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Amen.

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SELECTION 44. [Ps. xxxiii. 13–22.]

The LORD looketh from heaven;

{He beholdeth all the sons of men.

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From the place of his habitation he looketh
Upon all the in- habi-tants | of the | earth.

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He fashioneth their hearts alike;

{He considereth all their works. I

(There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: {A mighty man is not de-livered..by | much strength.

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An horse is a vain thing for safety;

Neither shall he deliver any by his great | strength.

6 {Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him.

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| mercy;

To deliver their soul from death,
And to keep them a- live in famine,

Our soul waiteth for the LORD;

{He is our help and our shield.

For our heart shall rejoice in him;

{Because we have trusted in his holy name.

Let thy mercy, O LORD, be upon us,

According as we | hope..as we | hope in | thee.

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(LORD, make to know mine end,

{And the measure of my days, what it is.

2 That I may know how | frail, how | frail I | am.

S Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth,
And mine age is as nothing be- fore

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{Verily every man at his best estate,

Is al-to- ge-ther | vanity.

Surely every man walketh in a vain show;
Surely they are dis- quie-ted in vain.

thee.

He heapeth up riches, and | knoweth..not | who shall | gather them.

S And now, LORD, what wait I for?

My hope..is in | thee.

Make me not..the re- proach..of the | foolish.

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Deliver me from all my transgressions;

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I was dumb, I opened not my mouth;

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{Be-l cause thou didst o

Remove thy stroke away from me:

I am con- sumed..by the blow of..thine | hand.

When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, 11 Thou makest his beauty to consume a way..like a

moth.

12 Surely every man is vanity; | every | man is | vanity.

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Hear my prayer, O LORD, {And give ear un- to my cry;

14 Hold not thy peace, hold [ not thy | peace..at my tears.

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For I am a stranger with thee,

{And a sojourner, as all my fathers were.

spare me, that I may recover strength, Before I go hence, and | be no more.

Amen.

SELECTION 46.

[Is. xl. 9-11.]

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O Zion, that bringest good tidings,

Get thee up into the high mountain,

O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings,
Lift up thy | voice with strength.

Lift it up, be not afraid;

Say unto the cities of Judah..Be-] hold your | God!

will come

S Behold, the LORD GOD will come with strong hand,
And his arm shall rule
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Behold his reward is with him,

him:

And his work, his | work be- fore him.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; 5 He shall gather the lambs with his arm, And carry them | in his | bosom.

6 And shall gently lead | those that | are with young.(SYM.)

7 { They that wait upon the LORD shall re- new their |

They shall mount up with wings as eagles;

8 They shall run and not be weary,

And they shall | walk, shall | walk and..not | faint.

CHANT NO. 24.

men.

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I was glad when they said unto me,

Let us go into the house..of the LORD.

Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem,

Jerusalem is builded as a city that | is com-pact to-gether.

Whither the tribes go up; the tribes of the LORD,

3 Unto the testimony of Israel,

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To give thanks unto the name..of the LORD.

For there are set thrones of judgment,

The thrones..of the house of David.

S Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
They shall prosper..that | love thee.

S Peace be within thy walls;

And pros- peri..ty with- in thy | palaces.

(For my brethren and companions' sakes,
I will now say, | Peace..be with- in thee.
Because of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek, will seek thy good.

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SELECTION 48.

[Ps. xxvii.]

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The LORD is my light and my salvation,
Whom..shall I fear?

The LORD is the strength of my life,

{ Of | whom..shall I be a- fraid? (SYM.)

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One thing have I desired of the LORD,

That..will I seek after;

That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
All the days of my life,

To behold the beauty of the LORD,

And to in- quire..to in- quire in..his | temple.

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in | his pa-|

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In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;

He shall set..me up- on a rock.

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And now shall mine head be lifted up

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{Above mine enemies, I round a- bout me.

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; {I will sing, yea, I will sing | praises..un- to the LORD.

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice:

9 {Have mercy also upon me, and answer me.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face;

10 {My heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD | will I seek

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Hide not thy face far from me;

Put not thy servant a- way in | anger.

Thou hast been my help; leave me not,

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Neither forsake me, O God of | my sal- vation.

When my father and my mother forsake me,

13{Then the LORD will take me up.

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Teach me thy way, O LORD,

14 And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine

| enemies.