2 'T is he that girds me with his might,
Gives me his holy sword to wield;
An.l, while with sin and hell I fight,
Spreads his salvation for my shield.
ff" 3 He lives, and blessed be my Rock,
The God of my salvation lives:
The dark designs of hell are broke:
Sweet is the peace my Father gives.

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PSALM 18, First Part, C. M,
Victory over temporal Enemies.

E love thee, Lord! and we adore:
Now is thine arm revealed;

Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower
Our bulwark and our shield.

2 We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defence;
His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.

3 When God, our leader, shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear

The thunder of his loud alarms,-
The lightning of his spear?

4 He rides upon the wingéd wind;
And angels in array,

In millions, wait to know his mind,
And swift as flames obey.

5 He speaks-and, at his fierce rebuke,
Whole armies are dismayed;

His voice, his frown, his angry look,
Strike all their courage dead.

6 Oft has the Lord whole nations blessed
For his own children's sake;

The powers, that give his people rest,
Shall of his care partake.

PSALM 18, Second Part, C. M.

Jehovah coming to reign.

1 THE Lord descended from above,
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.

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2 On cherubim and seraphim,

Full royally he rode,

And, on the wings of mighty winds,
Came flying all abroad.

3 He sat serene upon the floods,
Their fury to restrain;

And he, as sovereign Lord and King,
For evermore shall reign.

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PSALM 18, 8s and 78.

Christ triumphant.

O! the Lord Jehovah liveth;
He's my rock, I bless his name;
He, my God, salvation giveth;

All ye lands! exalt his fame.

2 God, Messiah's cause maintaining,
Shall his righteous throne extend;
O'er the world the Saviour reigning,
Earth shall at his footstool bend.

3 O'er his enemies exalted,

Great Redeemer !-see him rise
Though by powers of hell assaulted,
God exalts him to the skies.

ff" 4 Jesus! hail! enthroned in glory,
There for ever to abide;

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All the heavenly host adore thee,
Seated at thy Father's side.

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PSALM 19, First Part, L. M.
Nature and Revelation.

HE heavens declare thy glory, Lord!
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But, when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.

2 The rolling sun, the changing light,
And nights and days thy power confess
But the blest volume thou hast writ
Reveals thy justice, and thy grace.

3 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise, Round the whole earth, and never stand:

So, when thy truth began its race,

It touched and glanced on every land.

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4 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run,
Till Christ has all the nations blest,
That see the light, or feel the sun.

5 Great Sun of righteousness! arise;

Bless the dark world with heavenly light; Thy gospel makes the simple wise,

Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.

mf 6 Thy noblest wonders here we view,
In souls renewed, and sins forgiven:
Lord! cleanse my sins, my soul renew,
And make thy word my guide to heaven.

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PSALM 19, Second Part, L. M.

The Language of the Heavens.

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'HE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land,

The work of an almighty hand.

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mp 3 Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly, to the listening earth,
Repeats the story of her birth:-

4 While all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings, as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.

5 What though, in solemn silence, all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball?
What though no real voice, nor sound,
Amid their radiant orbs, is found?-

6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice;
For ever singing, as they shine,—
"The hand that made us is divine."

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PSALM 19, L. M., 6 Lines.
Starry Heavens.

'HY glory, Lord! the heavens declare,
The firmament displays thy skill;
The changing clouds, the viewless air,
Tempest and calm, thy word fulfill;
Day unto day doth utter speech,

And night to night thy knowledge teach.
2 Though voice nor sound inform the ear,
Well-known the language of their song,
When, one by one, the stars appear,
Led by the silent moon along,-

Till round the earth, from all the sky,
Thy beauty beams on every eye.
3 Waked by thy touch, the morning sun
Comes like a bridegroom from his bower,
And, like a giant, glad to run

His bright career with speed and power,—
Thy flaming messenger, to dart

Life through the depth of nature's heart.
4 While these transporting visions shine,
Along the path of providence,
Glory eternal, joy divine,

Thy word reveals, transcending sense;
My soul thy goodness longs to see,
Thy love to man, thy love to me.

PSALM 19, C. M.

Divine Revelation.

1 THY law is perfect, Lord of light!
Thy testimonies sure;

The statutes of thy realm are right,
And thy commandments pure.

2 Holy, inviolate thy fear,

Enduring as thy throne;

Thy judgments, chastening, or severe,
Justice and truth alone.

3 Let these, O God! my soul convert,
And make thy servant wise;

Let these be gladness to my heart,
The day-spring to mine eyes.

4 By these, may I be warned betimes;
Who knows the guile within?

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Lord! save me from presumptuous crimes,
Cleanse me from secret sin.

5 So may the words my lips express,
The thoughts that throng my mind,
O Lord, my strength and righteousness!
With thee acceptance find.

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PSALM 19, First Part, S. M.
The Books of Nature and Scripture.

BEHOLD! the lofty sky
Declares its maker, God;
And all his starry works, on high,
Proclaim his power abroad.

2 The darkness and the light

Still keep their course the same;
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

3 In every different land,

Their general voice is known;
They show the wonders of his hand,
And orders of his throne.

4 Ye Christian lands! rejoice;
Here he reveals his word;

We are not left to nature's voice,
To bid us know the Lord.

5 His laws are just and pure,
His truth without deceit;
His promises for ever sure,
And his rewards are great.
6 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim,

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Accept the praise, my God, my King!
In my Redeemer's name.

PSALM 19, Second Part, S. M.

The Gospel; for the Sabbath.

EHOLD! the morning-sun

BEHOLD!

Begins his glorious way;

His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,

It spreads diviner light;