The mercies of the Lord I'll sing

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The mercies of the Lord, I'll sing, And never cease the song; From age to age, thy faithfulness I'll publish with my tongue.

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For I have said, that mercy shall Forever built remain; Thy faithfulness, thou, in the feavens, And like them, wilt maintain.

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"With mine elect, I formed a league, An oath to David swore;

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I'll fix thy seed, and build thy throne, Secure forevermore."

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The heavens, for thy great wonder, Lord, Shall with thy praises ring; While thine assembled saints, on earth, Thy faithfulness shall sing.

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But who of all the heavenly hosts, May with the Lord compare? What sons of all the earthly gods, Vie with Jehovah, dare?

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God's terror strikes his saints below, With a religious rear; And awful reverence guards the minds, That round his throne appear.

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Lord, God of Hosts, who's armed with power, Or girt with truth, like thee?

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Proud waves arise, are still, and calm. As thou dost rule the sea.

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Thou, Egypt's power, with deadly wounds, Hast into pieces broke; Thine arm of strength dispersed thy foes, With an avenging stroke.

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Thine are the heavens, the earth is thine, Which thou alone hast made; As for the world, with all it's stores, God it's foundation laid.

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The northern, and the southern poles, Thou, by thy power, didst frame; Tabor, and Hermon, famous mounts, Rejoice shall in thy name.

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Thy arm is mighty, strong thy hand, Thy right hand's famed in deed.

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Justice and judgment, found thy throne, While grace and truth, precede.

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Blest men! who know the joyful sound; They in thy favor walk.

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All day, they in thy name, rejoice; Justice shall them exalt.

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Thou, glory of their strength, shalt raise Our horn, through favor shown.

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Jehovah's our defense; our King Is Israels holy One.

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"In vision, to thine holy One. Thou said'st, I'll help impose On one that's mighty; whom I've raised, And from the people chose.

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I've found my servant David; him With holy oil anoint.

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Him shall my hand confirm; mine arm Support whom I appoint.

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"No enemy's arts shall him deceive; Nor wicked men control.

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I'll crush his foes, before his face, And plague the spiteful soul.

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My truth, and frace, with him, shall raise His horn high, in my name:

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His left hand bounds, I'll fix the sea; His right, Euphrates stream.

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"To me my Father, God, and rock Of safety, he shall cry.

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I'll place him my first-born, above All earthly kings, most high.

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I'll ever mercy for him keep; My covenant standeth fast.

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His seed shall never fail, his throne, As days of heaven, shall last.

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"But if his sons forsake my law, And from my judgments stray;

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If they my statutes break, and dare My precepts disobey:

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Their sin I'll visit with a rod; With stripes, as crimes prevail.

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But from him I'll not take my love, My truth shall never fail.

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"My covenant I will never break; Nor, what I've said, deny.

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Once, by my holiness, I've sworn; I'll not to David lie.

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His race shall never fail; his throne Shall, as the sun, endure:

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Fixed ever, as the moon; in heaven, Which, witnesses, are sure."

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But thine anointed, thou, in scorn, And anger, off hast cast.

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Thou mad'st thy servant's covenant void, In dust his crown debased.

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Thou, all his hedges, hast broke down; His forts in ruin laid.

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He's spoiled by all that by him pass; His neighbor's scorn he's made.

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His foes thou causest to rejoice; Confirming their right hand.

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His sword was blunted, nor could he In day of battle stand.

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His throne thou levelest with the ground; And hast eclipsed his fame.

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His youth, and reign,thou short hast cut; And covered him with shame.

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How long, O Lord, wilt thou abscond, And we thy absence mourn? Forever? shall thy wrath, like fire, Against thy people burn?

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Oh, call to mind, what is the age Thou dost for man ordain? Wherefore hast thou created all The sons of men in vain.

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What ,an that lives, can death escape? What skill, or power, can save His soul from his strong griping hands? Or rescue from the grave?

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Where's Lord,thy former love, thou didst In truth, to David, swear?

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Remember, Lord, with what contempt, Thy servants treated are: I've, in my bosom, the reproach Of mighty people borne;

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Wherewith thine enemies, O Lord, Have poured out their scorn; They thine anointed's steps traduced, And thus reproached thee.

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Blessed be the Lord forever more; Amen; Amen; say we.