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PSALM 119. Third Part. C.M.
Repentance and obedience. (cont.)
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And thus, 'till mortal life shall end,
Would I perform thy will.
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PSALM 119. Fourth Part. C.M.
Repentance and obedience.
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HOW shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Thy word the choicest rules imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
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When once it penetrates the mind,
It spreads such light abroad;
The meanest souls instruction find,
And raise their thoughts to God.
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'Tis, like the sun, a heav'nly light
That guides us all the day:
And thro' the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead our way.
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The men that keep thy law with care,
And meditate thy word,
Grow wiser than their teachers are,
And better know the Lord.
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Thy precepts make me truly wise;
I hate the sinner's road:
I hate my own vain thoughts, that rise;
But love thy law, my God.
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The starry heav'ns thy rule obey;
The earth maintains her place:
And these thy servants night and day
Thy skill and pow'r express.
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But still thy law and gospel, Lord,
Give lessons more divine;
Nor earth stands firmer than thy word,
Nor stars so nobly shine.
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Thy word is everlasting truth:
How pure is ev'ry page!
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PSALM 119. Fourth Part. C.M.
Repentance and obedience. (cont.)
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That holy book shall guide our youth,
And well support our age.
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PSALM 119. Fifth Part. C.M.
Delight in scripture.
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O HOW I love thy holy law!
'Tis daily my delight:
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
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My waking eyes prevent the day,
To meditate thy word:
My soul with longing melts away,
To hear thy gospel, Lord.
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How doth thy word my heart engage!
How well employ my tongue!
And in my tiresome pilgrimage,
Yield me a heav'nly song!
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Am I a stranger, or at home,
'Tis my perpetual feast;
Not honey, dropping from the comb,
So much allures the taste.
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No treasures so enrich the mind;
Nor shall thy word be sold
For loads of silver well refin'd;
Nor heaps of choicest gold.
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When nature sinks, and spirits droop,
Thy promises of grace
Are pillars to support my hope;
And there I write thy praise.
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PSALM 119. Sixth Part. C.M.
Holiness and comfort from the Word.
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LORD, I esteem thy judgments right,
And all thy statutes just;
Thence I maintain a constant fight
With ev'ry flatt'ring lust.
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