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We wait to see thy goodness shine;
Let us rejoice in help divine,

For all our hope is God alone.

PSALM 34.-1st Part. L. M. [*]

God's care of the saints; or, deliverance by

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ORD, I will bless thee all my days,
Thy praise shall dwell upon my tongue;

My soul shall glory in thy grace,
While saints rejoice to hear the song.

2 Come, magnify the Lord with me;
Come, let us all exalt his name:
I sought th' eternal God, and he
Has not expos'd my hope to shame.

3 I told him all my secret grief,
My secret groaning reach'd his ears;
He gave iny inward pains relief,
And calm'd the tumult of my fears.

4 To him the poor lift up their eyes,
Their faces feel the heavenly shine;
A beam of mercy from the skies
Fills them with light and joy divine.

5 His holy angels pitch their tents
Around the men that serve the Lord:
O fear and love him, all ye saints,
Taste of his grace, and trust his word.
6 The wild young lions, pinch'd with pain
And hunger, roar through all the wood;
But none shall seek the Lord in vain,
Nor want supplies of real goed.

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PSALM 34.-2d Part. L. M. [b]

Ver. 11-22.

Religious education; or, instructions of piety.

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HILDREN in years and knowledge young,

Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue; Let pious thoughts your minds employ.

If you desire a length of days,
And peace to crown your mortal state,
Restrain your feet from impious ways,
Your lips from slander and deceit.

3 The eye of God regards his saints,
His ear is open to their cries;
He sets his frowning face against
The sons of violence and lies.

To humble souls and broken hearts,
God with his grace is ever nigh;
Pardon and hope his love imparts,
When men in deep contrition lie.

5 He tells their tears, he counts their groans,
His Son redeems their souls from death;
His Spirit heals their broken bones:
They in his praise employ their breath.

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PSALM 34.-1st Part. C. М. [*]
Ver. 1-10.

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Prayer and praise for eminent deliverance.
"LL bless the Lord from day to day:
How good we all his ways!
Ye humble souls that use to pray,
Come, help my lips to praise.

2 Sing to the honour of his name,
How a poor sinner cry'd;

Nor was his hope expos'd to shame,
Nor was his suit deny'd.

3 When threatening sorrows round me stood,

And endless fears arose,, Like the loud billows of a flood,

Redoubling all my woes:

4 I told the Lord my sore distress,
With heavy groans and tears;
He gave my sharpest torments ease,
And silenc'd all my fears.

PAUSE.

5 [O sinners! come and taste his love,
Come, learn his pleasant ways;
And let your own experience prove
The sweetness of his grace.

He bids his angels pitch their tents
Round where his children dwell;
What ills their heavenly care prevents
No earthly tongue can tell.]
7 [O love the Lord, ye saints of his!
His eye regards the just:
How richly blest their portion is,
Who make the Lord their trust!

• Young lions, pinch'd with hunger, roar,
And famish in the wood;
But God supplies his holy poor
With every needful good.]

PSALM 34.-2d Part. C. М. [b] Ver. 11-22. Exhortation to peace and holiness.

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COME, children, learn to fear the Lord;

your days be long,

Let not a false or spiteful word

Be found upon your tongue.

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2 Depart from mischief, practise love,

Pursue the works of peace;

So shall the Lord your ways approve,
And set your souls at ease.

3 His eyes awake to guard the just,
His ears attend their cry;
When broken spirits dwell in dust,
The God of grace is nigh.

▲ What though the sorrows here they tasto
Are sharp and tedious too,
The Lord, who saves them all at last,
Is their supporter now.

5 Evil shall smite the wicked dead,
But God secures his own,
Prevents the mischief when they slide,
Or heals the broken bone.

6 When desolation, like a flood,
O'er the proud sinner rolls,
Saints find a refuge in their God,
For he redeem'd their souls.

PSALM 35.-1st Part. C. М. [b] Ver. 1-9. Prayer and faith of persecuted saints; or, imprecations mixed with charity.

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Now plead my cause, Almighty God,

With the sons of strife;
And fight against the men of blood,
Who fight against my life.

Draw out thy spear, and stop their way,
Lift thy avenging rod;

But to my soul in mercy say,

"I am thy Saviour God."

They plant their snares to catch my feet, And nets of mischief spread;

Plunge the destroyers in the pit

That their own hands have made.
4 Let fogs and darkness hide their way,
And slippery be their ground;
Thy wrath shall make their lives a prey,
And all their rage confound.
5 They fly like chaff before the wind,
Before thine angry breath;
The angel of the Lord behind
Pursues them down to death.

6 They love the road that leads to hell;
Then let the rebels die,
Whose malice is implacable
Against the Lord on high.

7 But if thou hast a chosen few
Amongst that impious race,
Divide them from the bloody crew,
By thy surpassing grace.

• Then will I raise my tuneful voice,
To make thy wonders known;
In their salvation I'll rejoice,
And bless thee for my own.

PSALM 35.-2d Part. C. Μ. [*]
Ver. 12-14. Love to enemies; or, the love of
Christ to sinners typified in David.
EHOLD the love, the generous love,
That holy David shows;

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Hark, how his sounding bowels move
To his afflicted foes!

2 When they are sick, his soul complains, And seems to feel the smart;

The spirit of the gospel reigns,
And melts his pious heart.

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