PSALMS. PSALM III. L. M. GOD! how constant is thy love! 2 Thou spread'st the curtain of the night, Great Guardian of our sleeping hours; Thy sov'reign word restores the light, And quickens all our slumb'ring powers. 3 Thine arm sustain'd us while we slept, Else had our eyelids closed in death; Our life in safety still is kept, And still we draw our wonted breath. 4 That life we yield to thy command; To Thee we consecrate our days; Perpetual blessings from thy hand Demand perpetual songs of praise. 1 IN PSALM IV. c. M. N vain the thoughtless world inquires, Who will supply their vain desires, 2 Through the wide compass of the earth Their restless wishes rove, In search of honour, wealth, and mirth, B A COLLECTION OF PSALMS AND HYMNS, FOR THE USE OF THE CHURCHES IN READING. "The trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in "I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also." 1 Cor. xiv. 15. "Speaking to yourselves in Psalms and Hymns and spiritual songs, singing and THIRD EDITION, REVISED. TO WHICH IS ADDED AN APPENDIX. READING: SOLD BY RUSHER AND JOHNSON. 1838. 137. |