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From the cxxxi. Psalm of David.

- 1 LORD, for ever at thy side Let my place and portion be

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Strip me of the robe of pride, gtf.
Clothe me with humility.

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2 Meekly may my soul receive
All thy Spirit hath reveal'd;
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3 Humble as a little child,

Weaned from the mother's breast,
By no subtleties beguiled,
On thy faithful word I rest.
4 Israel! now and evermore

In the LORD JEHOVAH trust;
Him, in all his ways, adore,
Wise, and wonderful, and just.

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From the cxxxii. Psalm of David.

1 O, WITH due rev'rence, let us all
To GOD's abode repair;

And, prostrate at his footstool fall'n,
Pour out our humble prayer.

2 Arise, O LORD, and now possess
Thy constant place of rest;

Be that, not only with thy ark,
But with thy presence bless'd.

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3 Clothe thou thy priests with righteousness, Make thou thy saints rejoice;

And, for thy servant David's sake,

Hear thy anointed's voice.

4 Fair Sion does, in God's esteem,
All other seats excel;
His place of everlasting rest,
Where he desires to dwell.

5 Her store th' Almighty will increase,
Her poor with plenty bless;

Her saints shall shout for joy, her priests
His saving health confess.

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From the cxxxiii. Psalm of David. {{

1 HOW vast must their advantage be, L
How great their pleasure prove,
Who live like brethren, and consent
In offices of love!

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2 True love is like the precious oil,
Which, pour'd on Aaron's head,
Ran down his beard, and o'er his robes
Its costly fragrance shed.

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3 T is like refreshing dew, which does
On Hermon's top distil;
Or like the early drops, that fall
On Sion's favor'd hill.

4 For Sion is the chosen seat
Where the Almighty King

The promised blessing has ordain'd,
And life's eternal spring.

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From the cxxxiv. Psalm of David.

1 BLESS GOD, ye servants, that attend
Upon his solemn state,

That in his temple's hallow'd courts
With humble rev'rence wait.

2 Within his house lift up your hands
And bless his holy Name:

From Sion bless thy Israel, LORD,
Who earth and heaven did'st frame.

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From the cxxxv. Psalm of David.

1 O PRAISE the LORD with one consent,

And magnify his Name;

Let all the servants of the LORD
His worthy praise proclaim.

2 Praise him all ye that in his house
Attend with constant care;

With those that to his outmost courts
With humble zeal repair.

3 For God his own peculiar choice
The sons of Jacob makes;
And Israel's offspring for his own
Most valued treasure takes.

4 That God is great, we often have

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By glad experience found:

And seen how he, with wondrous power,

Above all gods is crown'd

5 For he, with unresisted strength, Performs his sov'reign will,

In heaven and earth, and wat❜ry stores
That earth's deep caverns fill.

Their just returns of thanks to GOD,
Let grateful Israel pay;
Nor let anointed Aaron's race
To bless the LORD delay.

7 Their sense of his unbounded love,
Let Levi's house express;

And let all those who fear the LORD,
His name for ever bless.

8 Let all with thanks his wondrous works In Sion's courts proclaim;

Let them in Salem, where he dwells,
Exalt his holy Name.

PSALM 110.

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From the cxxxvi. Psalm of David.

1 TO GOD, the mighty LORD,
Your joyful thanks repeat;
To him due praise afford,
As good as he is great:
For God does prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love

Shall never end.

2 To him, whose wondrous power
All other gods obey,
Whom earthly kings adore,
Your grateful homage pay:
For GOD &c.

3 By his almighty hand

Amazing works are wrought;
The heavens by his command
Were to perfection brought:
For GOD &c.

4 He spread the ocean round
About the spacious land;
And bade the rising ground
Above the waters stand:
For GOD &c.

5 By him the heavens display
Their num'rous hosts of light,
The sun to rule by day,

The moon and stars, by night:
For GOD &c.

6 He in our depth of woes,
On us with favor thought;
And from our cruel foes

In peace and safety brought :
For GOD &c.

7 He does the food supply

On which all creatures live:
To GOD, who reigns on high,
Eternal praises give:
For GoD will prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

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1 WHEN we, our weary limbs to rest, Sat down by proud Euphrates' stream, We wept, with doleful thoughts oppress'd,

And Sion was our mournful theme.

2 Our harps, that, when with joy we sung, Were wont their tuneful parts to bear, With silent strings neglected hung

On willow trees that wither'd there.

3 O Salem, our once happy seat,
When I of thee forgetful prove,
Let then my trembling hand forget
The speaking strings with art to move!

4 If I to mention thee forbear,
Perpetual silence be my doom;
Or if my chiefest joy compare
With thee, Jerusalem, my home!

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1 WITH my whole heart, my GoD and King,
Thy praise I will proclaim;
Before the mighty I will sing,
And bless thy holy Name.
2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat,
And, with thy love inspired,
The praises of thy truth repeat,
O'er all thy works admired.

3 Thou graciously inclin'dst thine ear,
When I to thee did cry;

And, when my soul was press'd with fear,
Didst inward strength supply.

4 For GOD, although enthroned on high,
Does thence the poor respect;
The proud, far off, his scornful eye
Beholds with just neglect.

5 Though I with troubles am oppress'd,
He shall my foes disarm,

Relieve my soul when most distress'd,
And keep me safe from harm.

6 The LORD, whose mercies ever last,
Shall fix my happy state;
And, mindful of his favors past,
Shall his own work complete.

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1 THOU, LORD, by strictest search hast known
My rising up and lying down;

My secret thoughts are known to thee,
Known long before conceived by me.

2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys,
My public haunts and private ways:
Thou know'st what 't is my lips would vent,
My yet unutter'd words' intent.

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