4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord,
With strong desires I wait;
My soul, invited by thy word,
Stands watching at thy gate ]

e 5 (Just as the guards that keep the night
Long for the morning skies,

Watch the first beams of breaking light,
And meet them with their eyes ;—

6 So waits my soul to see thy grace;
And, more intent than they,
Meets the first op'nings of thy face,
And finds a brighter day.)

o 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust;
Let Israel seek his face;

The Lord is good as well as just,
And plenteous is his grace.

8 There's full redemption at his throne,
For sinners long enslav'd;
The great Redeemer is his Son,
And Israel shall be sav'd.

L.M. Bath. Armley. [*]
Pardoning Grace.

a 1 FROM deep distress, and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I raise my cries:

If thou severely mark our faults,

No flesh can stand before thine eyes.

-2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace,
Free to dispense thy pardons there;
That sinners may approach thy face,
And hope and love, as well as fear.
e 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait,
And long and wish for breaking day,
So waits my soul before thy gate;
When will my God his face display?
o 4 My trust is fix'd upon thy word,
Nor shall I trust thy word in vain ;
Let mourning souls address the Lord,
And find relief from all their pain.
g 5 Great is his love, and large his grace,
Through the redemption of his Son;
He turns our feet from sinful ways,
And pardons what our hands have done

e 1

Is

PSALM 131. C. M. York. [b]
Humility and Submission.

S there ambition in my heart?
Search, gracious God, and see;

Or do I act a haughty part?

Lord, I appeal to thee.

a 2 I charge my thoughts, be humble still,
And all my carriage mild;

Content, my Father, with thy will,
And quiet as a child.

-3 The patient soul, the lowly mind,
Shall have a large reward;
Let saints in sorrow lie resign'd,
And trust a faithful Lord.

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PSALM 132. L. M. Leeds. [*]
V. 5, 13-18. The House of God.

Whavitation for our God?
WHERE shall we go, to seek and find

A dwelling for th' eternal Mind,
Among the sons of flesh and blood?
o 2 The God of Jacob chose the hill
Of Zion for his ancient rest;
And Zion is his dwelling still;

His church is with his presence blest.
-3 Here will I fix my gracious throne,
And reign for ever, saith the Lord;
• Here shall my power and love be known,
And blessings shall attend my word.

• 4 Here will I meet the hungry poor,
And fill their souls with living bread:
Sinners, who wait before my door,
With sweet provision shall be fed.

-5 Cirded with truth, and cloth'd with grace,
My priests, my ministers shall shine:
Not Aaron in his costly dress,

Made an appearance so divine.

6 The saints, unable to contain

Their inward joys, shall shout and sing;

The Son of David here shall reign,

And Zion triumph in her King.

7 [Jesus shall see a num'rous seed, Born here t' uphold his glorious name; His crown shall flourish on his head, While all his foes are cloth'd with shame.] C. M. Christmas. Swanwick. [*] V. 4, 5, 7, 8, 15-17. God's Presence, the Glory of His House.

1 [NO sleep nor slumber to his eyes

Good David would afford,

Till he had found, below the skies,
A dwelling for the Lord.

2 The Lord in Zion plac'd his name
His ark was settled there:

To Zion the whole nation came,
To worship thrice a year.

3 But we have no such lengths to go,
Nor wander far abroad;
Where'er thy saints assemble now,
There is a house for God.]

PAUSE.

o 4 Arise, O King of grace, arise, And enter to thy rest;

e Lo! thy church waits with longing eyes, Thus to be own'd and bless'd.

e 5 Enter, with all thy glorious train,
Thy spirit and thy word;

All that the ark did once contain,
Could no such grace afford.

-6 Here, mighty God, accept our vows
Here let thy praise be spread:
Bless the provisions of thy house,
And fill thy poor with bread.

• 7 Here let the Son of David reign,
Let God's Anointed shine;

Justice and truth his court maintain,
With love and power divine.

g 8 Here let him hold a lasting throne
And, as his kingdom grows,
Fresh honours shall adorn his crown,
And shame confound his foes.

PSALM 133. C. M. Hymn 2d. St. Ann's. [*]
Brotherly Love.

1Lre brethren who agree!
O, what an entertaining sight,

Brethren, whose cheerful hearts unite
In bands of piety!

D 2 When streams of love, from Christ the spring,
Descend to ev'ry soul,

And heavenly peace, with balmy wing,
Shades and bedews the whole:
3 'Tis like the oil, divinely sweet,
On Aaron's rev'rend head;

The trickling drops perfum'd his feet,
And o'er his garments spread.

o 4 'Tis pleasant as the morning dews,
That fall on Zion's hill;

Where God his mildest glory shews,
And makes his grace distil.
S. M. Peckham. [*]

b 1

Union and Peace.

BEST are the sons of peace,

Whose hearts and hopes are one;

Whose kind designs to serve and please
Through all their actions run.

0 2 Blest is the pious house,

Where zeal and friendship meet;
Their songs of praise, their mingled vows,
Make their communion sweet.

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Thus, when on Aaron's head
They pour'd the rich perfume,

The oil through all his raiment spread,
And pleasure fill'd the room.
Thus, on the heavenly hills,
The saints are blest above;
Where joy like morning dew distils,
And all the air is love.

P. M. Dalston. [*]

The Blessings of Friendship.

61 HOW pleasant 'tis to see

Kindred and friends agree!

Each in his proper station move ;-
And each fulfil his part,

With sympathizing heart,
In all the cares of life and love!
2 'Tis like the ointment, shed
On Aaron's sacred head,
Divinely rich, divinely sweet!
The oil through all the room
Diffus'd a choice perfume,

Ran through his robes, and blest his feet
o 3 Like fruitful showers of rain,
That water all the plain,

Descending from the neiglib'ring hills;
Such streams of pleasure roll
Through ev'ry friendly soul,
Where love like heavenly dew distils.

PSALM 134. C. M. Devizes. [*]
Daily and nightly Devotion.

1 YE

VE who obey th' immortal King,
Attend his holy place;

e Bow to the glories of his power,
And bless his wondrous grace.

o 2 Lift up your hands by morning light, And send your souls on high;

• Raise your admiring thoughts by night, Above the starry sky.

o 3 The God of Zion cheers our hearts With rays of quick'ning grace;

g The God, who spread the heavens abroad, And rules the swelling seas.

PSALM 135. L. M. 1st Part. All-Saints. [*] V. 1-4, 14, 19-21. The Church, God's House and Care.

1 PRAISE ye the Lord; exalt his name,
While in his holy courts ye wait,

Ye saints, who to his house belong,
Or stand attending at his gate.

2 Praise ye the Lord; the Lord is good;
To praise his name is sweet employ ;
Israel he chose of old, and still

His church is his peculiar joy.

e 3 The Lord himself will judge his saints; He treats his servants as his friends: