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2. Nor from the seat of scornful pride
Casts forth his eyes abroad,
But with humility and awe

Still walks before his God.

3. That man shall flourish like the trees
Which by the streamlet grow,
Whose fruitful top is spread on high,
And firm the root below.

4. But he whose blossom buds in guilt
Shall to the ground be cast,

And like the rootless stubble tossed
Before the sweeping blast.

5. For God, that God the good adore,
Will give them peace and joy;
But all the hopes of wicked men
Will utterly destroy.

BURNS.

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1. How are Thy servants blest, O Lord,
How sure is their defense!
Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help, omnipotence.

2. In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by Thy care,

Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

3. When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,

They know Thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

4. The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to Thy will;

The sea, that roars at Thy command,
At Thy command is still.

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5. In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we 'll adore;

We'll praise Thee for Thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

6. Our life, whilst Thou preserv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be;

And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to Thee.

C. M.

1. WHY should the children of a King
Go mourning all their days?
Great Comforter, descend, and bring
Some tokens of Thy grace.

ADDISON.

2. Dost Thou not dwell in all the saints,
And seal the heirs of heaven?

When wilt Thou banish my complaints,
And show my sins forgiven?

3. Assure my conscience of her part
In the Redeemer's blood;

And bear Thy witness with my heart
That I am born of God.

4. Thou art the carnest of His love,
The pledge of joys to come;

And thy soft wings, celestial Dove,
Will safe convey me home.

C. M.

1. O GOD! our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home!

2. Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.

WATTS.

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3. A thousand ages in Thy sight

Are like an evening gone

Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

4. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly, forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

5. O God! our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,

Be Thou our guide while troubles last,
And our eternal home.

C. M.

1. As pants the hart for cooling streams,
When heated in the chase;

So longs my soul, O God, for Thee,
And Thy refreshing grace.

2. For Thee, my God, the living God,
My thirsty soul doth pine;

Oh, when shall I behold Thy face,
Thou Majesty divine?

WATTS.

3. Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Trust God; who will employ

His aid for thee, and change these sighs
To thankful hymns of joy.

4. God of my strength, how long shall I,
Like one forgotten, mourn;
Forlorn, forsaken, and exposed
To my oppressor's scorn?

5. I sigh to think of happier days,

When Thou, O Lord! wast nigh;
When every heart was tuned to praise,
And none more blessed than I.

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6. Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still; and thou shalt sing

The praise of Him who is Thy God,
Thy health's eternal spring.

TATE AND BRADY.

C. M.

1. GREAT Ruler of all nature's frame,
We own Thy power divine;

We hear Thy breath in every storm,
For all the winds are Thine.

2. Wide as they sweep their sounding way,
They work Thy sovereign will;
And, awed by thy majestic voice,
Confusion shall be still.

3. Thy mercy tempers every blast
To them that seek thy face,
And mingles with the tempest's roar
The whispers of Thy grace.

4. Those gentle whispers let me hear,
Till all the tumult cease;
And gales of paradise shall lull
My weary soul to peace.

DODDRIDGE.

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1. LET Zion and her sons rejoice-
Behold the promised hour!

Her God hath heard her mourning voice,
And comes t' exalt His power.

2. Her dust and ruins that remain
Are precious in our eyes;
Those ruins shall be built again,
And all that dust shall rise.

3. The Lord will raise Jerusalem,
And stand in glory there;
Nations shall bow before His name,
And kings attend with fear.

4. He sits a Sovereign on His throne, With pity in His

eyes;

He hears the dying prisoners' groan,
And sees their sighs arise.

5. He frees the souls condemned to death;
And, when his saints complain,

Shall it be said that praying breath
Was ever spent in vain?

6. This shall be known when we are dead,
And left on long record-

That ages, yet unborn, may read,
And trust and praise the Lord.

WATTS.

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1. GOD! my supporter and my hope,
My help forever near,

Thine arm of mercy held me up,
When sinking in despair.

2. Thy counsels, Lord! shall guide my feet
Through this dark wilderness:

Thy hand conduct me near Thy seat,
To dwell before Thy face.

3. Were I in heaven without

my God,

'T would be no joy to me;
And while this earth is my abode,
I long for none but Thee.

4. What if the springs of life were broke,
And flesh and heart should faint?
God is my soul's eternal rock,

The strength of every saint.

5. But to draw near to Thee, my God!

Shall be my sweet employ:

My tongue shall sound Thy works abroad,
And tell the world my joy.

WATTS.

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