Part 53 (1/2)

And thou a faithful G.o.d?

Wilt thou not grant me warmer zeal To run the heavenly road?

Ver. 159 40.

5 Does not my heart thy precepts love, And long to see thy face?

And yet how slow my spirits move Without enlivening grace!

Ver. 93.

6 Then shall I love thy gospel more, And ne'er forget thy word, When I have felt its quickening power To draw me near the Lord.

Psalm 119:17. Seventeenth Part.

Courage and perseverance under persecution; or, Grace s.h.i.+ning in difficulties and trials.

Ver. 143 28.

1 When pain and anguish seize me, Lord, All my support is from thy word: My soul dissolves for heaviness, Uphold me with thy strengthening grace.

Ver. 51 69 110.

2 The proud have fram'd their scoffs and lies, They watch my feet with envious eyes, And tempt my soul to snares and sin, Yet thy commands I ne'er decline.

Ver. 161 78.

3 They hate me, Lord, without a cause, They hate to see me love thy laws: But I will trust and fear thy Name, Till pride and malice die with shame.

Psalm 119:18. Last Part.

Sanctified afflictions; or, Delight in the word of G.o.d.

Ver. 67 59.

1 Father, I bless thy gentle hand; How kind was thy chastising rod, That forc'd my conscience to a stand, And brought my wandering soul to G.o.d!

2 Foolish and vain I went astray Ere I had felt thy scourges, Lord, I left my guide, and lost my way; But now I love and keep thy word.

Ver. 71.

3 'Tis good for me to wear the yoke, For pride is apt to rise and swell; 'Tis good to bear my Father's stroke, That I might learn his statutes well.

Ver. 72.

4 The law that issues from thy mouth Shall raise my cheerful pa.s.sions more Than all the treasures of the south, Or western hills of golden ore.

Ver. 73.

5 Thy hands have made my mortal frame, Thy spirit form'd my soul within; Teach me to know thy wondrous Name, And guard me safe from death and sin.

Ver. 74.

6 Then all that love and fear the Lord At my salvation shall rejoice; For I have hoped in thy word, And made thy grace my only choice.

Psalm 120.