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Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD;

We have blessed you out of the house..of the LORD.
God is the LORD which hath showed us light;

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Bind the sacrifice with cords,

Even unto the horns- | of the | altar.

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Thou art my God, and I will praise thee; {Thou art my God, 1 1.

Thou art my God, | I..will ex- alt thee.

O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good;
For his mercy..en | dureth..for ever.

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When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, {We were like them that dream.

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Then was our mouth filled with laughter

And our tongue broke | out with singing.

S Then said they among the heathen,

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The LORD hath done great | things for them.
The LORD hath done great things for | us,
Where- of..we are glad.

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6 They that sow in tears shall | reap, shall | reap in | joy.

7 He that goeth forth weeping, | bearing..precious | seed,

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( Shall, doubtless, come again with rejoicing,

Bringing..his sheaves with him.

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SELECTION 78.

A-men.

[Ps. xliii.]

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S Judge me, O God, and plead my cause

Against an un- god-ly | nation;

2 O deliver me from the de- ceitful and | unjust | man.

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For thou art the God of my strength;

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4 Why go I mourning of the op- pression of the enemy!

5 O send out thy light..and thy truth,

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Let them lead me, let them bring me

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Unto thy holy | hill, and | to thy | tabernacles.

Then will I go unto the altar of God,

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Unto God my ex- ceeding | joy;

8 Yea, upon the harp will I praise thee..O|God, my God.

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Why art thou cast down, O my soul?

And why art thou dis quiet..ed with- in me?

Hope thou in God; for I shall yet praise him,

Who is the health of my counte..nance | and my | God.

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SELECTION 79. [Ps. lvii. 5, 7-11.]

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Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let thy glory be above all the earth.

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S My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed;
I will sing and | give | praise.

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Awake up, my glory; awake psaltery and harp;
I myself will a-[ wake — | early.

I will praise thee, O LORD, among the people; {I will ping unto thee among the nations.

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For thy mercy is great unto the heavens,
And thy truth un..to the | clouds.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens;
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SELECTION 80.

He shall come down like rain

{As showers that wa-ter the earth.

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[From Ps. lxxii.]

the mown grass;

In his days shall the righteous flourish;

And abundance of peace as | long..as the | moon en- dureth.

He shall judge the people with righteousness,

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And the poor with | judgment.

He shall have dominion also from sea to sea,

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His name shall endure forever:

5 {His name shall be continued as long..as the | sun;

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And men shall be blessed in him:

{All na-tions shall call him blessed.

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SELECTION 81. [Is. ix. 2, 6, 7: Luke ii. 14.]

The people that walked in darkness,

Have seen a..great | light;

(They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them..hath the | light- | shined.

For unto us a Child is born,

3 Unto us a Son is given;

And the government shall be up-| on his | shoulder;
And his name shall be called Wonderful,

4 Counsellor, The Mighty God,

The Everlasting | Father..The | Prince of Peace.

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Of the increase of his government and peace there shall 5 be no end,

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Upon the throne of David, and up-l on his kingdom,

To order it, and to establish it with judgment

And with justice, from henceforth | even..for-lever. (SYM.)

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8 {And on earth | peace, good will to | men

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But as for me, my feet were almost gone;
My steps had well nigh | slipped.

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For I was envious at the foolish,

When I saw the pros- perity..of the wicked.

For there are no bands in their death;

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But their strength, their | strength is | firm. (SYM.)

When I thought to know this,

It was too painful | for me.

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Then under stood..I their end.

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places;
Thou castedst them | down..to de- struction.

How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment!

{They are utterly consumed with terrors.

9 As a dream, when | one a- waketh;

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{SOTO LORD, when thou awakest,

Thou..shalt de- spise their | image.

11 For lo, they that are far from | thee shall | perish: 12 Thou hast destroyed all them that | go a- stray from | thee.

13 But it is good for me to draw | near to | God;

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I have put my trust in the Lord,

That I may de-| clare all | thy — works.

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