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PSALM 91. Second Part. C.M.
Protection from evil, guard of angels, and salvation. (cont.)
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"Those that on earth my name have known,
"I'll honour them in heav'n;
"There my salvation shall be shown,
"And endless life be giv'n."
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PSALM 92. First Part. L.M.
A psalm for the Lord's day.
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SWEET is the work, my God, my King,
To praise thy name, give thanks and sing;
To show thy love by morning light,
And talk of all thy truth at night.
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Sweet is the day of sacred rest,
No mortal care shall seize my breast:
O! may my heart in tune be found,
Like David's harp of solemn sound.
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My heart shall triumph in my Lord,
And bless his works, and bless his word:
Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!
How deep thy counsels! how divine!
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Fools never raise their thoughts so high;
Like brutes they live, like brutes they die:
Like grass they flourish, 'till thy breath
Blasts them in everlasting death.
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But I shall share a glorious part
When grace hath well refin'd my heart;
And fresh supplies of joy are shed,
Like holy oil, to cheer my head.
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Sin (my worst enemy before)
Shall vex my eyes and ears no more;
My inward foes shall all be slain;
Nor Satan break my peace again.
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Then shall I see, and hear, and know
All 1 desir'd or wish'd below:
And ev'ry pow'r find sweet employ
In that eternal world of joy.
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PSALM 92. Second Part. L.M.
Aged saints.
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LORD, 'tis a pleasant thing to stand
In gardens planted by thy hand:
Let me within thy courts be seen,
Like a young cedar fresh and green.
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There grow thy saints in faith and love,
Blest with thine influ'nce from above;
Not Lebanon with all its trees
Yields such a comely sight as these.
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The plants of grace shall ever live;
Nature decays, but grace must thrive;
Time, that doth all things else impair,
Still makes them flourish strong and fair.
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Laden with fruits of age, they show
The Lord is holy, just and true;
None, that attend his gates, shall find
A God unfaithful or unkind.
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PSALM 93. L.M.
The eternal and sovereign God.
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JEHOVAH reigns: He dwells in light,
Girded with majesty and might:
The world, created by his hands,
Still on its first foundation stands.
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But ere this spacious world was made,
Or had its first foundation laid;
Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Thyself the ever-living God.
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Like floods the angry nations rise,
And aim their rage against the skies;
Vain floods, that aim their rage so high!
At thy rebuke the billows die.
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For ever shall thy throne endure;
Thy promise stands for ever sure;
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