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344. Quiet Trust. Psalm 121. C.M.
I to the hills
will lift my eyes;
O whence shall
come my aid?
My help is from
the Lord alone,
Who heaven and
earth has made.
He will not let
thy foot be moved,
Thy guardian
never sleeps;
With watchful and
unslumbering care
His own He safely
keeps.
Thy faithful
keeper is the Lord,
Thy shelter and
thy shade;
'Neath sun or
moon, by day or night,
Thou shalt not be
afraid.
From evil He will
keep thee safe,
For thee He will
provide;
Thy going out,
thy coming in,
Forever He will
guide.
345. Our Unsleeping
Guardian. Psalm 121. 7s.
346. Unwavering Trust in
God. Psalm 121. 7s.
To the hills I
lift my eyes;
Whence shall help
for me arise?
From the Lord
shall come my aid,
Who the heaven
and earth has made.
He will guide
through dangers all,
Will not suffer
thee to fall;
He Who safe His
people keeps
Slumbers not and
never sleeps.
Thy protector is
the Lord,
Shade for thee He
will afford;
Neither sun nor
moon shall smite,
God shall guard
by day and night.
He will ever keep
thy soul,
What would harm
He will control;
In the home and
by the way
He will keep thee
day by day.
347. The Watchful
Care of God. Psalm 121. 10s and 4s.
Unto the hills
around do I lift up
My longing eyes;
O whence for me
shall my salvation come,
From whence
arise?
From God the Lord
doth come my certain aid,
From God the Lord
Who heaven and earth hath made.
He will not
suffer that thy foot be moved,
Safe shalt thou
be;
No careless
slumber shall His eyelids close
Who keepeth thee;
Behold He
sleepeth not, He slumbereth ne'er,
Who keepeth
Israel in His holy care.
Jehovah is
Himself thy keeper true;
Thy changeless
shade
Jehovah, evermore
on thy right hand,
Himself hath
made;
And thee no sun
by day shall ever smite,
No moon shall
harm thee in the silent night.
From every evil
shall He keep thy soul,
From every sin;
Jehovah shall
preserve thy going out,
Thy coming in;
Above thee
watching, He Whom we adore
Shall keep thee
henceforth, yea, for evermore.
348. Attachment to the
Church. Psalm 122. C.M.
With joy and
gladness in my soul
I hear the call
to prayer;
Let us go up to
God's own house
And bow before
Him there.
We stand within
thy sacred walls,
O Zion, blest for
aye,
Wherein the
people of the Lord
United homage
pay.
They come to
learn Jehovah's will,
His mighty deeds
to own,
For there is
judgment's royal seat,
Messiah's kingly
throne.
O pray that Zion
may be blest
And have abundant
peace,
For all that love
thee in their hearts
Shall prosper and
increase.
I pray the Lord
that peace may still
Within thy walls
abound,
And ever in thy
palaces
Prosperity be
found.
Yea, for the sake
of friends and kin,
My heart desires
thy peace,
And for the house
of God the Lord
My care shall
never cease.
349. Love for the Lord's
House. Psalm 122. 10s.
My heart was glad
to hear the welcome sound,
The call to seek
Jehovah's house of prayer;
Our feet are
standing here on holy ground,
Within thy gates,
thou city grand and fair.
God's people to
Jerusalem repair
To hear His word
and worship Him with praise;
The throne of
justice stands eternal there,
Messiah's throne
through endless length of days.
Let earnest
prayer be made for Zion's peace;
Thy sons who hold
thee dear shall prosper well;
May blessing in
thy palaces increase
And peace within
thy walls forever dwell.
For all my
brethren and companion's sakes
My prayer shall
be, Let peace in thee abide;
Since God the
Lord in thee His dwelling makes,
To thee my love
shall never be denied.
350. Devotion to the
Church. Psalm 122. L.M.
With joy I heard
my friends exclaim,
Come, let us in
God's temple meet;
Within thy gates,
O Zion blest,
Shall ever stand
our willing feet.
How beautiful
doth Zion stand,
A city built
compact and fair;
The people of the
Lord unite
With joy and
praise to worship there.
They come to
learn the will of God,
To pay their
vows, His grace to own,
For there is
judgment's royal seat,
Messiah's sure
and lasting throne.
For Zion's peace
let prayer be made;
May all that love
thee prosper well;
Within thy walls
let peace abide,
And gladness with
thy children dwell.
For sake of
friends and kindred dear,
My heart's desire
is Zion's peace,
And for the house
of God, the Lord,
My loving care
shall never cease.
351. Attentive Waiting. Psalm 123. L.M.
To Thee, O Lord,
I lift my eyes,
O Thou enthroned
above the skies;
As servants watch
their master's hand,
Or maidens by
their mistress stand,
So to the Lord
our eyes we raise,
Until His mercy
He displays.
REFRAIN:
To Thee, O Lord,
I lift my eyes,
O Thou enthroned
above the skies.
O Lord, our God,
Thy mercy show,
For man's
contempt and scorn we know;
Reproach and
shame Thy saints endure
From wicked men
who dwell secure;
Man's proud
contempt and scorn we know;
O Lord, our God,
Thy mercy show.
352. Escape from Enemies. Psalm 124. C.M.
Had not the Lord
been Israel's help
When angry foes
assailed,
Had not the Lord
been on our side,
Our righteous
cause had failed.
Without His help
the waters proud
Had overwhelmed
our soul,
But, praised be
God, the waves of wrath
Are under His
control.
We are escaped,
as from the snare
A bird in safely
flies;
The snare is
broken and our souls
In liberty arise.
Our help is in
the glorious Name,
The Name of
matchless worth,
Of Him to Whom
all power belongs,
The Lord of
heaven and earth.
353. Divine Deliverance. Psalm 124. 10s.
Now Israel may
say, and that in truth,
If that the Lord
had not our right maintained,
If that the Lord
had not with us remained,
When cruel men
against us rose to strive,
We surely had
been swallowed up alive.
Yea, when their
wrath against us fiercely rose,
The swelling tide
had o'er us spread its wave,
The raging stream
had then become our grave,
The surging
flood, in proudly swelling roll,
Most surely then
had overwhelmed our soul.
Blest be the Lord
Who made us not their prey;
As from the snare
a bird escapeth free,
Their net is rent
and so escaped are we;
Our only help is
in Jehovah's Name,
Who made the
earth and all the heavenly frame.
354. Our Sure Defense. Psalm 125. C.M.
Like Zion's
steadfast mount are they
Who in the Lord
confide;
Secure, immovable
they stand,
Forever to abide.
As round about
Jerusalem
The mountains
give defense,
Jehovah is His
people's guard,
Their lasting
confidence.
No tyrant's
scepter o'er the good
Shall undisturbed
abide,
Lest righteous
men, oppressed by wrong,
To evil turn
aside.
O Thou Jehovah,
to the good
Thy goodness now
impart,
Thy
lovingkindness show to them
That upright are
in heart.
All those that
turn from righteousness
With wayward,
wandering feet,
With sinners God
will lead them forth,
The sinner's doom
to meet.
O Thou Who are
Thy people's shield,
Their helper and
their guide,
Upon them let Thy
grace and peace
Forevermore
abide.
355. Protecting Grace. Psalm 125. 7s
and 6s.
356. The Divine
Protection. Psalm 125. 7s and 6s.
All who with
heart confiding
Depend on God
alone,
Like Zion's mount
abiding,
Shall ne'er be
overthrown.
Like Zion's city
bounded
By guarding
mountains broad,
His people are
surrounded
Forever by their
God.
No scepter of
oppression
Shall hold
unbroken sway,
Lest unto base
transgression
The righteous
turn away.
Thy favor be
imparted
To godly men, O
Lord;
Bless all that
are pure-hearted,
The good with
good reward.
The men who
falsehood cherish,
Forsaking truth
and right,
With wicked men
shall perish,
God will their
sin requite.
From sin Thy
saints defending,
Their joy, O
Lord, increase
With mercy never
ending
And everlasting
peace.
357. Rescue from
Spiritual Bondage. Psalm 126. L.M.
When Zion in her
low estate
Was brought from
bondage by the Lord,
In ecstasy we
sang for joy,
By grace and
wondrous love restored.
The Lord in
greatly blessing us
Before the world
His power displays;
Yea, great things
God has done for us,
And filled our
hearts with joy and praise.
O Lord, refresh
us by Thy grace,
Revive and
quicken all our powers,
As failing
streams are made to flow,
Replenished by
abundant showers.
The sower bearing
precious seed
May weep as in
his toil he grieves,
But he shall come
again with joy
In harvest time
with golden sheaves.
358. Deliverance and
Restoration. Psalm 126. H.M.
When in His might
the Lord
Arose to set us
free,
And Zion was
restored
From her
captivity,
In transports
then of joy and mirth
We praised the
Lord of all the earth.
The nations saw
with fear
The might of God
displayed,
When He at last
drew near
To give His
people aid;
Great things for
us the Lord has wrought,
And gladness to
our hearts has brought.
Again refresh us,
Lord,
With Thy reviving
love,
And be Thy
blessing poured
In mercy from
above;
By grace revive
our hearts again,
As streams
refreshed by copious rain.
Although with
bitter tears
The sower bears
his seed,
When harvest time
appears
He shall be glad
indeed;
For they that in
the sowing weep
Shall yet in joy
and gladness reap.
359. Conscious Dependence
on God. Psalm 127. L.M.
Unless the Lord
the house shall build,
The weary
builders toil in vain;
Unless the Lord
the city shield,
The guards a
useless watch maintain.
In vain you rise
ere morning break,
And late your
nightly vigils keep,
And of the bread
of toil partake;
God gives to His
beloved sleep.
Lo, children are
a great reward,
A gift from God
in very truth;
With arrows is
his quiver stored
Who joys in
children of his youth.
And blest the man
whose age is cheered
By stalwart sons
and daughters fair;
No enemies by him
are feared,
No lack of love,
no want of care.
360. Family Happiness. Psalm 128. 8s
and 7s.
Blest the man
that fears Jehovah,
Walking ever in
His ways;
By thy toil thou
shalt be prospered
And be happy all
thy days.
In thy wife thou
shalt have gladness,
She shall fill
thy home with good,
Happy in her
loving service
And the joys of
motherhood.
Joyful children,
sons and daughters,
Shall about thy
table meet,
Olive plants, in
strength and beauty,
Full of hope and
promise sweet.
Lo, on him that
fears Jehovah
Shall this
blessedness attend,
For Jehovah out
of Zion
Shall to thee His
blessing send.
Thou shalt see
God's kingdom prosper
All thy days,
till life shall cease,
Thou shalt see
thy children's children;
On Thy people,
Lord, be peace.
361. Conflict and Victory. Psalm 129. L.M.
Through all the
years, may Israel say,
My bitter foes
have oft assailed,
Have sought my
hurt in fierce array,
Yet over me have
not prevailed.
Though scars of
conflict and distress
Remain to tell of
trials past,
Jehovah in His
righteousness
Has safely
brought us through at last.
The foes of Zion
shall be brought
To hopeless
flight and put to shame;
Their wicked
plans shall come to nought
And all mankind
forget their name.
To them no kindly
friend shall say,
God bless you now
and speed you well;
No grateful heart
for them shall pray,
May God's rich
blessing on you dwell.
362. Redemption and
Forgiveness. Psalm 130. 10s and 4s.
From out the
depths I cry, O Lord, to Thee;
Lord, hear my
call;
I love Thee,
Lord, for Thou dost heed my plea,
Forgiving all;
If Thou shouldst
mark our sins, who then could stand?
But grace and
mercy dwell at Thy right hand.
I wait for God,
the Lord, and on His word
My hope relies;
My soul still
waits and looks unto the Lord
Till light arise;
I look for Him to
drive away my night,
Yea, more than
watchmen look for morning light.
Hope in the Lord,
ye waiting saints, and He
Will well
provide,
For mercy and
redemption full and free
With Him abide;
From sin and
evil, mighty though they seem,
His arm almighty
will His saints redeem.
363. Waiting Upon God. Psalm 130. 8s
and 7s.
From the depths
do I invoke THee,
Lord, to me
incline Thy ear;
To my voice be
Thou attentive,
And my
supplication hear.
Lord, if Thou
shouldst mark transgressions,
In Thy presence
who shall stand?
But with Thee
there is forgiveness,
That Thy Name may
fear command.
For Jehovah I am
waiting,
And my hope is in
His word,
In His word of
promise given;
Yea, my soul
waits for the Lord.
For the Lord my
soul is waiting
More than
watchers in the night,
More than they
for morning watching,
Watching for the
morning light.
Hope in God, ye
waiting people;
Mercies great
with Him abound;
With the Lord a
full redemption
From the guilt of
sin is found.
364. Penitence and Hope. Psalm 130. 8s
and 4.
From out the
depths I cry to Thee;
O let Thy ear
attentive be,
Hear Thou my
supplicating plea,
Have mercy, Lord.
If marked by Thee
our sin appeared,
Who, Lord, could
stand in judgment cleared?
Forgiveness, that
Thou mayst be feared,
There is with
Thee.
I wait for Thee,
my soul doth wait,
Thy word my hope
in every strait;
None watch, O
Lord, at morning's gate
As I for Thee.
O Israel, hope
thou in the Lord,
His mercy will
thy faith reward,
He full
redemption will accord
From all thy sin.
365. Pardoning Mercy. Psalm 130. 8s,
5, 3.
From the depths
my prayer ascendeth
Unto God on high;
Hear, O Lord, my
supplication
And my cry.
None can stand
unscathed and blameless
In Thy judgement
just,
But the contrite
in Thy mercy
Humbly trust.
Lord, my hope is
in Thy promise,
And I wait for
Thee
More than they
who watch for morning,
Light to see.
With the Lord is
tender mercy,
And redeeming
love;
Israel, look for
full salvation
From above.
366. Humility and
Meekness. Psalm 131. S.M.
Not haughty is my
heart,
Not lofty is my
pride;
I do not