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159. Communion with God. Psalm 61. C.P.M.
O God, regard my
humble plea;
I cannot be so
far from Thee
But Thou wilt
hear my cry;
When I by trouble
am distressed,
Then lead me on
the Rock to rest
That higher is
than I.
In Thee my soul
hath shelter found,
And Thou hast
been from foes around
The tower to
which I flee.
Within Thy house
will I abide;
My refuge sure,
whate'er betide,
Thy sheltering
wings shall be.
For Thou, O God,
my vows hast heard,
On me the
heritage conferred
Of those that
fear Thy Name;
A blest anointing
Thou dost give,
And Thou wilt
make me ever live
Thy praises to
proclaim.
Before Thy face
shall I abide;
O God, Thy truth
and grace provide
To guard me in
the way;
So I will make
Thy praises known,
And, humbly
bending at Thy throne,
My vows will
daily pay.
160. Confidence in God. Psalm 61. C.M.
O God, give ear
unto my cry,
And to my voice
attend;
Though far from
home and from Thy house,
To Thee my
prayers ascend.
When troubles
overwhelm my heart,
Then Thou wilt
hear my cry,
For safety lead
me to the Rock
That higher is
than I.
A refuge Thou
hast been for me
When storms of
trouble lower;
When foes assail,
then Thou hast been
My strong defense
and tower.
Within Thy holy
temple, Lord,
I ever will
abide;
Beneath the
covert of Thy wings
In confidence I
hide.
161. Dependence on God. Psalm 62. C.M.
My soul in
silence waits for God,
My Saviour He has
proved;
He only is my
rock and tower;
I never shall be
moved.
My enemies my
ruin seek,
They plot with
fraud and guile;
Deceitful, they
pretend to bless,
But inwardly
revile.
My soul, in
silence wait for God;
He is my help
approved,
He only is my
rock an tower,
And I shall not
be moved.
My honor is
secure with God,
My Saviour He is
known;
My refuge and my
rock of strength
Are found in God
alone.
On Him, ye
people, evermore
Rely with
confidence;
Before Him pour
ye out your heart,
For God is our
defense.
For surely men
are helpers vain,
The high and the
abased;
Yea, lighter than
a breath are they
When in the
balance placed.
Trust not in
harsh oppression's power
Nor in
unrighteous gain;
If wealth
increase, yet on your gold
Ye set your
hearts in vain.
For God has
spoken o'er and o'er,
And unto me has
shown,
That saving power
and lasting strength
Belong to Him
alone.
Yea,
lovingkindness evermore
Belongs to Thee,
O Lord;
And Thou
according to his work
Dost every man
reward.
162. God our Strength. Psalm 62. C.M.
My soul in
silence waits for God,
My Saviour He has
proved;
He only is my
rock and tower;
I never shall be
moved.
My honor is
secure with God,
My Saviour He is
known;
My refuge and my
rock of strength
Are found in God
alone.
For God has
spoken o'er and o'er,
And unto me has
shown,
That saving power
and lasting strength
Belong to Him
alone.
Yea,
lovingkindness evermore
Belongs to Thee,
O Lord;
And Thou
according to his work
Dost every man
reward.
163. Satisfaction in God. Psalm 63. C.M.
O Lord, my God,
most earnestly
My heart would
seek Thy face,
Within Thy holy
house once more
To see Thy
glorious grace.
Apart from Thee I
long and thirst,
And nought can
satisfy;
I wander in a
desert land
Where all the
streams are dry.
The
lovingkindness of my God
Is more than life
to me;
So I will bless
Thee while I live
And lift my
prayer to Thee.
In Thee my soul
is satisfied,
My darkness turns
to light,
And joyful
meditations fill
The watches of
the night.
My Saviour,
'neath Thy sheltering wings
My soul delights
to dwell;
Still closer to
Thy side I press,
For near Thee all
is well.
My soul shall
conquer every foe,
Upholden by Thy
hand;
Thy people shall
rejoice in God,
Thy saints in
glory stand.
164. Spiritual Longing and
Devotion. Psalm 63. C.P.M.
Thou art my God,
O God of grace,
And earnestly I
seek Thy face,
My heart cries
out for Thee;
My spirit thirsts
Thy grace to taste,
An exile in this
desert waste
In which no
waters be.
I long as in the
times of old
Thy power and
glory to behold
Within Thy holy
place;
Because Thy
tender love I see
More precious far
than life to me,
My lips shall
praise Thy grace.
Thus will I bless
Thee while I live,
And with uplifted
hands will give
Praise to Thy
holy Name;
When by Thy
bounty well supplied,
Then shall my
soul be satisfied,
My mouth shall
praise proclaim.
My lips shall in
Thy praise delight
When on my bed I
rest at night
And meditate on
Thee;
Because Thy hand
assistance brings,
Beneath the
shadow of Thy wings
My heart shall
joyful be.
165. Prayer for Protection. Psalm 64. C.M.
Hear, Lord, the
voice of my complaint,
Preserve my life
from fear,
Hide me from
plotting enemies
And evil crowding
near.
The workers of
iniquity
Their deadly
shafts prepare;
They aim at me
their treacherous words;
O save me from
their snare.
The wicked in
their base designs
Grow arrogant and
bold;
Conspiring
secretly they think
That God will not
behold;
They search out
more iniquity,
Their thoughts
and plans are deep,
But God will
smite, for He is near
His saints to
guard and keep.
The wicked, by
their sins o'ercome,
Shall soon be
brought to shame;
The hand of God
shall yet appear,
And all shall
fear His Name.
The just shall
triumph in the Lord,
Their trust shall
be secure,
And endless glory
then shall crown
The upright and
the pure.
166. Divine Grace
Magnified. Psalm 65. L.M.
Praise waits in
Zion, Lord, for Thee,
And unto Thee
shall vows be paid;
O Thou that
hearest those who cry,
To Thee by all
shall prayer be made.
Against us sin
has battled hard;
For help we look
to Thee and pray;
Thou our
transgressions wilt forgive,
Yea, Thou wilt
take them all away.
How blest are
they whom Thou dost choose
To come and in
Thy courts abide;
Communing in Thy
holy house,
With good we
shall be satisfied.
By mighty deeds
in righteousness
Prayer's answer
surely comes from Thee,
O God our
Saviour, God the trust
Of all Thy saints
on land or sea.
Thy power has set
the mountains firm,
O God Almighty,
girt with strength;
At Thy command
the waves are still,
The nations cease
from war at length.
The tokens of Thy
mighty power
Lead me in every
clime to fear;
From east to west
through all the earth
Thou sendest
gladness far and near.
167. Harvest Thanksgiving. Psalm 65. L.M.
Thou visitest the
earth with showers,
Thy boundless
store supplies its need;
For fields
enriched and well prepared
Thou dost provide
the sower's seed.
The furrows where
the seed is sown
Are softened by
Thy gentle rain;
Thy gracious care
and providence
Supply and bless
the springing grain.
The year with
goodness Thou dost crown,
Thy ways o'erflow
with blessedness;
The hills and
valleys, clothed with green,
Are joyful in
their fruitfulness.
The pastures teem
with flocks and herds,
The golden grain
waves o'er the fields;
All nature,
singing joyfully,
Her tribute of
thanksgiving yields.
168. The Fatherly Goodness
of God. Psalm 65. C.P.M.
Before Thee,
Lord, a people waits
To praise Thy
Name in Zion's gates,
To Thee shall
vows be paid;
Thou hearer of
the suppliant's prayer,
To Thee in need
shall all repair
To seek Thy
gracious aid.
How great my
trespasses appear,
But Thou from
guilt my soul wilt clear,
And my
transgressions hide.
How blest Thy
chosen, who by grace
Are brought
within Thy dwellingplace
That they may
there abide.
The goodness of
Thy house, O Lord,
The joys Thy holy
courts afford,
Our souls shall
satisfy;
By deeds of
might, in justice wrought,
The Lord will
grant us what we sought,
Our Saviour, God
Most High.
On Thy sustaining
arm depend,
To earth's and
sea's remotest end,
All men in every
age;
Thy strength
establishes the hills,
Thy word the
roaring billows stills,
And calms the
peoples' rage.
The tribes of
earth's remotest lands
Behold the tokens
of Thy hands
And bow in godly
fear;
The east, where
beams the morning light,
The west, in
evening glories bright,
Rejoice, for Thou
art near.
169. Harvest Blessings. Psalm 65. C.P.M.
Thou visitest the
earth in love
And sendest
showers from above,
Enriching all the
land;
Thy streams
exhaustless bless the field,
Preparing it the
grain to yield
Provided by Thy
hand.
The furrows, sown
with living grain,
Are softened by
Thy gentle rain
The springing
corn to bless;
The year with
goodness Thou dost crown,
Rich gifts in
mercy sending down
To cheer the
wilderness.
The hills and
vales, with verdure clad
Are girt with
joy, the earth is glad,
New life is all
abroad;
With feeding
flocks the pastures teem,
With golden grain
the valleys gleam;
All nature
praises God.
170. A Celebration of
Divine Grace. Psalm 65. 7s and 6s.
Praise waits for
Thee in Zion;
All men shall
worship there
And pay their
vows before Thee,
O God Who hearest
prayer.
Our sins rise up
against us,
Prevailing day by
day,
But Thou wilt
show us mercy
And take their
guilt away.
How blest the man
Thou callest
And bringest near
to Thee,
That in Thy
courts forever
His dwellingplace
may be;
He shall within
Thy temple
Be satisfied with
grace,
And filled with
all the goodness
Of Thy most holy
place.
O God of our
salvation,
Since Thou dost
love the right,
Thou wilt an
answer send us
In wondrous deeds
of might.
In all earth's
habitations,
On all the
boundless sea,
Man finds no sure
reliance,
No peace, apart
from Thee.
171. God in Nature. Psalm 65. 7s
and 6s.
Thy might sets
fast the mountains;
Strength girds
Thee evermore
To calm the
raging peoples
And still the
ocean's roar.
Thy majesty and
greatness
Are through all
lands confessed,
And joy on earth
Thou sendest
Afar, from east
to west.
To bless the
earth Thou sendest
From Thy abundant
store
The waters of the
springtime,
Enriching it once
more.
The seed by Thee
provided
Is sown o'er hill
and plain,
And Thou with
gentle showers
Dost bless the
springing grain.
The year with
good Thou crownest,
The earth Thy
mercy fills,
The wilderness is
fruitful,
And joyful are
the hills;
With corn the
vales are covered,
The flocks in
pastures graze;
All nature joins
in singing
A joyful song of
praise.
172. The Blessings of
Grace. Psalm 65. C.M.
Praise wait in
Zion, Lord, for Thee;
There we will pay
our vow;
O Thou, the God
that hearest prayer,
Before Thee all
shall bow.
Against me my
besetting sins
Prevail from day
to day,
But Thou in Thy
forgiving grace
Wilt take them
all away.
O blest the man
whom Thou dost choose,
And draw in love
to Thee,
That in Thy
sacred courts, O Lord,
He may a dweller
be.
We surely shall
be satisfied
With Thy abundant
grace,
Yea, with the
goodness of Thy house,
Of Thy most holy
place.
173. Joyous Praise. Psalm 66. C.M.
All lands, to God
in joyful sounds
Aloft your voices
raise;
Sing forth the
honor of His Name,
And glorious make
His praise.
Say ye to God,
How terrible
In all Thy works
art Thou!
To Thee Thy foes
by Thy great power
Shall be
constrained to bow.
Yea, all the
earth shall worship Thee,
And unto Thee
shall sing;
To Thy great Name
shall songs of joy
With loud
hosannas ring.
O come, behold
the works of God,
His mighty doings
see;
In dealing with
the sons of men
Most wonderful is
He.
He led in safety
through the flood
The people of His
choice,
He turned the sea
to solid ground;
In Him let us
rejoice.
He rules forever
by His might,
His eyes the
nations try;
Let not the proud
rebellious ones
Exalt themselves
on high.
174. The Obligations of
Grace. Psalm 66. C.M.
O all ye peoples,
bless our God,
Aloud proclaim
His praise,
Who safely holds
our soul in life,
And steadfast
makes our ways.
Thou, Lord, hast
proved and tested us
As silver tried
by fire,
Thy hand has made
our burden great
And thwarted our
desire.
Through pain and
trouble Thou hast led,
And humbled all
our pride;
But, in the end,
to liberty
And wealth Thy
hand did guide.
Here in Thy house
I give to Thee
The life that
Thou dost bless,
And pay the
solemn vows I made
When I was in
distress.
Come, ye that
fear the Lord, and hear
What He has done
for me;
My cry for help
is turned to praise,
For He has set me
free.
If in my heart I
sin regard,
My prayer He will
not hear;
But truly God has
heard my voice,
My prayer has
reached His ear.
O let the Lord,
our gracious God,
Forever blessed
be,
Who has not
turned my prayer from Him,
Nor yet His grace
from me.
O all ye peoples,
bless our God,
Aloud proclaim
His praise,
Who safely holds
our soul in life,
And steadfast
makes our ways.
175. Personal Testimony. Psalm 66. C.P.M.
Come, all ye
people, bless our God
And tell His
glorious praise abroad,
Who holds our
soul in life,
Who never lets
our feet be moved
And, though our
faith He oft has proved
Upholds us in the
strife.
We come with
offerings to His house,
And here we pay
the solemn vows
We uttered in
distress;
To Him our all we
dedicate,
To Him we wholly
consecrate
The lives His
mercies bless.
Come, hear, all
ye that fear the Lord,
While I with
grateful heart record
What God has done
for me;
I cried to Him in
deep distress,
And now His
wondrous grace I bless,
For He has set me
free.
The Lord, Who
turns away the plea
Of those who love
iniquity,
Has answered my
request;
He has not turned
away my prayer,
His grace and
love He makes me share;
His Name be ever
blest.
176. A Revived Church and
Missions. Psalm 67. 7s and 6s.