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3 To me, who daily Thee invoke,
Thy mercy, LORD, extend;
Refresh Thy servant's soul, whose hopes
On Thee alone depend.

SECOND PART.

1 THOU, LORD, art good; not only good,
But prompt to pardon too,
Of plenteous mercy to all those
Who for Thy mercy sue.

2 To my repeated humble prayer,
O LORD, attentive be;
When troubled, I on Thee will call,
For Thou wilt answer me.

THIRD PART.

1 AMONG the gods there's none like Thee, O LORD alone Divine !

To Thee as much inferior they,
As are their works to Thine.

2 Therefore their great Creator Thee
The nations shall adore:

Their long misguided prayers and praise
To Thy bless'd name restore.

3 All shall confess Thee great, and great The wonders Thou hast done;

Confess Thee God, the God supreme,
Confess Thee God alone.

FOURTH PART.

1 THEE will I praise, O LORD my God,
Praise Thee with heart sincere ;
And to Thy everlasting Name
Eternal trophies rear.

2 For Thou thy constant goodness didst
To my assistance bring;
Of patience, mercy, and of truth,
Thou everlasting spring!

3 O bounteous LORD, Thy grace and strength
To me Thy servant shew:
Thy kind protection, LORD, on me,
Thine handmaid's son, bestow.

PSALM LXXXIX. (L. M.)

FIRST PART.

1 THY mercies, LORD, shall be my song,
My song on them shall ever dwell;
To ages yet unborn my tongue
Thy never-failing truth shall tell.

2 I have affirm'd, and still maintain,
Thy mercy shall for ever last;

Thy truth, that does the heavens sustain,
Like them shall stand for ever fast.

SECOND PART.

1 To God's eternal truth and love

Both heaven and earth just praises owe, By choirs of angels sung above,

And by assembled saints below.

2 With rev'rence and religious dread
His saints should to His temples press :
His fear and love thro' all should spread,
Who His almighty name confess.

PSALM XC. (c. M.)

FIRST PART.

1 O LORD, the Saviour and defence
Of us Thy chosen race,
From age to age Thou still hast been
Our sure abiding place.

2 Before Thou brought'st the mountains forth,
Or th' earth and world didst frame,
Thou always wert the mighty God,
And ever art the same.

SECOND PART.

1 THOU turnest man, O LORD, to dust, Of which he first was made :

And when Thou speak'st the word "Return," 'Tis instantly obey'd.

2 For in Thy sight a thousand years
Are like a day that's past,

Or like a watch in dead of night,
Whose hours unminded waste.

3 So teach us, LORD, th' uncertain sum
Of our short days to mind,

That to true wisdom all our hearts
May ever be inclin'd.

PSALM XCI. (P. M.)

1 HE that has God his guardian made,
Shall, under the Almighty's shade,
Secure and undisturb'd abide.
Thus to my soul of Him I'll say,
He is my fortress and my stay,

My God in whom I will confide.

2 His tender love and watchful care
Shall free thee from the subtle snare,
And from the noisome pestilence;
He over thee His wings shall spread,
And cover thy unguarded head;

His truth shall be thy strong defence

PSALM XCII. (c. M.)

1 How good and pleasant must it be
To thank the LORD most high;
And with repeated hymns of praise
His name to magnify!

2 With ev'ry morning's early dawn
His goodness to relate;

And of His constant truth, each night,
The glad effects repeat!

3 For thro' Thy wond'rous works, O LORD, Thou mak'st my heart rejoice;

The thoughts of them shall make me glad,
And shout with cheerful voice.

PSALM XCIII. (L. M.)

1 WITH glory clad, with strength array'd,
The LORD, that o'er all nature reigns,
The world's foundations strongly laid,
And the vast fabric still sustains.

2 How surely 'stablish'd is Thy throne!
Which shall no change or period see;
For Thou, O LORD, and Thou alone,
Art God from all eternity.

3 Thy promise, LORD, is ever sure;

And they that in Thy house would dwell,
That happy station to secure,
Must still in holiness excel.

PSALM XCV. (L. M.)

FIRST PART.

1 O COME, loud anthems let us sing,
Loud thanks to our Almighty King;
For we our voices high should raise,
When our salvation's Rock we praise.

2 Into His presence let us haste,

To thank Him for His favours past;
To Him address in joyful songs,
The praise that to His name belongs.

3 For God the Lord, enthron'd in state,
Is with unrival'd glory great:

A King superior far to all,

Whom by His title God we call.

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