HE Amen. 1 SELECTION 44. [Ps. xxxiii. 13–22.] The LORD looketh from heaven; {He beholdeth all the sons of men. 2 From the place of his habitation he looketh 3 4 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. 5 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. 7 8 9 10 | mercy; To deliver their soul from death, 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. 1 (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, 4 5 6 as {Verily every man at his best estate, Is al-to- ge-ther | vanity. Surely every man walketh in a vain show; 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. 7 8 Deliver me from all my transgressions; 9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; 10 {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. 13 Hear my prayer, O LORD, {And give ear un- to my cry; 14 Hold not thy peace, hold [ not thy | peace..at my tears. 15 16 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.] 1 2 3 4 { O Zion, that bringest good tidings, Get thee up into the high mountain, O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, 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, { 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. 1 2 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, 5 6 8 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, S Peace be within thy walls; And pros- peri..ty with- in thy | palaces. (For my brethren and companions' sakes, { SELECTION 48. [Ps. xxvii.] 2 The LORD is my light and my salvation, The LORD is the strength of my life, { Of | whom..shall I be a- fraid? (SYM.) { One thing have I desired of the LORD, That..will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD 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-| 5 {vilion; 6 In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; He shall set..me up- on a rock. 7 And now shall mine head be lifted up 8 {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 11 { Hide not thy face far from me; Put not thy servant a- way in | anger. Thou hast been my help; leave me not, 12 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. { Teach me thy way, O LORD, 14 And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine | enemies. |