2. Hear my prayer, O GOD, and hearken unto the words of my mouth. lxi. 1. Hear my crying, O GOD, give ear unto my prayer. cii. 2. Hide not Thy face from me, O GOD, in the time of my trouble: O hear me, and that right soon. xviii. 1. I will love Thee, O LORD, my strength; the LORD is my stony rock, and my defence: my Saviour, my GOD, in Whom I will trust. 4. The pains of hell came about me, the snares of the wicked overtook me. 6. I did call upon the LORD, and He heard my voice. 2. I will call upon the LORD, Which is worthy to be praised. 873 BALFE. JEREMIAH V. 7. How shall I pardon thee for this, O Jerusalem! thy children have forsaken Me, and sworn by them that are no gods. (From "Jerusalem," No. 6.) PIERSON. 874 DANIEL ix. 16. O LORD, according to Thy righteousness, we beseech Thee, let Thine anger and Thy fury be turned away from Thy city Jerusalem, Thy holy mountain. 19. O LORD, hear; O LORD, forgive, according to Thy righteousness, we beseech Thee. (From "Jerusalem," No. 16.) PIERSON. 875 REVELATION Vii. 13. What are these that are arrayed in white robes? Whence came they? 14. These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the Blood of the Lamb. 15. Therefore are they before the Throne of GOD and serve Him day and night in His temple, and He that sitteth on the Throne shall dwell among them. 17. And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (From "Jerusalem," No. 39.) PIERSON. 876 PSALM XXIV. 7. Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors: and the King of Glory shall come in. 8. Who is the King of Glory? the LORD strong and mighty, mighty in battle. 10. The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of Glory. J. L. HOPKINS. 877 ST. MATTHEW ii. 1. When JESUS was born in Bethlehem in the days of Herod the King, behold, there came wise men from the East unto Jerusalem, 2. Saying, "Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East, and are come to worship Him." 7-9. Then Herod sent them to Bethlehem, and they departed; and lo, the star, which they saw in the East, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. II. When they had opened their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. REVELATION XV. 3. Great and marvellous are Thy works, LORD GOD Almighty! Just and true are Thy ways, Thou King of Saints! 4. Who shall not fear Thee, O LORD, and glorify Thy Name? for Thou only art holy; for all nations shall come and worship before Thee. 878 J. L. HOPKINS. JOB Xxiii. 3. O that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat. 8. Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive Him; 9. On the left hand, where He doth work, but I cannot behold Him; He hideth Himself on the right hand. ST. JOHN XX. 29. Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. W. S. BENNETT 879 LORD, to Thee our song we raise, Ever, LORD, vouchsafe to bless 880 W. S. BENNETT. PSALM XV. I. LORD, who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon Thy holy hill ? 2. Even he that leadeth an uncorrupt life, and doeth the thing which is right, and speaketh the truth from his heart. *1. LORD, who shall dwell in Thy tabernacle? or who shall rest upon Thy holy hill? 3. He that hath used no deceit in his tongue, nor done evil to his neighbour, and hath not slandered his neighbour. 4. He that setteth not by himself, but is lowly in his own eyes, and maketh much of them that fear the LORD. LORD, who shall rest on that bright hill Of holiness divine, Within the tabernacle's gate, Where Thou dost dwell with Thine? 5. He that sweareth unto his neighbour, and disappointeth him not, though it were to his own hindrance. 6. He that hath not given his money upon usury, nor taken reward against the innocent. 7. Whoso doeth these things, shall never fall. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The GOD Whom we adore, Be glory as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. Amen. W. S. BENNETT. * These words are sometimes omitted. T 881 SI ST. LUKE i. 68. Blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel, He hath visited and redeemed His people, 69. And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us in the house of His servant David. (From "The Woman of Samaria," No. 3.) $ 2 ST. JOHN iv. 13. Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again; 14. But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water, springing up into everlasting life. ISAIAH xii. 3. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation. XXX. 21. And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying, This is the way, walk ye in it. (From "The Woman of Samaria," Nos. 6, 7.) §3 PSALM CXxxix. I. O LORD, Thou has searched me out, and known me; Thou knowest my downsitting, and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thoughts long before. 3. For, lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but Thou, O LORD, knowest it altogether. (From "The Woman of Samaria,” No. 9.) $4 JEREMIAH XXXI. 12. Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow any more at all. (From "The Woman of Samaria," No. 11.) $ 5 ST. JOHN iv. 24. GOD is a Spirit; and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth. 23. For the Father seeketh such to worship Him. (From "The Woman of Samaria," No. 12.) $6 ISAIAH ii. 5; ST. JOHN xii. 35. Come, O Israel, let us walk as sons of light, not as children of darkness. EPHESIANS V. 8. Let us walk in the light of GOD. (From "The Woman of Samaria," No. 15.) Abide with me, fast falls the eventide, I need Thy presence every passing hour; I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; (From "The Woman of Samaria,” No. 17.) $8 PSALM 1XXXV. 9. His salvation is nigh them that fear Him, that glory may dwell in our land. 12. Yea, the LORD shall shew loving-kindness, and our land shall give her increase. (From "The Woman of Samaria," No. 20.) § 9 PSALM Xviii. 2. I will call upon the LORD, Who is worthy to be praised. lxxii. 18. And blessed be the LORD GOD of Israel. Amen, Amen. (From "The Woman of Samaria," Nos. 21, 22.) W. S. BENNETT. |