16 THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD, THE FATHER,

Be thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home.

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PSALM XCIII.

WITH glory clad, with strength array'd, The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundation firmly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains. 2 How surely' stablish'd is thy throne, Which shall no change nor period see; For Thou, O Lord, and Thou alone, Art God from all eternity.

3 The floods, O Lord! lift up their voice, And toss the troubled waves on high; But God alone can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 The testimonies of thy word

Faithful and sure shall still remain; And in thy house, Almighty Lord, Eternal holiness shall reign.

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PSALM XVIII.

1 THE Lord descended from above, And bow'd the heavens most high; And underneath his feet He cast The darkness of the sky.

2 On cherubim and seraphim Full royally He rode, And on the wings of mighty winds Came flying all abroad.

L. M.

3 He sat serene upon the floods, 43 Their fury to restrain; And He, as Sov'reign Lord and King, For evermore shall reign.

4 O God, my strength and fortitude! Of force I must love Thee; Thou art my castle and defence In my necessity!

C. M.