PSALM 51, PART 2. Old Version. (C. M.)

Supplication for pardoning grace.

1 MAKE new my heart within my breast,
And frame it to Thy will;
And let Thy Spirit in me rest,
Which doth with comfort fill.

2 Cast me not from Thy sight, nor take
Thy Spirit quite away;

The comfort of Thy saving health,
Give me again, I pray.

3 With Thy free Spirit me support;
Then shall transgressors be,
By my instruction and advice,
Converted, LORD, to Thee.

PSALM 57. PART 1. (L. M.)

Composed by David on occasion of his escape from Saul in the cave at Engedi. (See I Sam. xxii. 1., and xxiv. 3.) The Church, by appointing it as one of the proper Psalms for Easter Day, instructeth us to transfer the ideas to the resurrection of Christ from the grave.

1 THY mercy, LORD, to me extend:
On Thy protection I depend,
And to Thy wings for shelter haste,
Till this outrageous storm is past.
2 To Thy tribunal, LORD, I fly,

Thou sov'reign Judge and God most high;

Who wonders hast for me begun, And wilt not leave Thy work undone. 4 From heav'n protect me by Thine arm, And shame all those who seek my harm; relief Thy mercy send,

To my

And truth on which my hopes depend.

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Be Thou, O God, exalted high;
And, as Thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth display'd,

Till Thou art here, as there, obey'd.
PART 2. (L. M.)

1 O GOD, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent,
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise
To thee, my God, in songs of praise.
2 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,
No longer let your strings be mute;
And I, my tuneful part to take,

Will with the early dawn awake.
3 Thy praises, LORD, I will resound
To all the list'ning nations round;
Thy mercy highest heav'n transcends,
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends.
4 Be Thou, O God, exalted high;
And as Thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth display'd,
Till Thou art here, as there, obey'd.

PSALM 62. (L. M.)

Resolution to trust in God alone.

1 MY soul for help on God relies,
From Him alone my safety flows:
My rock, my health, that strength supplies
To bear the shock of all my foes.

2 God doth His saving health dispense,
And flowing blessings daily send;
He is my fortress and defence,
On Him my soul shall still depend.

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3 In God, ye people, always trust, Before His throne pour out your hearts, For God, the merciful and just,

His timely aid to us imparts.
[4 For God has oft His will express'd,
And we this truth have fully known:-
To be of boundless pow'r possess'd
Belongs of right to God alone.]

5 Though boundless mercy is the grace
In which He chiefly takes delight,
Yet will He all the human race
According to their works requite.

PSALM 63. (P. M.)

David, in the wilderness of Judah, expresseth his desire of the presence of God, and the Divine pleasures of the sanctuary. The whole Psalm is applicable to the circumstances of Christ in the flesh, and to those of His people in the world.

1 O GOD, my gracious God, to Thee
My daily pray'rs shall offer'd be:

For Thee my thirsty soul does pant:
My fainting flesh implores Thy grace,
As in a dry and barren place,

Where I refreshing waters want.
2 O to my longing eyes once more
That view of glorious power restore,
Which Thy majestic house displays:
Because to me Thy wond'rous love

Than life itself does dearer prove,

My lips shall always speak Thy praise.

Its

3 My life, while I that life enjoy,
In blessing God I will employ,

With lifted hands adore His name:
My soul's content shall be as great
As theirs, who choicest dainties eat
While I with joy His praise proclaim.

PSALM 65. (L. M.)

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A Psalm of praise and thanksgiving to God for His mercies by the faithful, who are signified by Sion. 1 FOR Thee, O God, our constant praise In Sion waits, Thy chosen seat; Our grateful voices there we'll raise, And all our zealous vows complete. 2 O Thou, who to our humble pray'r Didst always bend Thy list'ning ear, To Thee shall all mankind repair, And at Thy gracious throne appear. 3 Our sins (though numberless) in vain To stop Thy flowing mercy try; Whilst Thou o'erlook'st the guilty stain, And washest out the crimson dye.

4 Blest is the man, who, near Thee plac'd,
Within Thy sacred dwelling lives!
Whilst we at humbler distance taste
The vast delights Thy temple gives.

PSALM 66.

PART 1. (C. M.)

A Hymn of thanksgiving, commemorating the goodness of God, and calling upon all who are par takers of His blessings to unite in celebrating His

praise.

1 LET all the lands with shouts of joy
To God their voices raise;

Sing psalms in honour of His name,
And spread His glorious praise.

2 Through all the earth the nations round Shall Thee their God confess;

And with glad hymns their awful dread
Of Thy great power express.

3 O come! Behold the works of God,
And then with me you'll own,
That God to all the sons of men
Hath wond'rous judgments shown.
4 He made the sea become dry land,
Through which our fathers walk'd-
Whilst to each other of His might
With joy His people talk'd.

5 O all ye people, bless our God,
And loudly speak His praise;
Who holds our souls in life, and still
Confirms our steadfast ways.

PART 2. (C. M.)

1 O COME all ye that fear the LORD,
Attend with needful care:

Whilst we what God for us has done,
With grateful joy declare.