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PSALM 127. L. M.

The blessing of God on the cares and comforts of life. F God succeed not, all the cost

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And pains to build the house are lost;
If God the city do not keep,

The watchful guards as well may sleep.
2 What, tho' you rise before the sun,
And work and toil when day is done;
Careful and sparing eat your bread,
To shun that poverty you dread;
3 'Tis all in vain, till God hath blest;
He can make rich, yet give us rest:
Children and friends are blessings too,
If God, our sov'reign, make them so.
4 Happy the man to whom he sends
Obedient children, faithful friends:
How sweet our daily comforts prove,
When they are season'd with his love!
PSALM 128. C. M.

A christian blessed in his family.

HAPPY man, whose soul is fill'd
With faith and rev'rend awe;

Whose lips to God their honours yield,
Whose life adorns the law.

2 A careful Providence shall stand,
And ever guard thy head;
And on the labours of thy hand
Its kindly blessings shed.

3 Thy wife shall be a fruitful vine;
Thy children round thy board,
Each, like a plant of honour, shine,
And learn to fear the Lord.

4 The Lord shall thy best hopes fulfil,
For months and years to comé;

The Lord, who dwells on Zion's hill,
Shall send the blessings home.

5 This is the man, whose happy eyes
Shall see his house increase;
Shall see the sinking church arise,
And leave the world in peace..

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PSALM 129. C. M.

Persecutors punished.

say,

P from my youth, may Israel
Have I been nurs'd in tears;
My griefs were constant as the day,
And tedious as the years.

2 Up from my youth I bore the rage
Of all the sons of strife;
Oft they assail'd my riper age,
But not destroy'd my life.

3 Their cruel plough had torn my flesh
With furrows long and deep;
Hourly they vex'd my wounds afresh,
Nor let my sorrows sleep..

4 How was their insolence surpris'd,
To hear his thunders roll!
And all the foes of Zion seiz'd
With horror to the soul.

5 Thus shall the men that hate the saints, Be blasted from, the sky;

Their glory fades, their courage faints,
And all their projects die..

6 What tho' they flourish tall and fair,
They have no root beneath;

Their growth shall perish in despair,,
And lie despis'd in death.

7 So corn, that on the house-top stands,, No hope of harvest gives;.

The reaper ne'er shall fill his hands,

Nor binder fold the sheaves

8 It springs and withers on the place: No traveller bestows

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A word of blessing on the grass,
Nor minds it as he goes.

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PSALM 130. C. M.
Pardoning grace.

UT of the depths of long distress,
The borders of despair,

I sent my cries to seek thy grace,
My groans to move thine ear.

2 Great God! should thy severer eye,
And thine impartial hand,
Mark and revenge iniquity,

No mortal flesh could stand.

3 But there are pardons with my God
For crimes of high degree;
Thy Son has bought them with his blood,
To draw us near to thee.

4 I wait for thy salvation, Lord,
With strong desires I wait;
My soul, invited by thy word,
Stands watching at thy gate.

5 Just as the guards, that keep the night,
Long for the morning skies;

Watch the first beams of breaking light;
And meet them with their eyes:

6 So waits my soul to see thy grace,
And, more intent than they,

Meets the first op'nings of thy face,
And finds a brighter day.

7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust;
Let Israel seek his face:

The Lord is good, as well as just,
And plenteous in his grace.

3 There's full redemption at his throne
For sinners long enslav'd:
The great Redeemer is his Son;
And Israel shall be say'd.

PSALM 131. C. M.

Humility and submission.

S there ambition in my heart? Search, gracious God, and see; Or do I act a haughty part?

Lord, I appeal to thee.

2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still,
And all my carriage mild;

Content, my Father, with thy will,
And quiet as a child.

3 The patient soul, the lowly mind
Shall have a large reward:
Let saints in sorrow lie resign'd,
And trust a faithful Lord.

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PSALM 132. First Part. L. M.
At the ordination of a minister.
HERE shall we go, to seek and find
A habitation for our God;

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A dwelling for th' eternal mind, Among the sons of flesh and blood? 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill Of Zion for his ancient rest; And Zion is his dwelling still; His church is with his presence blest. 3 Here will I fix my gracious throne, And reign forever, saith the Lord; Here shall my pow'r and love be known And blessings shall attend my word.

4. Here will I meet the hungry poor,
And fill their souls with living bread;
Sinners that wait before my door,
With sweet provision shall be fed.
5 Girded with truth, and cloth'd with grace,
My priests, my ministers shall shine:
Not Aaron, in his costly dress,
Made an appearance so divine.
6 The saints unable to contain

Their inward joy, shall shout and sing:
The Son of David here shall reign,
And Zion triumph in her King,

7 Jesus shall see a num'rous seed

Born here, t' uphold his glorious name;
His crown shall flourish on his head,
While all his foes are cloth'd with shame.
PSALM 132. Second Part. C. M.
At the dedication of a Church.

1 ARISE, O king of grace, arise,

And enter to thy rest:

Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes,
Thus to be own'd and blest.

2 Enter with all thy glorious train,
Thy Spirit and thy word:

All, that the ark did once contain,
Could no such grace afford.

3 Clothe all thy ministers with grace,
Let truth their tongues employ;
That in the Saviour's righteousness
Thy saints may shout for joy.

4 Here, mighty God! accept our vows,
Here let thy praise be spread;

Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.