy favours endless are,
Thy endless praise rehearse.

PSALM 26. S. M.
From the xxxi. Psalm of David,
EFEND me, Lord, from shame,
For still I trust in thee;

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As just and righteous is thy Name,
From danger set me free.

2 Bow down thy gracious ear,

And speedy succour send;
Do thou my steadfast rock appear,
To shelter and defend.

3 To thee, the God of truth,

My life, and all that's mine,

(For thou preserv'st me from my youth,) I willingly resign.

4 My hope, my steadfast trust,

I on thy help repose:

That thou, my God, art good and just, My soul with comfort knows.

5 Whate'er events betide,

Thy wisdom times them all; Then, Lord, thy servant safely hide From those that seek his fall.

6 The brightness of thy face

To me, O Lord, disclose
And, as thy mercies still increase,
Preserve me from my foes.

7 How great thy mercies are
To such as fear thy Name,

Which thou, for those that trust thy care, Dost to the world proclaim!

8 O all ye saints, the Lord

With eager love pursue;

Who to the just will help afford,
And give the proud their due.

9 Ye that on God rely,

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Courageously proceed;

For he will still your hearts supply With strength in time of need.

PSALM 27. L. M.

From the xxxii. Psalm of David.

E'S blest, whose sins have pardon gain'd,

No more in judgment to appear; Whose guilt remission has obtain'd, And whose repentance is sincere.

2 No sooner I my wound disclosed, The guilt that tortured me within, But thy forgiveness interposed,

And mercy's healing balm pour'd in. 3 Sorrows on sorrows multiplied,

The harden'd sinner shall confound; But them who in His truth confide, Blessings of mercy shall surround. 4 His saints, that have perform'd his laws, Their life in triumph shall employ; Let them, as they alone have cause, In grateful raptures shout for joy.

PSALM 28.

From the xxxiii. Psalm of David.
PART I. C. M.

LET all the just to God, with joy,

Their cheerful voices raise;
For well the righteous it becomes
To sing glad songs of praise.

2 Let harps, and psalteries, and lutes,
In joyful concert meet;
And new-made songs of loud applause
The harmony complete.

3 For faithful is the word of God,

His works with truth abound;
He justice loves, and all the earth
Is with his goodness crown'd.
4 By his almighty word, at first,
The heavenly arch was rear'd;
And all the beauteous hosts of light
At his command appear'd.

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