No. 8 THE EARTHQUAKE. The veil of the temple was rent in twain: the sun was darkened; the earth did quake; the rocks were rent; the graves opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, for truly This was the Son of God, Whose voice then shook the earth. And yet once more He will shake not only the earth, but also the heaven. 680 F. J. HAYDN. The arm of the LORD is upon them, by the edge of the sword they fell, and the rolling thunder He cast on all; man against man He set them, none can escape His fury, the sword of the LORD devoureth them all. The LORD, He will have mercy; in peace He keepeth Zion. 681 F. J. HAYDN. PSALM cii. I, 2. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and turn not away Thy face from Thy servant. Ixxix. 5. How long wilt Thou be angry? shall Thine indignation burn for ever? lxix. 17, 21. Hear me, O LORD! Thy rebuke hath broken my heart. I looked for some to have pity on me, but there was no man to comfort me. lxxi. 1. In Thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: Father, have mercy on me, according to Thy holy Word. 682 M. HAYDN. JOB. X. 1. My soul is weary of life: I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. I will say unto GOD, O do not condemn me; shew me why Thou contendest with me. xiv. 1. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2. He cometh up, and is cut down like a flower; he fleeth as it were a shadow, and continueth not in one stay. vii. 21. Why pardonest Thou not my transgression? Why take not mine iniquity from me? xiv. 13. O that Thou wouldest hide me in the grave till Thy wrath be passed! iii. 17. There the wicked cease from troubling, there the weary are at rest. v. 17. Behold, happy is the man whom GOD correcteth: 18. For He maketh sore, and bindeth up; He woundeth, and maketh whole. ISAIAH xii. 2. Therefore I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song, and He will also become my salvation. 683 J. C. BECKWITH. ECCLESIASTICUS xliii. 29. The LORD is very great and terrible; marvellous in His power. 28. He is great above all His works. 11. Look upon the rainbow, and praise Him that made it beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. 12. It compasseth the heaven with a glorious circle, and the hand of the Most High hath bended it. 13. He maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of His judgment. 19, 18. The hoar-frost also He poureth on the ground, and the eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof. 20. When the cold north-wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it is clothed as with a breast-plate. ROMANS Xi. 33. O how unsearchable are all His works, and His ways are past finding out! ECCLESIASTICUS xliii. 16. At His sight the mountains are shaken, and at His will the south wind bloweth. 17. The noise of the thunder, the northern storm, and the whirlwind, make the earth tremble. PSALM lxviii. 4. Sing unto GOD, and sing praises unto His Name: sing unto GOD, and magnify Him that rideth upon the heavens: praise Him in His Name JEHOVAH, yea, and rejoice before Him. Amen. J. C. BECKWITH. 684 PSALM cxlv. 3. Great is the LORD and marvellous, worthy to be praised; and all generations shall praise His holy Name. Heaven and earth shall praise His Name for ever and ever, and declare His power and majesty. Amen. RIGHINI. 685 PSALM XXXI. 2. Incline Thine ear to me, O LORD, make haste to deliver me. vi. 4. O save me for Thy mercies' sake. 686 HIMMEL. PSALM XCV. 6, 7. O come, let us worship and kneel before the LORD our Maker, for He is the LORD our GOD. HIMMEL. 687 PSALM cxlvii. 12. Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Sion. cxlviii. 2. Praise Him, all ye angels: praise Him, all His host. 3. Praise Him, sun and moon: praise Him, stars and light. cvii. 15. O that men would therefore praise the LORD for His goodness, and declare the wonders that He doeth for the children of men! Hallelujah. Amen. PSALM CXXI. 688 SCOTT. 1. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up mine eyes, from whence cometh my help. cxxiv. 2. Our help is in the Name of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. xliii. 3. O send out Thy light and Thy truth, that they may lead me, and bring me unto Thy holy hill, and to Thy dwelling. There to the pleasant harp my voice I'll raise Webbe. 689 PSALM XIX. 1. The heavens declare the glory of GOD, and the firmament sheweth His handywork. PSALM CXlV. 10. All Thy works praise Thee, O LORD, and Thy saints give thanks unto Thee. II. They shew the glory of Thy Kingdom, and talk of Thy power: 12. That Thy power, Thy glory, and mightiness of Thy Kingdom, might be known unto men. 13. Thy Kingdom is an everlasting Kingdom, and Thy dominion endureth throughout all ages. 690 WEBBE. Save us, O GOD, we fix our hope in Thee, PSALM Xxiii. 4. Though I walk in the valley of the shadow of death, yet will I fear no ill, for Thou art with me. cxxi. 3. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: He that keepeth thee shall not sleep. 4. Behold, He that keepeth Israel, shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5. The LORD Himself is thy keeper; the LORD Himself is thy defence upon thy right hand. 6. So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, neither the moon by night. 7. The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil; yea, it is even He that shall keep thy soul. Save us, O GOD, we fix our hope in Thee, 691 Sit Trinitati sempiterna gloria, WEBBE. Webbe. 692 PSALM XXVi. 1. Be Thou my judge, O LORD, for I have walked innocently: my trust hath been also in the LORD, therefore I shall not fall. 2. Examine me, O LORD, and prove me: try out my reins and my heart. 3. For Thy loving-kindness is ever before mine eyes, and I will walk in Thy truth. 6. I will wash my hands in innocency, O LORD, and so will I go to Thine Altar; 7. That I may shew the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Thy wondrous works. lxxxv. 7. Shew us Thy mercy, O LORD: and grant us Thy salvation. Amen. 693 BOYCE, vv. 1–3, 6, 7. 694 J. H. CLarke, v. 1. 695 DE LACY, VV. I−3. 696 E. J. HOPKINS, vv. 6, 3, 7. 697 COLLECT For the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. J. Corfe. O GOD, Who hast prepared for them that love Thee such good things as pass man's understanding; pour into our hearts such love toward Thee, that we, loving Thee above all things, may obtain Thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen. ALLEN, A. S. BAKER, BATSON, J. Corfe, Oakeley. 698 PSALM V. 1. Ponder my words, O LORD: consider my meditation. 2. O hearken Thou unto the voice of my calling, my King and my GOD, for unto Thee, O GOD, will I make my prayer. 3. My voice shalt Thou hear betimes, O LORD: early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee, and will look up. |