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PSALMS.

PSALM 19. VERSION 2.

PART 1.

Excellence of revealed truth.

1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord;
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days, thy power confess;
But the blest volume thou hast writ,
Reveals thy justice and thy grace.
3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand:
So when thy truth began its race,
It touch'd and glanc'd on every land.
4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run;
Till Christ has all the nations blest,
That see the light or feel the sun.

5 Great Sun of Righteousness, arise;
Bless the dark world with heavenly light:
Thy gospel makes the simple wise;
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renew'd, and sins forgiven:
Lord, cleanse our sins, our souls renew,
And make thy word our guide to heaven.

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PSALM 19. VERSION 2. PART 2.

For purity of heart,

BLEST Instructor! from thy ways
Who can tell how oft he strays?
Save from error's growth my mind,
Leave not, Lord, one root behind.

2 Cleanse me from the guilt that lies
Wrapt within my heart's disguise;
Let me thence, by thee renew'd,
Each presumptuous sin exclude:

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Let my tongue, from error free,
Speak the words approv'd by thee;
To thy all-observing eyes
Let my thoughts accepted rise.

While I thus thy name adore,
And thy healing grace implore,
Blest Redeemer! bow thine ear;
God my Strength! propitious hear.

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PSALM 23. VERSION 1.

The Lord the Shepherd of his people. 1 MY Shepherd is the living Lord, Nothing therefore I need;

In pastures fair, near pleasant streams,
He setteth me to feed.

2 He shall convert and glad my soul,
And bring my mind in frame,

To walk in paths of righteousness,
For his most holy name.

3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill;

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Thy rod and staff they comfort me,

And thou art with me still.

Goodness and mercy all my days
Shall surely follow me ;

And in God's house for evermore
My dwelling place shall be.

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PSALM 23. VERSION 2.

The Lord the Shepherd of his people.
THE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye:
My noonday walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.
When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary, wandering steps he leads;
Where peaceful rivers, soft and s' 'v,
Amid the verdant landscape flow
Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with me still;
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful shade.

PSALM 23. VERSION 3.

The Lord the Shepherd of his people.
MY Shepherd will supply my need,
Jehovah is his name;

In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.

He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;

And leads me, for his mercy's sake,

In paths of truth and grace.

When I walk through the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay;

A word of thy supporting breath

Drives all my fears away.

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Thy hand, in spite of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread;
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.

5 The sure provisions of
my God
Attend me all my days:

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may thy house be mine abode,
And all my work be praise!

PSALM 24.

The Ascension of Christ.

OUR Lord is risen from the dead,
The Saviour is gone up on high:
The powers of hell are captive led,
Dragg'd to the portals of the sky.

There his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay:
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates;
Ye everlasting doors, give way.

Loose all your bars of massy light,
And wide unfold the ethereal scene:
He claims these mansions as his right:
Receive the King of glory in.

Who is the King of glory? Who?
The Lord that all his foes o'ercame,

The world, sin, death, and hell o'erthrew,
And Jesus is the Conqueror's name.

Lo! his triumphal chariot waits,
And angels chant the solemn lay :
Lift up your heads, ye heavenly gates,
Ye everlasting doors, give way.

6 Who is the King of glory? Who?
The Lord, of boundless power possess'd;
The King of saints and angels too,
God over all, for ever bless'd.

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PSALM 25.

Prayer to God.

TO God, in whom I trust,
I lift my heart and voice;
O let me not be put to shame,
Nor let my foes rejoice.

To me thy truth impart,

And lead me in thy way,

For thou alone canst bring me help,
On thee I wait all day.

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

PSALM 26.

Attachment to the House of God.

1 I love thy holy temple, Lord,

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For there thou deign'st to dwell;
And there, the teachers of thy word
Of all thy mercies tell.

There at thine altar would I kneel
In penitence sincere ;

Deeply a Saviour's mercy feel,
And words of pardon hear.

Or mingling with the choral throng,
My joyful voice would raise,
And
pour the full melodious song
In thankful notes of praise.

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