The Psalms of David eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 223 pages of information about The Psalms of David.

The Psalms of David eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 223 pages of information about The Psalms of David.

6 My God hath sav’d my soul from death,
And dry’d my failing tears;
Now to his praise I’ll spend my breath,
And my remaining years.

Psalm 116:2. 12 &c.  Second Part.  Vows made in trouble paid in the church; or, Public thanks for private deliverance.

1 What shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown? 
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.

2 Among the saints that fill thine house,
My offerings shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.

3 How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever blessed God! 
How dear thy servants in thy sight! 
How precious is their blood!

4 How happy all thy servants are! 
How great thy grace to me! 
My life which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

5 Now I am thine, for ever thine,
Nor shall my purpose move;
Thy hand hath loos’d my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love.

6 Here in thy courts I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record;
Witness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.

Psalm 117:1.  C. M.
Praise to God from all nations.

1 O all ye nations, praise the Lord,
Each with a different tongue;
In every language learn his word,
And let his Name be sung.

2 His mercy reigns thro’ every land;
Proclaim his grace abroad;
For ever firm his truth shall stand,
Praise ye the faithful God.

Psalm 117:2.  L. M.

1 From all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator’s praise arise! 
Let the Redeemer’s name be sung
Thro’ every land, by every tongue.

2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word:  Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.

Psalm 117:3.  S. M.

1 Thy Name, almighty Lord, Shall sound thro’ distant lands; Great is thy grace, and sure thy word, Thy truth for ever stands.

2 Far be thine honour spread,
And long thy praise endure,
Till morning light and evening shade
Shall be exchang’d no more.

Psalm 118:1. 6-15.  First Part. 
Deliverance from a tumult.

1 The Lord appears my helper now,
Nor is my faith afraid
What all the sons of earth can do,
Since heaven affords its aid.

2 ’Tis safer, Lord, to hope in thee,
And have my God my friend,
Than trust in men of high degree,
And on their truth depend.

3 Like bees my foes beset me round,
A large and angry swarm;
But I shall all their rage confound
By thine almighty arm.

4 ‘Tis thro’ the Lord my heart is strong,
In him my lips rejoice;
While his salvation is my song,
How cheerful is my voice!

5 Like angry bees they girt me round;
When God appears they fly: 
So burning thorns, with crackling sound,
Make a fierce blaze and die.

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