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2 They're prone to wander out of sight,
And apt to run astray;

And when once lost, unable quite
To find again the way.

3 That hand, which heav'n and earth upholds,
Can keep them free from harms;
The Shepherd brings them to their folds,
And bears them in his arms.

4 To thee, my Shepherd and my Rock,
A grateful song I'll raise;
O! let the meanest of the flock
Attempt to speak thy praise.

5 Thou art my guard; my all I owe
To thine amazing love:
My standing in thy fold below,
And hopes of bliss above.

6 Ten thousand thousand comforts here,
Dispens'd in various ways,

Confirm thy faithfulness and care,
And claim adoring praise.

7.Then, guided, Shepherd, by thy love,
My feet shall keep thy way;
Soon shall I reach thy fold above,
And go no more astray.

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PSALM 120. C. M.

Christians love peace.

THOU God of love, thou ever blest,
Pity my suff'ring state:

When wilt thou set my soul at rest
From lips, that love deceit ?

2 Hard lot of mine! my days are cast
Among the sons of strife;

Whose never-ceasing brawlings waste
My golden hours of life.

3 O! might I fly to change my place,
How would I choose to dwell
In some wide, lonesome, wilderness,
And leave these gates of hell!
4 Peace is the blessing that I seek:
How lovely are its charms!
I am for peace; but, when I speak,
They all declare for arms.

5 New passions still their souls engage,
And keep their malice strong :
What shall be done to curb thy rage,
O thou devouring tongue!

6 Should burning arrows smite thee through,
Strict justice would approve;
But I would rather spare my foe,
And melt his heart with love.

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PSALM 121. First Part. C. M.
Divine protection.

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O Zion's hill I lift my eyes,
From thence expecting aid;
From Zion's hill, and Zion's God,
Who heav'n and earth has made.
2 Thou, then, my soul, in safety rest;
Thy guardian will not sleep:

His watchful care that Israel guards,
Will thee in safety keep.

3 Shelter'd beneath th' Almighty's wings,
Thou shalt securely rest;

Where neither sun nor moon shall thee
By day or night molest.

4. At home, abroad, in peace, in war,
Thy God shall thee defend;
Conduct thee thro' life's pilgrimage
Safe to thy journey's end.

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PSALM 121. Second Part. P. M.
Preservation by day and night.

UPWARD I lift mine eyes;

God is all my aid;

The God that built the skies,
And earth and nature made:
God is the pow'r,

To which I fly;
His grace is nigh
In ev'ry hour.

2 My feet shall never slide,

Nor fall in fatal snares;

Since God, my guard and guide,
Defends me from my fears.
Those wakeful eyes,

That never sleep,

Shall Israel keep

When dangers rise.

3 No burning heats by day, Nor blasts of ev'ning air,

Shall take

my health away,

If God be with me there :

Thou art my sun,
And thou my shade,
To guard my head
By night, at noon.

4 Hast thou not giv'n thy word
To save my soul from death?
And I can trust my Lord,
To keep my mortal breath.

I'll go and come,
Nor fear to die,
Till from on high
Thou call me home.

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PSALM 122. C. M.
Going to church.

How did my heart rejoice to hear
My friends devoutly say,

"In Zion let us all appear,
"And keep the solemn day!"

2 I love her gates, I love the road:
The church adorn'd with grace
Stands, like a palace built for God,,
To show his milder faee.

3 Up to her courts with joys unknown
The holy tribes repair;

The Son of David holds his throne,
And sits in judgment there.

4 He hears our praises and complaints;
And while his awful voice
Divides the sinners from the saints,
We tremble and rejoice.

5 Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest;
With holy gifts and heav'nly grace
Be her attendants blest.

6 My soul shall pray for Zion still,
While life or breath remains :

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There my best friends, my kindred dwell;
There God, my Saviour, reigns.

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PSALM 123. C. M.

Pleading with submission.

THOU, whose grace and justice reign
Enthron'd above the skies;

To thee our hearts would tell their pain,
To thee we lift our eyes.

2 As servants watch their master's hand, And fear the angry stroke;

Or maids before their mistress stand,
And wait a peaceful look :

3 So for our sins we justly feel
Thy discipline, O God;

Yet wait the gracious moment still,
Till thou remove thy rod.

4 Those, that in wealth and pleasure live,
Our daily groans deride;
And thy delays of mercy give
Fresh courage to their pride.

5 Our foes insult us, but our hope
In thy compassion lies:

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This thought shall bear our spirits up,
That God will not despise.

PSALM 124. L. M.

Thanksgiving for deliverance from national calamities.

HAD not the Lord, may Israel say,

Had not the Lord maintain❜d our side When men, to make our lives a prey, Rose like the swelling of the tide. 2 The swelling tide had stopt our breath, So fiercely did the waters roll;

We had been swallow'd deep in death : Proud waters had o'erwhelm'd our soul. 3 We leap for joy, we shout and sing, Who just escap'd the fatal stroke; So flies the bird with cheerful wing, When once the fowler's snare is broke. 4 For ever blessed be the Lord,

Who broke the fowler's cursed snare; Who sav❜d us from the murd'ring sword, And made our lives and souls his care.

5 Our help is in Jehovah's name,

Who form'd the earth, and built the skies 3

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