-My heart and hope shall never fail,
• For God my shepherd's with me there.
e 5 Amidst the darkness and the deeps,
-Thou art my comfort, thou my stay:
o Thy staff supports my feeble steps,
Thy rod directs my doubtful way.

e 6 [The sons of earth, and sons of hell,
Gaze at thy goodness, and repine,
To see my table spread so well,
With living bread and cheerful wine.]
7 [How I rejoice, when on my head
Thy Spirit condescends to rest!
o 'Tis a divine anointing shed,
Like oil of gladness at a feast.
88 Surely the mercies of the Lord
Attend his household all their days;
There will I dwell to hear his word,
To seek his face, and sing his praise.]
C. M. Barby. [*]

1 MY Shepherd will supply my need;

Jehovah is his name:

In pastures fresh he makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.

o 2 He brings my wandering spirit back,
When I forsake his ways;

And leads me for his mercy's sake,
In paths of truth and grace.

3 When I walk through the shades of death, Thy presence is my stay;

A word of thy supporting breath

Drives all my fears away.

4 Thy hand, in spite of all my foes, Doth still my table spread;

o My cup with blessings overflows, Thine oil anoints my head.

5 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days;

e O may thy house be my abode, And all my work be praise!

-6 There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come;

No more a stranger or a guest,
But like a child at home

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S. M. Aylesbury. Dover. [*]
God's tender Care of his People.
TI shall be well supplied:
HE Lord my Shepherd is,
Since he is mine, and I am his,
What can I want beside?
2 He leads me to the place,
Where heavenly pasture grows,
Where living waters gently pass,
And full salvation flows.

e 3 If e'er I go astray,

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He doth my soul reclaim;

And guides me in his own right way,
For his most holy name.

4 While he affords his aid,

I cannot yield to fear!

e Though I should walk through death's dark shade, My Shepherd's with me there.

8 5 In spite of all my foes,

Thou dost my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows, And joy exalts my head.

6 The bounties of thy love

Shall crown my following days; Nor from thy house will I remove, Nor cease to speak thy praise.

PSALM 24. C. M. Abridge. Bedford. [*]

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Dwelling with God.

HE earth forever is the Lord's, With Adam's numerous race; He raised its arches o'er the floods,

And built it on the seas.

e 2 But who among the sons of men May visit thine abode ?

d He who has hands from mischief clean, Whose heart is right with God.

3 This is the man may rise, and take
The blessings of his grace;

This is the lot of those who seek
The God of Jacob's face.

o 4 Now let our soul's immortal powers

To meet the Lord prepare;

o Lift up their everlasting doors;
The King of glory's near.

e 5 The King of glory-who can tell
The wonders of his might?
-He rules the nations; but to dwell
With saints, is his delight.

L. M. Islington. [*]

Saints dwell in Heaven; or, Christ's Ascension.

d1 THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's,

And men and worms and beasts and birds; -He raised the building on the seas, And gave it for their dwelling-place. o 2 But there's a brighter world on high, Thy palace, Lord, above the sky: e Who shall ascend that blest abode, And dwell so near his Maker God? d 3 He who abhors and fears to sin, Whose heart is pure, whose hands are clean; Him shall the Lord the Saviour bless, And clothe his soul with righteousness. 4 These are the men, the pious race, Who seek the God of Jacob's face; • These shall enjoy the blissful sight, And dwell in everlasting light.

PAUSE. Oporto.

o 5 Rejoice, ye shining worlds on high,
-Behold the King of glory nigh!
e Who can this King of glory be?
o The mighty Lord, the Saviour's he.
-6 Ye heavenly gates, your leaves display,
To make the Lord, the Saviour, way;
o Laden with spoils from earth and hell,
The Conqueror comes with God to dwell
g 7 Raised from the dead, he goes before,
He opens heaven's eternal door,
To give his saints a blest abode,
Near their Redeemer and their God.

PSALM 25. S.M. 1st PART. Little Marlboro. [b] Ver. 1-11.-Waiting for Pardon and Direction.

e Let not my foes that seek my blood Still triumph in my shame.

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2 Sin, and the powers of hell,

Persuade me to despair:

-Lord, make me know thy covenant well,
That I may 'scape the snare.

e 3 From the first dawning light
"Till the dark evening rise,
For thy salvation, Lord, I wait,
With ever-longing eyes.

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4 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.

o 6 For his own goodness' sake,

He saves my soul from shame;
He pardons (though my guilt be great,)
Through my Redeemer's name.

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Ver. 12, 14, 10, 13.—Divine Instruction.

WHERE shall the man be found,

Who fears t' offend his God-
Who loves the gospel's joyful sound,
And trembles at the rod ?

2 The Lord shall make him know
The secrets of his heart;

o The wonders of his covenant show,
And all his love impart.

3 The dealings of his hand

Are truth and mercy still,

With such as to his covenant stand,
And love to do his will.

4 Their souls shall dwell at ease,
Before their Maker's face;

Their seed shall taste the promises,
In their extensive grace.

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Ver. 15-22.-Backsliding and Desertion.

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INE eyes and my desire
Are ever to the Lord;

I love to plead his promises,
And rest upon his word.

2 Turn, turn thee to my soul,
Bring thy salvation near;

e When will thy hand release my feet
Out of the deadly snare!

p 3 When shall the sovereign grace
Of my forgiving God,

Restore me from those dangerous ways,
My wandering feet have trod.

e 4 The tumult of my thoughts
Does but enlarge my woe;

p My spirit languishes, my heart Is desolate and low.

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5 [With every morning light,
My sorrow new begins;
Look on my anguish and my pain,
And pardon all my sins.

PAUSE.

6 Behold the hosts of hell, How cruel is their hate? Against my life they rise and join Their fury with deceit.]

7 O keep my soul from death,
Nor put my hope to shame;
For I have placed my only trust
In my Redeemer's name.

8 With humble faith I wait,
To see thy face again;

o Of Israel it shall ne'er be said,

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He sought the Lord in vain.

PSALM 26. L. M. Quercy. Bath. [*]

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Self-Examination; or, Evidences of Grace.

JUDGE 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