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Which from his beard down to the skirts
Of his rich garments spread.

3 And as the lower ground doth drink
The dew of Hermon hill,
And Sion with his silver' drops
The fields with fruit doth fill ;

4 E'en so the Lord doth pour on them
His blessings manifold,

Whose hearts and minds sincerely do
This knot fast keep and hold.

PSALM 134.

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

That in his temple, night by night,
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 heav'n and earth didst frame.

3 To Father, Son, and Holy-Ghost,
Immortal glory be;

As 'twas, and is, and shall be still,
To all eternity.

PSALM 135.

10 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 this our truest int'rest is,
Glad hymns of praise to sing;
And with loud songs to bless his name,
A most delightful thing.

4 That God is great we often have
By glad experience found;
And seen how he with wondrous pow'r
Above all Gods is crown'd.

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

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

PSALM 136.

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 pow'r
All other gods obey,

Whom earthly kings adore,
This grateful homage pay.
For God, &c.

3 Thro' heav'n he did display
His num'rous hosts of light;
The sun to rule by day,
The moon and stars by night.
For God, &c.

4 He does the food supply
On which all creatures live:
To God who reigns on high
Eternal praises give.
For God, &c.

5 To God the Father, Son,
And Spirit ever blest,
Eternal three in one,

1

All worship be addrest;
As heretofore

It was, is now,

And shall be so,

For evermore.

PSALM 138.

WITH my whole heart, my God and King,
Thy praise I will proclaim;

Before the gods with joy I'll sing,
And bless thy holy name.

2 I'll worship at thy sacred seat;
And, with thy love inspir'd,
The praises of thy truth repeat,
O'er all thy works admir'd.

3 We all thy wondrous ways, O Lord,
With cheerful songs shall bless;

PSALM CXXXVIII. O. V. CXXXIX.

And all thy glorious acts record,
Thy awful pow'r confess.

4 The Lord, whose mercies ever last,
Shall fix my happy state;

And, mindful of his favours past,
Shall his own work complete.

PSALM 138. OLD VERSION.

1 THEE will I praise with my whole heart, My Lord my God, always;

E'en in the presence of the gods
I will advance thy praise.

2 Towards thy holy temple I

Will look and worship thee;
And praised in my thankful mouth
Thy holy Name shall be ;

3 E'en for thy loving-kindness' sake,
And for thy truth withal:

For thou thy Name hast by thy word
Advanced over all.

4 When I did call, thou heardest me,
And thou hast made also
The power of increased strength
Within my soul to grow.

PSALM 139.

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

My secret thoughts are known to thee,
Known long before conceiv'd by me.

2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys,
My public haunts and private ways;
Thou know'st what 'tis my lips would vent,
My yet unutter'd words' intent.

3 Surrounded by thy pow'r I stand,
On ev'ry side I find thy hand:
O skill, for human reach too high!
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye!
4 O could I so perfidious be,
To think of once deserting thee,
Where, Lord, could I thy influence shun?
Or whither from thy presence run?

5 Thou living God in Persons three,
Thy name be praised in unity;
In all our need so us defend,
That we may praise thee without end.

PART 2.

10 Could I so perfidious be,

To think of once deserting thee,

Where, Lord, could I thy influence shun? Or whither from thy presence run?

2 If up to heav'n I take my flight, "Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light; Or dive to hell's infernal plains, "Tis there almighty vengeance reigns.

3 If I the morning's wings could gain And fly beyond the western main,

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