3 His love is my perpetual feast; 4 I set him still before mine eyes; L. M. THIRD PART. Moreton. Quercy. ¡*] Courage in Death, and Hope of the Resurrection 1 W His arm is my almighty prop; THEN God is nigh, my faith is strong, o Be glad, my heart, rejoice, my tongue, 2 Though in the dust I lay my head; ---3 My flesh shall thy first call obey, o 4 There streams of endless pleasure flow; (Which we but tasted here below) C. M. FIRST PART. Abridge. Barby. [*] Though all the good which I can do, 2 Yet, if my God prolong my breath, The saints, the glory of the earth, t 3 Let heathens to their idols haste, Where the true God is known. 4 His hand provides my constant food, Much am I pleased with present good, 5 God is my portion and my joy; 6 My soul would all her thoughts approve Not death, nor hell, my hopes shall move, C. M. SECOND PART. Sunday. Doxology. [*] P "My heart and tongue their joys express, "My flesh shall rest in hope. 2 "My spirit, Lord, thou wilt not leave, "Where souls departed are; "Nor quit my body to the grave, "To see corruption there. 3 "Thou wilt reveal the path of life, "And raise me to thy throne; "Thy courts immortal pleasure give, Thy presence joys unknown.' 66 4 Thus in the name of Christ the Lord, And Providence fulfills the word 5 Jesus, whom every saint adores, o Behold, the tomb its prey restores! Behold, he lives again! -6 When shall my feet arise and stand On heaven's eternal hills? o There sits the Son at God's right hand, And there the Father similes. PSALM 17. S. M. Peckham. [*] V. 13, &c.-Portion of Saints and of Sinners. 1 ARISE, my gracious God, And make the wicked flee; p 2 Behold, the sinner dies, His haughty words are vain; e 3 Then let his pride advance, o 4 I shall behold the face 8 And stand complete in righteousness, 5 There's a new heaven begun, L. M. Islington. [*] The Saint's Hope; or, the Resurrection. 1 LORD, I am thine: but thou wilt prove My faith, my patience, and my love: When men of spite against me join, 'Tis all they seek; they take their shares, And stand complete in righteousness. p 4 This life's a dream, an empty show; -But the bright world to which I go o Hath joys substantial and sincere; e When shall I wake and find me there? -5 O glorious hour! O blest abode ! 1 shall be near, and like my God! And flesh and sin no more control a 6 My flesh shall slumber in the ground, PSALM 18. L. M. FIRST PART. Green's. [*] 1 Ver. 1-6, 15-18. Deliverance from Despair; or, Temptations overcome. e 2 Death, and the terrors of the grave, 4 In my distress I called my God, o 6 Temptations fled at his rebuke, 7 [Great were my fears, my foes were great; 8 8 My song forever shall record L. M. SECOND PART. Armley. [b] 1 LORD, thou hast seen my soul sincere, And thou hast owned my righteous cause. 2 [Since I have learned thy holy ways, I've walked upright before thy face: Or if my feet did e'er depart, "Twas never with a wicked heart.] p 3 What sore temptations broke my rest! 4 The sin that close besets me still, That works and strives against my will; e When shall thy Spirit's sovereign power Destroy it, that it rise no more? -5 With an impartial hand, the Lord 6 The just and pure shall ever say, L. M. THIRD PART. Quercy. Nantwich. [*] Ver. 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, &c. e Rejoicing in God; or, Salvation and Triumph. 1 JUST g Who is a God beside the Lord? -Or where's a refuge like our God? -2 'Tis he who girds me with his might, o 3 He lives, (and blessed be my Rock,) |