Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America ‎#41

41. God's word most excellent; or, Sincerity and watchfulness (For a Lord's day morning)

1 Behold the morning sun
Begins his glorious way:
His beams through all the nations run,
And life and light convey.

2 But where the gospel comes,
It spreads diviner light,
It calls dead sinners from their tombs,
And gives the blind their sight.

3 How perfect is thy word!
And all thy judgements just:
For ever sure thy promise, Lord,
And men securely trust.

4 My gracious God, how plain
Are thy directions giv'n?
O may I never read in vain,
But find the path to heaven!

Pause.

5 I heard thy word with love,
And I would fain obey:
Send thy good spirit from above
To guide me, lest I stray.

6 O who can ever find
The errors of his ways?
Yet, with a bold presumptuous mind,
I would not dare transgress.

7 Warn me of ev'ry sin,
Forgive my secret faults,
And cleanse this guilty soul of mine,
Whose crimes exceed my thoughts.

8 While, with my heart and tongue
I spread thy praise abroad,
Accept the worship and the song,
My Saviour, and my God.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold the morning sun
• Title: God's word most excellent; or, Sincerity and watchfulness (For a Lord's day morning)
• Meter: Short Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1791
• Scripture:
  Psalm 19
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Second part

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