I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. THE THIRD SELECTION. (Psalms 42, 92, 125, and 43.) PUBLIC WORSHIP. As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I have gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him; him, my deliverer and my God. Deep calleth unto deep with the roar of thy cataracts all thy waves and thy billows have gone over me. Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God for I shall yet praise him; him, my deliverer and my God. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High. To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God; To show that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth, even for ever. Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. O, SEND out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, I will praise thee, O God my God. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him; him, my deliverer and my God. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. THE FOURTH SELECTION. (Psalms 95, 122, and 67.) EXHORTATION TO WORSHIP. O, COME, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. O, come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded anew; a city that is at unity in itself; Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, after the custom of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the Lord. For there is the seat of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem; they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving help among all nations. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. O, let the nations be glad and sing for joy: for thou shalt judge the people righteously, and govern the nations upon earth. Let the people praise thee, O God; let all the people praise thee. For the earth gives her increase; and God, even our own God, blesses us. God shall bless us, and all the ends of the earth shall fear him. Now unto the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only wise God, Be honor and glory, through Jesus Christ, for ever and ever. Amen. THE FIFTH SELECTION. (Psalms 100, 148, and 24.) INVITATION TO WORSHIP. MAKE a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing. |