Deal gently, Lord, with souls sincere,
And lead them safely on
To the bright gates of paradise,
Where Christ their Lord is gone.
Psalm 125 Poetry
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Psalm 124 Poetry
A song for the fifth of November Isaac Watts Had not the Lord, may Isr’el say,Had not the Lord maintained our side,When men, to make our lives a prey,Rose like the swelling of the tide; The swelling tide had stopped our breath,So fiercely did the […]
Psalm 123 Poetry
Our foes insult us, but our hope
In thy compassion lies;
This thought shall bear our spirits up,
That God will not despise.
Psalm 122 Poetry
Peace be within this sacred place,
And joy a constant guest;
With holy gifts and heavenly grace
Be her attendants blest!
Psalm 121 Poetry
He guides our feet, he guards our way;
His morning-smiles bless all the day
Psalm 119 Poetry Part VIII
Your mercies fill the earth, O Lord;how good your works appear!Instruct my eyes to read your word,and see the blessings there. My heart was fashioned by your hand,my service is your due;O help me, Lord, to understandthe things that I must do! I am a […]
Psalm 119 Poetry Part VII
Imperfection of nature, and perfection of scripture Isaac Watts Let all the heathen writers joinTo form one perfect book;Great God! if once compared with thine,How mean their writings look! Not the most perfect rules they gaveCould show one sin forgiv’n,Nor lead a step beyond the […]
Psalm 119 Poetry Part VI
Holiness and Comfort of the Word Isaac Watts Lord, I esteem thy judgments right,And all thy statutes just;Thence I maintain a constant fightWith every flatt’ring lust. Thy precepts often I survey;I keep thy law in sight,Through all the business of the day,To form my actions […]
Psalm 119 Poetry Part V
O how I love Thy holy law!
’Tis daily my delight;
And thence my meditations draw
Divine advice by night.
Psalm 119 Poetry Part IV
How shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin?
Psalm 119 Poetry Part III
I choose the path of heavenly truth,
And glory in my choice;
Not all the riches of the ea
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