o With their whole heart they seek thee, Lord, And serve thee with their hands. Ver. 165. e 3 Great is their peace who love thy law, Ver. 6. b 4 Then shall my heart have inward joy, And honour all thy name. Ver. 21, 118. e 5 But haughty sinners God will hate, Ver. 119, 155. p 6 Vile as the dross the wicked are ; And those, who leave thy ways, Shall see salvation from afar, 1 But never taste thy grace. C. M. SECOND PART. Canterbury. [*] Devotion: Constant Converse with God. T I meditate thy name by night, And keep thy law by day. Ver. 81. 2 My spirit faints to see thy grace; And while salvation long delays, 3 Seven times a day I lift my hands, Ver. 62. 4 When midnight darkness veils the skies, I call thy works to mind; My thoughts in warm devotion rise, And sweet acceptance find. C. M. THIRD PART. St. Ann's. [*] Soon as I know thy way, My heart makes haste t' obey thy word, Ver. 30, 14. 2 I choose the path of heav'nly truth, 3 The testimonies of thy grace, Ver. 59. e 4 If once I wander from thy path, I think upon my ways; o Then turn any feet to thy commands, And trust thy pard'ning grace. Ver. 94, 114. d 5 Now I am thine,-for ever thine,O save thy servant, Lord! o Thou art my shield, my hiding place, My hope is in thy word. Ver. 112. -6 Thou hast inclin'd this heart of mine, Thy statutes to fulfil ; • And thus, 'till mortal life shall end, Would I perform thy will. b 1 C. M. FOURTH PART. Mear. [*] HOW Ver. 9. OW shall the young secure their hearts, -Thy word the choicest rule imparts, To keep the conscience clean. Ver. 130. o 2 When once it enters to the mind, Ver. 105. -3 'Tis like the sun, a heav'nly light, And through the dangers of the night, Ver. 99, 100. 4 The men who keep thy law with care, And meditate thy word, Grow wiser than their teachers are, Ver. 104, 113. 5 Thy precepts make me truly wise; I hate my own vain thoughts that rise, Ver. 89, 90, 91. b7 But still thy law and gospel, Lord, g Not earth stands firmer than thy word. Nor stars so nobly shine.) Ver. 160, 140, 9, 116. -8 Thy word is everlasting truth ; How pure is ev'ry page! That holy book shall guide our youth, And well suppport our age. C. M. FIFTH PART. Barby. [*] Delight in the Scriptures. HOW I love thy holy law! Ver. 148. 2 My waking eyes prevent the day, My soul with longing melts away, Ver. 3, 13, 54. 3 How doth thy word my heart engage And in my tiresome pilgrimage, 4 Am I stranger, or at home, Not honey, dropping from the comb, 5 No treasures so enrich the mind; 6 When nature sinks, and spirits droop, g Are pillars to support my hope,And there I write thy praise. C. M. SIXTH PART. St. Martin's. [*] Holiness and Comfort from the Word. Ver. 128. L ORD, I esteem thy judgments right, Thence I maintain a constant fight, With ev'ry flatt'ring lust. Ver. 97, 9. 2 Thy precepts often I survey; Ver. 62. 3 My heart, in midnight silence, cries, 4 And when my spirit drinks her fill, 1 Bedford. [*] Imperfection of Nature: Perfection of Scripture. Ver. 96, Paraphrased. 1 'L To form one perfect book; ET all the Heathen writers join, Great God, if once compar'd with thine, e 3 I've seen an end of what we call How short the pow'rs of nature fall, 4 Yet men would fain be just with God, e 5 In vain we boast perfection here, And sinks our virtues down so far, -6 Our faith, and love, and ev'ry grace, But perfect truth and righteousness C. M. EIGHTH PART. York. [*] The Word of God the Saint's Portion. LORD, I have made thy word my choice, My lasting heritage; o There shall my noblest pow'rs rejoice, My warmest thoughts engage. b 2 l'll read the hist'ries of thy love, While through the promises I rove, -3 'Tis a broad land-of wealth unknown, o Seeds of immortal bliss are sown, And hidden glory lies. -4 The best relief that mourners have ; It makes our sorrows blest: g Our fairest hope beyond the grave, And our eternal rest. |