Waiting for pardon and direction.
LIFT my soul to God,
My trust is in his name:
Let not my foes that seek my blood
Still triumph in my shame.
2 Sin, and the powers of hell,
Persuade me to despair:
Lord, make me know thy cov'nant well,
That I may 'scape the snare.
From the first dawning light
Till the dark evening rise,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait
With ever-longing eyes.
Remember all thy grace,
And lead me in thy truth;
Forgive the sins of riper days,
And follies of my youth.
5 The Lord is just and kind,
The meek shall learn his ways,
And every humble sinner find
The methods of his grace.
For his own goodness' sake
He saves my soul from shame :
He pardons, though my guilt be great,
Through my Redeemer's name.
PSALM 25. Part 2. Ver. 10-14. S. M.
Divine instruction.
W That fears t' offend his God?
HERE shall the man be found
That loves the gospel's joyful sound,
And trembles at the rod?
The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart,
The wonders of his cov'nant shew,
And all his love impart.
The dealings of his hand
Are truth and mercy still
With such as to his cov'nant stand,
And love to do his will.
Their soul shall dwell at ease
Before their Maker's face;
Their seed shall taste the promises
In their extensive grace.
PSALM 26. L. M.
Self-examination.
UDGE me, O Lord, and prove my ways,
And try my reins, and try my heart;
My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy law my feet depart.
2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.
3 Amongst thy saints will I appear
With hands well wash'd in innocence;
But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.
4 I love thy habitation, Lord,
The temple where thine honours dwell;
There shall I hear thine holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.
5 Let not my soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth have pass'd
Among the saints, and near my God.
The church is our delight and safety.
THE Lord of glory is my light,
And my salvation too;
God is my strength, nor will I fear
What all my foes can do.
2 One privilege my heart desires :
O grant me an abode
Among the churches of thy saints,
The temples of my God!
3 There shall I offer my requests
And see thy beauty still;
Shall hear thy messages of love,
And there inquire thy will.
4 When troubles rise, and storms appear,
There may his children hide;
God has a strong pavilion where
He makes my soul abide.
5 Now shall my head be lifted high
Above my foes around,
And songs of joy and victory
Within thy temple sound.
PSALM 27. Part 2. Ver. 8, 9, 13, 14. C. M.
OON as I heard my Father say,
"Ye children, seek my grace,"
My heart replied without delay,
"I'll seek my Father's face."
2 Let not thy face be hid from me, Nor frown my soul away;
God of my life, I fly to thee
In a distressing day.
3 Should friends and kindred near and dear Leave me to want or die,
My God would make my life his care,
And all my need supply.
4 My fainting flesh had died with grief
Had not my soul believed,
To see thy grace provide relief;
Nor was my hope deceived.
5 Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints,
And keep your courage up;
He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And far exceed your hope.
PSALM 29. L. M.
Storm and thunder.
IVE to the Lord, ye sons of fame,
Give to the Lord renown and power,
Ascribe due honours to his name,
And his eternal might adore.
The Lord proclaims his power aloud
Over the ocean and the land;
His voice divides the watery cloud,
And lightnings blaze at his command.
The Lord sits sov'reign on the flood,
The Thund'rer reigns for ever king;
But makes his church his bless'd abode,
Where we his awful glories sing.
In gentler language there, the Lord,
The counsels of his grace imparts;
Amidst the raging storm, his word
Speaks peace and courage to our hearts.
PSALM 30. Part 1. L. M.
Sickness healed, and sorrow removed.
WILL extol thee, Lord, on high,
At thy command diseases fly:
Who but a God can speak and save
From the dark borders of the grave?
2 Sing to the Lord, ye saints of his,
And tell how large his goodness is;
Let all your powers rejoice and bless
While you record his holiness.
3 His anger but a moment stays,
His love is life and length of days;
Though grief and tears the night employ,
The morning star restores the joy.
PSALM 31. Ver. 5, 13-19, 23. C. M.
Deliverance from death.
INTO thy hand, O God of truth,
My spirit I commit;
Thou hast redeemed my soul from death,
And saved me from the pit.
The passions of my hope and fear
Maintain'd a doubtful strife,
While sorrow, pain, and sin, conspired
To take away my life.
"My times are in thine hand," I cried,
Though I draw near the dust;'
Thou art the refuge where I hide,
The God in whom I trust.
O make thy reconciled face
Upon thy servant shine,
And save me for thy mercy's sake,
For I'm entirely thine.
O love the Lord, all ye his saints,
And sing his praises loud; 1
He'll bend his ear to your complaints,
And recompense the proud.
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