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4 In knots to be loosed never,
Knit my heart to thee forever,
That I to thy name may bear
Fearful love and loving fear.
5 Thy kind look no more deny me,
But with eyes of mercy eye me;
O give me, thy slave, at length,
Easing aid or bearing strength.

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WATTS.

Seeking Pardon and Aid. Ps. 51.

1 O THOU that hear'st when sinners cry,
Though all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their memory from thy book.
2 Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin;
Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.

3 I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banished from thy sight;
Thy holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.

4 A broken heart, iny God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring:

The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.

5 0, may thy love inspire my tongue!
Salvation shall be all my song;

And all my powers shall join to bless
The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.

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TATE & BRADY.

The accepted Worshipper. Ps. 15.

1 LORD, who's the happy man, that may To thy blest courts repair

Not stranger-like, to visit them,
But to inhabit there?

2 "Tis he whose every thought and deed
By rules of virtue moves;

Whose generous tongue disdains to speak
The thing his heart disproves; —

3 Who never did a slander forge,
His neighbor's fame to wound,
Nor hearken to a false report,
By malice whispered round;-

4 Who vice, in all its pomp and power,
Can treat with just neglect,
And piety, though clothed in rags,
Religiously respect; -

5 Who to his plighted vows and trust
Has ever firmly stood;

And, though he promise to his loss,
He makes his promise good;-

6 The man who by this steady course
Has happiness insured,

When earth's foundation shakes, shall stand,
By Providence secured.

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WATTS.

The Qualifications of a Christian. Ps. 15.

1 WHO shall inhabit in thy hill,
O God of holiness?

Whom will the Lord admit to dwell
So near his throne of grace?

2 The man that walks in pious ways,
And works with righteous hands,
That trusts his Maker's promises,
And follows his commands.

3 He speaks the meaning of his heart,
Nor slanders with his tongue,
Will scarce believe an ill report,
Nor do his neighbor wrong.

4 The wealthy sinner he contemns,
Loves all that fear the Lord,
And though to his own hurt he swears,
Still he performs his word.

5 His hands disdain a golden bribe,
And never gripe the poor:

This man shall dwell with God on earth,
And find his heaven secure.

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TATE & BRADY.

The Man whom God approves. Ps. 24.

1 THIS spacious earth is all the Lord's;
The Lord's her fulness is;

The world, and they that dwell therein,
By sovereign right are his.

2 He framed and fixed it on the seas;
And his almighty hand,

Upon inconstant floods, has made
The stable fabric stand.

3 But for himself this Lord of all
One chosen seat designed;
O, who shall to that sacred hill
Desired admittance find?

4 The man whose hands and heart are pure, Whose thoughts from pride are free, Who honest poverty prefers

To gainful perjury.

5 This, this is he, on whom the Lord
Shall shower his blessings down,
Whom God, his Savior, shall vouchsafe
With righteousness to crown.

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Dwelling with God. Ps. 24.

1 THE earth forever is the Lord's,
With Adam's numerous race;
He raised its arches o'er the floods,
And built it on the seas.

2 But who, among the sons of men,
May visit thine abode ?

He that has hands from mischief clean,
Whose heart is right with God.

3 This is the man may rise and take
The blessings of his race;

This is the lot of those that seek

The God of Jacob's face.

4 Now let our souls' immortal powers
To meet the Lord prepare,
Lift up their everlasting doors,-
The King of glory's near.

5 The King of glory! who can tell
The wonders of his might?

He rules the nations, but to dwell
With saints is his delight.

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The Righteous blessed. Ps. 119.

1 HOW blest are they who always keep The pure and perfect way!

Who never from the sacred paths

Of God's commandments stray!

2 Thrice blest, who to his righteous laws
Have still obedient been!

And have, with fervent, humble zeal,
His favor sought to win!

3 Such men their utmost caution use
To shun each wicked deed,
But in the path which he directs
With constant care proceed.

4 Thou strictly hast enjoined us, Lord,
To learn thy sacred will,

And all our diligence employ,
Thy statutes to fulfil.

5 0, then, that thy most holy will

Might o'er my ways preside! And I the course of all my life By thy direction guide!