3. Know this, the LORD hath chosen to himself the

man that is godly.

9. I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest: for it is thou, O LORD, that makest me to dwell in safety.

5. Offer the sacrifice of righteousness.

4, 5. Stand in awe, and sin not and put your trust in the LORD.

[GREENE.

1. O GOD, thou art my GoD: early will I seek thee.

2. My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee in a barren and dry land, where no water is.

3. Thus have I looked for thee in holiness: that I might behold thy power and glory.

4. For thy loving-kindness is better than life itself: my lips shall praise thee.

5. As long as I live, will I magnify thee on this manner and lift up my hands in thy Name.

8. Because thou hast been my helper: therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. Hallelujah. [PURCELL, HALL, GREENE, W. HAYES.

1. O God, thou hast cast us out, and scattered us abroad thou hast also been displeased; O turn thee unto us again.

2. Thou hast moved the land, and divided it: heal the sores thereof, for it shaketh.

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11. O be thou our help in trouble for vain is the help of man.

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12. Through GoD will we do great acts for it is he that shall tread down our enemies.

lxxxix. 8. O remember not our old sins, but have mercy upon us and that soon, for we are come to great misery.

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9. Help us, O GOD of our salvation, for the glory of thy Name: O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins, for thy Name's sake.

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[PURCELL, WELdon, Greene.

PSALM 1XXIV.

1. O GOD, wherefore art thou absent from us so long: why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture?

2. O think upon thy congregation, whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old.

3. Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance, and mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. [BLOW.

7, 8. O GOD, when thou wentest forth before the people when thou wentest through the wilderness, the earth shook, and the heavens dropped.

35. O God, wonderful art thou in thine holy places: he will give strength and power unto his people; blessed be GOD.

32, 33. Sing unto God, O ye kingdoms of the earth: O sing praises unto the LORD, who sitteth in the heavens over all from the beginning. [MOZART.

1, 4. 10. O GOD of my fathers, and LORD of all mercy, who hast made all things with thy word, give me wisdom that sitteth by thy throne, and reject me not from among thy children; send her out of thy holy heaven, and from the throne of thy glory. Amen. MASON.

O God, whose nature and property is ever to have mercy and to forgive, receive our humble petitions :

and though we be tied and bound with the chain of our sins, yet let the pitifulness of thy great mercy loose us, for the honour of JESUS CHRIST, Our Mediator and Advocate. [DUPUIS, BELLAMY.

Amen.

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FROM THE ORATORIO OF JOSEPH.

O GOD, who in thy heav'nly hand
Dost hold the hearts of mighty kings!
O take thy Israel and his band
Beneath the shadow of thy wings.
O LORD, we trust alone in thee.

[HANDEL.

1. O How amiable are thy dwellings thou LORD of hosts.

2. My soul hath a desire and longing to enter into the courts of the LORD my heart and my flesh rejoice in the living God.

4. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be alway praising thee.

13. O LORD GOD of hosts: blessed is the man who puts his trust in thee.

cxvi. 15. I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call upon the Name of the LORD.

16. I will pay my vows unto the LORD, in the sight of all his people in the courts of the LORD's house, even in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.

xliii. 3, 4. O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me: and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling; that I may go unto the altar of GOD, the GOD of my joy and gladness.

xxx. 11. Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me : LORD, be thou my helper.

lxv. 3. My misdeeds prevail against me: O be thou merciful unto my sins.

vi. 4. Turn thee, O LORD, and deliver my soul: O save me for thy mercy's sake.

lxxxix. 9. O LORD GOD of hosts, who is like unto thee thy truth, most mighty LORD, is on every side. 15. Righteousness and equity are the habitation of thy seat mercy and truth shall go before thy face. cxvii. 2. The merciful kindness of the LORD endureth for ever upon them that fear him.

cxviii. 1. O give thanks unto the LORD for his mercy endureth for ever.

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PSALM Cii.

2. O HIDE not thy face from me, O LORD, when I am in trouble: lest I be like to them that go down into the pit. [PENSON from SALVATOR.

7. O that the salvation were given unto Israel out of Zion : O that the LORD would deliver his people out of captivity!

8. Then should Jacob rejoice, and Israel should be right glad.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c.

[ROGERS

6. O LORD, give ear unto my prayer and ponder the voice of my humble desires.

7. In the time of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou hearest me.

8. Among the gods there is none like thee, O LORD: there is not one that can do as thou doest.

9. All nations, whom thou hast made, shall come and worship thee, O LORD and shall glorify thy Name.

10. For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: thou art GoD alone. [GREENE.

9. O LORD GOD of hosts, who is like unto thee: thy truth, most mighty LORD, is on every side.

10. Thou rulest the raging of the sea: thou stillest the waves thereof when they arise.

11. Thou hast subdued Egypt, and destroyed it: thou hast scattered thine enemies abroad with thy mighty arm.

12. The heavens are thine, the earth also is thine : thou hast laid the foundation of the round world, and all that therein is. Amen. [GREENE.

13. O LORD GOD of hosts, blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

[CROTCH.

8. O LORD GOD of hosts, hear my prayer: hearken, O GOD of Jacob.

9. Behold, O GOD our defender : and look upon the face of thine Anointed.

10. For one day in thy courts is better than a thousand.

11. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my GoD: than to dwell in the tents of ungodliness.

12. For the LORD GOD is a light and defence the LORD will give grace and worship, and no good thing shall he withhold from them that live a godly life.

13. O LORD GOD of hosts: blessed is the man that putteth his trust in thee.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c.

[TURNER.

16. O LORD of hosts, GoD of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the GoD, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth.