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PSALM 70, L. M.

A prayer of the church for the presence of Christ.

10 THOU, whose hand the kingdom sways

Whom earth, and hell, and heav'n obeys

To help thy chosen sons appear,
And show thy pow'r and glory here!

2 While stupid wretches, sunk in sleep,
Siide onward to the fiery deep,

To sense, and sin and madness giv'n,
Believe no hell, and wish no heav'n;

3 While fools deride, while foes oppress,
And Zion mourns in deep distress;
Her friends withdraw, her foes grow bold;
Truth fails, and love is waxen cold.

4 O haste, with ev'ry gift inspir'd,
With glory, truth, and grace attir'd,
Thou Star of heav'n's eternal morn;
Thou Sun, whom beams divine adorn!

5 Assert the honour of thy name;
O'erwhelm thy foes with fear and shame;
Then, send thy Spirit from above,
And change their enmity to love.

6 Saints shall be glad before thy face,
And grow in faith, in truth, and grace :
Thy church shall blossom in thy sight,
Yield fruits of peace and pure delight.

7 O hither, then, thy footsteps bend;
Swift as a roe, from hills descend;
Mild as the sabbath's cheerful ray,
'Till life unfolds eternal day !

PSALM 71. First Part.

C. M..

The aged saint's reflection and hope.
Y God, my everlasting hope,
I live upon thy truth;

MY

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hands have held my childhood up, nd strengthen'd all my youth. Hesh was fashion'd by thy pow'r, ith all these limbs of mine ; from my mother's painful hour, e been entirely thine. math my life new wonders seen peated ev'ry year ; d! my days that yet remain, ust them to thy care.

me not off when strength declines,
hen hoary hairs arise ;
round me let thy glory shine,
nene'er thy servant dies.

in the hist'ry of my age,
nen men review my days,
11 read thy love in ev'ry page,
ev'ry line thy praise.

SALM 71. Second Part. C. M.
hrist is our strength and righteousness.
Saviour, my Almighty Friend,
When I begin thy praise,
e will the growing numbers end,
- numbers of thy grace?

art my everlasting trust,
- goodness I adore!
ince I knew thy graces first,
eak thy glories more.

et shall travel all the length

he celestial road;

arch with courage in thy strength,

see my Father, God.

I am fill'd with sore distress

some surprising sin,

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y glory spreads beyond the sky, And all my praise exceeds.

have I heard thy threat'nings roar, And oft endur'd the grief ; t when thy hand has prest me sore, Thy grace was my relief.

long experience have I known Thy sov'reign pow'r to save : thy command, I venture down Securely to the grave.

nen I lie buried deep in dust,
My flesh shall be thy care :
ese with'ring limbs with thee I trust,
To raise them strong and fair.

PSALM 72. First Part. L. М.
The kingdom of Christ.

REAT God, whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey, w give the kingdom to thy Son, tend his pow'r, exalt his throne. y sceptre well becomes his hands, heav'n submits to his commands ; 5 justice shall avenge the poor, d pride and rage prevail no more. ith pow'r he vindicates the just, d treads th' oppressor in the dust; worship and his fear shall last, Il hours, and years, and time be past. rain on meadows newly mown, shall he send his influence down : grace on fainting souls distils, Le heav'nly dew on thirsty hills. e heathen lands, that lie beneath shades of overspreading death,

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