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248.  Overshadowing Protection.  Psalm 91.  L.M.

The man who once has found abode

Within the secret place of God

Shall with Almighty God abide,

And in His shadow safely hide.

 

I of the Lord my God will say,

He is my refuge and my stay;

To Him for safety I will flee,

In Him my constant trust shall be.

 

The Lord with His protecting care

Shall keep thee from the hidden snare;

When fearful plagues around prevail

Thy life the scourge shall not assail.

 

Thou shalt beneath His wings abide,

And safe within His care confide;

His faithfulness shall ever be

A sure protection unto thee.

 

No nightly terrors shall alarm,

No deadly shaft by day shall harm,

Nor pestilence that walks by night,

Nor plagues that waste in noonday light.

 

At Thy right hand, though thousands die,

No harm shall unto thee come nigh;

But thou secure, unharmed, shalt see

What wicked men's reward shall be.

 

249.  The Reward of Perfect Trust.  Psalm 91.  L.M.

Because Thy trust is God alone,

Thy refuge is the Highest One,

No evil shall upon thee come,

Nor plague approach thy guarded home.

 

Angelic guards at His commands

Will bear thee safely in their hands,

Will keep thee, lest, if left alone,

Thou dash Thy foot against the stone.

 

Though fierce and treacherous foes assail,

Their power and wrath shall not prevail;

Their cruel strength, their venomed spite,

Thou shalt o'ercome with conquering might.

 

Because on Me he set his love,

I will his constant Saviour prove,

And since to him My Name is known,

I will exalt him as My own.

 

As oft as he shall call on Me,

Most gracious shall My answer be;

I will be with him in distress,

And in his trouble I will bless.

 

Complete deliverance I will give,

And honor him while he shall live;

Abundant life I will bestow,

To him My full salvation show.

 

250.  The Duty of Praise.   Psalm 92.  L.M.

How good it is to thank the Lord,

And praise to Thee, Most High, accord,

To show Thy love with morning light,

And tell Thy faithfulness each night;

Yea, good it is Thy praise to sing,

And all our sweetest music bring.

 

O Lord, with joy my heart expands

Before the wonders of Thy hands;

Great works, Jehovah, Thou hast wrought,

Exceeding deep Thy every thought;

A foolish man knows not their worth,

Nor he whose mind is of the earth.

 

When as the grass the wicked grow,

When sinners flourish here below,

Then is there endless ruin nigh,

But Thou, O Lord, art throned on high;

Thy foes shall fall before Thy might,

The wicked shall be put to flight.

 

Thou, Lord, hast high exalted ma

With royal strength and dignity;

With Thy anointing I am blest,

Thy grace and favor on me rest;

I thus exult o'er all my foes,

O'er all that would my cause oppose.

 

The righteous man shall flourish well,

And in the house of God shall dwell;

He shall be like a goodly tree,

And all his life shall fruitful be;

For righteous is the Lord and just,

He is my Rock, in Him I trust.

 

251.  Joyful Worship.   Psalm 92.  8s and 7s.

It is good to sing Thy praises

And to thank Thee, O Most High,

Showing forth Thy lovingkindness

When the morning lights the sky.

It is good when night is falling

Of Thy faithfulness to tell,

While with sweet, melodious praises

Songs of adoration swell.

 

Thou hast filled my heart with gladness

Through the works Thy hands have wrought;

Thou hast made my life victorious,

Great Thy works and deep Thy thought.

Thou, O Lord, on high exalted,

Reignest evermore in might;

All Thy enemies shall perish,

Sin be banished from Thy sight.

 

But the good shall live before Thee,

Planted in Thy dwelling-place,

Fruitful trees and ever verdant,

Nourished by Thy boundless grace.

In His goodness to the righteous

God His righteousness displays;

God my rock, my strength and refuge,

Just and true are all His ways.

 

252.  The Divine Rule and Power.  Psalm 93.  S.M.

Jehovah sits enthroned

In majesty most bright,

Appareled in omnipotence,

And girded round with might.

 

The world established stands

On its foundations broad;

His throne is fixed, He reigns supreme,

The everlasting God.

 

The floods have lifted up

Their voice in majesty,

But mighty is the Lord our God

Above the raging sea.

 

Thy testimonies, Lord,

In faithfulness excel,

And holy must Thy servants be

Who in Thy temple dwell.

 

253. God the Righteous Judge.  Psalm 94.  L.M.

O Lord, Thou Judge of all the earth,

To Whom all vengeance doth belong,

Arise and show Thy glory forth,

Requite the proud, condemn the wrong.

 

How long, O Lord, in boastful pride

Shall wicked men triumphant stand?

How long shall they afflict Thy saints

And devastate Thy chosen land?

 

The widow and the fatherless

They slay, and helpless strangers smite;

The faithful God they do not fear,

They say the Lord will not requite.

 

Be wise, ye fools and brutish men;

Shall not He see Who formed the eye?

Shall not He hear Who formed the ear,

And judge, Who reigneth, God Most High?

 

The Lord will judge in righteousness,

From Him all truth and knowledge flow;

The foolish thoughts of wicked men,

How vain they are the Lord doth know.

 

That man is blest whom Thou, O Lord,

With chastening hand dost teach Thy will,

For in the day when sinners fall

That man in peace abideth still.

 

The Lord will not cast off His own,

Nor His inheritance forsake;

Just judgment shall at length prevail,

And upright hearts shall courage take.

 

Who will arise for my defense

Against the wicked in the land?

Against iniquity and wrong

What man for me will valiant stand?

 

Unless the Lord had been my help,

My life had quickly passed away;

But when my foot had almost slipped,

O Lord, Thy mercy was my stay.

 

Amid the doubts that fill my mind

Thy comforts, Lord, bring joy to me;

Can wickedness, though throned in might,

Have fellowship, O Lord, with Thee?

 

The wicked, in their might arrayed,

Against the righteous join their power,

But to the Lord I flee for help,

He is my refuge and my tower.

 

Our God, the refuge of His saints,

Will fight against iniquity;

Avenger of the innocent

The Lord omnipotent will be.

 

254.  An Invitation to Worship.  Psalm 95.  L.M.

O come before the Lord, our King,

And in His presence let us sing;

Let us in glad and joyful lays

The Rock of our salvation praise;

Before Him come with thankful song,

In joyful psalms His praise prolong.

 

Almighty power the Lord maintains,

Exalted over all He reigns;

He holds the valleys in His hand,

He makes the mighty mountains stand;

To Him belong both land and sea,

Creator of the world is He.

 

O come and let us worship now,

Before our Maker let us bow;

We are His sheep and He our God,

He feeds our souls in pastures broad;

He safely leads us in the way;

O come and heed His voice today.

 

Take heed and harden not your heart

As did your fathers, nor depart

From God to follow in their ways;

For with complaints instead of praise,

With doubt instead of faith confessed,

They put their mercy to the test.

 

Take heed that ye provoke Him not

As did your fathers, who forgot,

With erring heart, God's holy ways

And grieved Him all their sinful days;

To whom in wrath Jehovah sware,

My promised rest they shall not share.

 

255.  Adoration and Submission.  Psalm 95.  8s and 7s.

Now with joyful exultation

Let us sing Jehovah's praise,

To the Rock of our salvation

Loud hosannas let us raise;

Thankful tribute gladly bringing,

Let us come before Him now,

And, with psalms His praises singing,

Joyful in His presence bow.

 

For, how great a God, and glorious,

Is Jehovah Whom we sing;

Over idol-gods victorious,

Great is He, our God and King.

In His hand are earth's deep places,

His the strength of all the hills,

His the sea whose bounds He traces,

His the land His bounty fills.

 

To the Lord, such might revealing,

Let us come with reverence meet,

And, before our Maker kneeling,

Let us worship at His feet.

He is our own God and leads us,

We the people of His care;

With a shepherd's hand He feeds us

As His flock in pastures fair.

 

While He proffers peace and pardon

Let us hear His voice today,

Lest, if we our hearts should harden,

We should perish in the way;

Lest to us, so unbelieving,

He in judgment shall declare:

Ye, so long My Spirit grieving,

Never in My rest can share.

 

256.  Worship and Its Motives.  Psalm 95.  C.M.

O come and to Jehovah sing,

To Him our voices raise;

Let us in our most joyful songs

The Lord our Saviour praise.

 

Before His presence let us come

With praise and thankful voice;

Let us sing psalms to Him with grace,

With grateful hearts rejoice.

 

Jehovah is a mighty King,

Above all gods His throne;

The depths of earth are in His hand,

The mountains are His own.

 

To Him the spacious sea belongs,

He made its waves and tides;

And by His hand the rising land

Was formed, and still abides.

 

O come, and bowing down to Him

Our worship let us bring;

Yea, let us kneel before the Lord,

Our Maker and our King.

 

257.  The Evangel of the Kingdom.  Psalm 96.  C.M.

O sing a new song to the Lord,

Sing all the earth to God;

In daily praises bless His Name

And tell His grace abroad.

Among the nations far and wide

His glory celebrate;

To all the peoples of the earth

His wondrous works relate.

 

The Lord is great above all gods,

Let glad hosannas rise;

The heathen gods are idols vain;

Jehovah made the skies.

Great honor is before His face,

And majesty divine;

Within His holy dwellingplace

Both strength and beauty shine.

 

Let all the peoples of the earth

Give glory to the Lord,

Give Him the glory due His Name

And strength to Him accord;

With offerings come ye to His courts,

In holy beauty bow,

Let all the earth with reverence come

And serve Jehovah now.

 

To all the nations of the earth

The blessed tidings bring;

Tell all the world Jehovah reigns,

The universal King.

The world shall therefore stand unmoved,

Established by His might;

And just is He to judge the wrong

And vindicate the right.

 

Let heaven and earth and sounding sea

To Him glad tribute bring;

Let field and wood and all therein

Before Jehovah sing;

For, lo, He comes to judge the earth,

And all the world shall see

His everlasting faithfulness,

His truth and equity.

 

258.  The Message of Redemption.  Psalm 96.  L.M.

O sing a new song to the Lord,

Sing all the earth and bless His Name;

From day to day His praise record,

The Lord's redeeming grace proclaim.

 

Tell all the world His wondrous ways,

Tell heathen nations far and near;

Great is the Lord, and great His praise,

And Him alone let nations fear.

 

The heathen gods are idols vain;

The shining heavens the Lord supports;

Both light and honor lead His train,

While strength and beauty fill His courts.

 

Let every tongue and every tribe

Give to the Lord due praise and sing;

All glory unto Him ascribe,

Come, throng His courts, and offerings bring.

 

O fear and bow, adorned with grace,

And tell each land that God is King;

The earth He founded in its place,

And justice to the world will bring.

 

Let heaven be glad, let earth rejoice,

The teeming sea resound with praise;

Let waving fields lift high their voice,

And all the trees their anthem raise.

 

So let them shout before our God,

For, lo, He comes, He comes with might,

To wield the scepter and the rod,

To judge the world with truth and right.

 

259.  The Universal King.   Psalm 96.  11s, 10, 9.

Sing to the Lord, sing His praise, all ye peoples,

New be your song as new honors ye pay;

Sing of His majesty, bless Him forever,

Show His salvation from day to day.

 

Tell of His wondrous works, tell of His glory,

Till through the nations His Name is revered;

Praise and exalt Him, for He is almighty,

God over all let the Lord be feared.

 

Vain are the heathen gods, idols and helpless;

God made the heavens, and His glory they tell;

Honor and majesty shine out before Him,

Beauty and strength in His temple dwell.

 

Give unto God Most High glory and honor,

Come with your offerings and humbly draw near;

In holy beauty now worship Jehovah,

Tremble before Him with godly fear.

 

Make all the nations know God reigns forever;

Earth is established as He did decree;

Righteous and just is the King of the nations,

Judging the people with equity.

 

Let heaven and earth be glad; waves of the ocean,

Forest and field, exultation express;

For God is coming, the Judge of the nations,

Coming to judge in His righteousness.

 

260.  Divine Sovereignty.   Psalm 97.  L.M.

Jehovah reigns; let earth be glad

And all the isles their joy make known;

With clouds and darkness He is clad,

On truth and justice rests His throne.

 

Consuming fire destroys His foes,

Around the world his lightnings blaze;

The trembling earth His presence know,

The mountains melt before His gaze.

 

The heavens His righteousness proclaim,

Through earth His glory shines abroad;

From idol-worship turn with shame

And bow before the living God.

 

Thy Church rejoices to behold

Thy judgments in the earth, O Lord;

Thy glory to the world unfold,

Supreme o'er all be Thou adored.

 

All ye that truly love the Lord,

Hate sin, for He is just and pure;

To saints His help He will accord

And keep them in His love secure.

 

For good men light and joy are sown

To bless them in the harvesttime;

Ye saints, your joy in God make known

And ever praise His Name sublime.

 

261.  The Victories of Jesus Christ.  Psalm 98.  8s and 7s.

Sing a new song to Jehovah

For the wonders He hath wrought;

His right hand and arm most holy

Triumph to His cause have brought.

In His love and tender mercy

He hath made salvation known,

In the sight of every nation

He His righteousness hath shown.

 

Truth and mercy toward His people

He hath ever kept in mind,

And His full and free salvation

He hath shown to all mankind.

Sing, O earth, sing to Jehovah,

Praises to Jehovah sing;

With the swelling notes of music

Shout before the Lord, the King.

 

Seas with all your fullness thunder,

All earth's peoples now rejoice;

Floods and hills in praise uniting

To the Lord lift up your voice.

For, behold, Jehovah cometh,

Robed in justice and in might;

He alone will judge the nations,

And His judgment shall be right.

 

262.  A Salvation for the World.  Psalm 98.  6s and 5s.

Unto God our Saviour

Sing a joyful song;

Wondrous are His doings,

For His arm is strong.

He has wrought salvation,

He has made it known,