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GREGORIAN.

3.

PSALM CXIX. 97-104.

97 O, HOW I love thy law!

it is my meditation through | all.. the | day. 98 Thou, through thy commandments,

hast made me wiser than mine enemies;-
for they.. are ev..er | with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers;for thy testimonies are my | med..i- | tation.

100 I understand more than the ancients,

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be- cause..I | keep.. thy | precepts.

101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way, — that I might keep.. thy word.

102 I have not departed from thy judgments;

for thou,..O| Lord,.. hast | taught me. 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste!Yea, sweeter than | honey.. to my mouth. 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding;therefore I hate..every | false = | way.

[See Hymn 453.]

[See Hymn 680.]

No. 3.

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GOULD

6.

HYMN. 8, 8, 8, & 6.

1 My God, my Father, while I stray
Far from my home, on | life's.. rough | way,
O, teach me from my heart to say,

"Thy will,..my | God,..be | done."
2 Though dark my path, and sad my lot,
Let me be still, and mur.. mur | not,
And breathe the prayer divinely taught.
"Thy | will,.. my God,..be | done."
3 What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved no long..er | nigh;
Submissive still would reply,

"Thy | will,.. my | God,.. be | done."

4 If thou shouldst call me to resign
What most I prize, it | ne'er .. was | mine,
I only yield thee what is thine;
"Thy | will, .my | God,..be

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I done."

O LORD, the great and | dread.. ful | God,
Keeping covenant and mercy to them that love him,
and to them.. that | keep.. his com- | mandments.

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity,
and have done wickedly, and | have.. re- | belled,
Even by departing from

thy precepts.. and | from.. thy | judgments.

O Lord, righteousness be- | longeth.. unto | thee; But unto us confusion of face; as at this day, because we have | sinned.. a- | gainst = | thee.

Now, therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy

servants, and their | sup..pli- cations; And cause thy face to shine upon thy

sanctuary that is desolate, | for.. the | Lord's | sake.

(For we do not present our supplications

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before thee for our righteousness, But for thy.. great | mer- cies

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waters.

1 THE Lord is my Shepherd;- -I | shall..not | want.
2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: -
He leadeth me beside the | still
3 He restoreth my soul; - he leadeth me
in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

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of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil :

for thou art with me,

thy rod and thy | staff.. they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;

my cup.. runneth | over.

(6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life;

and I shall dwell in the house of the | Lord.. for- | ever.

slow to anger,

and plenteous..in | mercy.

9 He will not always chide,

neither will he keep his | anger.. for- | ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;

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nor rewarded us according to | our.. in- | iquities:

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,"

so great is his mercy toward them.. that | fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west,

so far hath he removed our trans- gres..sions | from us.

13 Like as a father pitieth his children,

so the Lord pitieth | them.. that I fear him.

This chant, and Nos. 5, 9, 19, and 21, are taken, by permission, from L. Mason's "Book of Chants."

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10. PSALM LXV. 4, 5, 8-11, 13.

4 BLESSED is the man whom thou choosest,
and causest to approach unto thee,
that he may dwell..in thy | courts:

We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,even of thy ho..ly | temple.

5 By terrible things in righteousness

wilt thou answer us,

O God of..our sal- | vation,

Who art the confidence of all the earth,

and of them that are afar off.. upon the sea.

8 They that dwell in the uttermost parts

are a- fraid.. at thy | tokens;—
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Thou makest the outgoings of the morning
and evening..to re- Ijoice.

9 Thou visitest the earth and waterest it;

thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, -
which is full.. of water.

Thou preparest them corn

when thou hast so pro- | vi..ded | for it.

10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly;
thou settest the | furrows.. there- | of;
Thou makest it soft with showers;
thou blessest the | springing.. there- | of.

11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;
and thy | paths.. drop | fatness.

13 The pastures are clothed with flocks, -
the valleys also with corn;-
they shout for | joy.. and | sing.

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12 THE righteous shall | flourish.. like the | palm-tree; He shall grow like a cedar..in | Lebanon.

13 Those that be planted in the house.. of the | Lord Shall flourish in the courts of.. our | God.

14 They shall bring forth | fruit in.. old | age; They shall be fat..and | flourishing.

15 To show that the | Lord..is | upright; He is my Rock,

there is no un- | righteousness..in | him.

1 THE heavens declare the glory of God;

and the firmament showeth his | handy = | work.

2 Day unto day uttereth speech,

and night unto | night.. showeth | knowledge. 3 There is no speech nor language where their voice..is not heard.

4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end..of the earth. 5 In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,

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which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run..a | race. 6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit to the ends of it, and there is nothing hid from the | heat.. of the | sun 7 The law of the Lord con- verting.. the The testimony of the making wise.. the

is perfect,
soul.

Lord is sure,
simple.

8 The statutes of the Lord are right,-
re-joicing.. the heart.

The commandment of the Lord is pure,
en- lightening..the eyes.

9 The fear of the Lord is clean,-
en- during.. for- | ever.

The judgments of the Lord are true,-
and righteous.. alto- | gether.

10 More to be desired are they than gold, -
yea, than much fine gold;-

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I comb.

sweeter also than honey and the honey 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned; — and in keeping of them there is | great.. re- | ward.

12 Who can understand his errors?

cleanse thou me from | se..cret | faults.

14 Let the words of my mouth,

and the meditations of my heart,

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be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord,

my strength and my Re-Ideemer... A- | men.