Is not thy mercy still the same, 6 My God! my Father! be thy name 31. Oh! wilt thou seal my humble claim, PSALM 31, 7s. God, a Rock and Fortress. m 1 LORD! Tlook en a rock to me: ORD! I look for all to thee; Still thy wonted aid afford; Still be near, my shield, my sword! Lord! thy blood has ransomed me. > m 4 Oh! what mercies still attend 32. Those who make the Lord their friend! PSALM 32, First Part, L. M. m 1 BLEST is the man, for ever blest, Whose guilt is pardoned by his God; Whose sins with sorrow are confessed, And covered with his Saviour's blood. 2 From guile his heart and lips are free: His humble joy, his holy fear, With deep repentance well agree, And join to prove his faith sincere. mf 3 How glorious is that righteousness That hides and cancels all his sins! While a bright evidence of grace, 32. Through his whole life, appears and shines. Confession and Pardon. aff 1 WHILE I keep silence, and conceal 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess; m 3 For this shall every humble soul V ^ mp 32. m 1 When days grow dark and storms appear! PSALM 32, S. M. Forgiveness of Sins. H! blessed souls are they, Whose sins are covered o'er:- mp 2 They mourn their follies past, And keep their hearts with care; 3 While I concealed my guilt, 4 Let sinners learn to pray, Let saints keep near the throne. mf 33. Our help, in times of deep distress, PSALM 33, First Part, C. M. Works of Creation and Providence. f 1 REThis work belongs to you; EJOICE, ye righteous! in the Lord; Sing of his name, his ways, his word; 2 His mercy, and his righteousness, 3 His wisdom and almighty word The flowing seas their limits know, 5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth! He spake and nature took its birth, f 6 He scorns the angry nations' rage, 33. His counsel stands through every age, PSALM 33, Second Part, C. M. Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient. m 1 BLEST is the nation, where the Lord mp Has fixed his gracious throne; Where he reveals his heavenly word. 2 His eye, with infinite survey, m 3 God is our fear, and God our trust, His watchful eye secures the just, mf 4 Lord! let our hearts in thee rejoice, 33. f" 1 For we have made thy word our choice, PSALM 33, L. P. M. Works of Creation and Providence. E holy souls! in God rejoice; YE Your Maker's praise becomes your voice; 2 Justice and truth he ever loves; Were all the starry armies made. 3 He gathers the wide-flowing seas,- mp 4 Let mortals tremble, and adore f 34. f 1 A God of such resistless power, Nor dare indulge their feeble rage: Vain are their thoughts, and weak their hands; And rules the world from age to age. PSALM 34, First Part, L. M. God's Care of his Saints. LORD! I will bless thee all my days; While saints rejoice to hear the song. 2 Come, magnify the Lord with me; m ww I sought th' eternal God, and he Has not exposed my hope to shame. mp 3 I told him all my secret grief, My secret groanings reached his ears; And calmed the tumult of my fears. Fills them with light and joy divine. 5 His holy angels pitch their tents 34. m 1 Around the men that serve the Lord: CHII Religious Education. HILDREN!-in years and knowledge young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy,— Attend the counsels of my tongue; Let pious thoughts your minds employ. And peace to crown your mortal state, p 4 To humble souls and broken hearts, VA > 5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans, 34. m 1 PSALM 34, First Fart, C. M. Praise for eminent Deliverance. I'LL bless the Lord from day to day; How good are all his ways! |