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13 Behold, the daughter of the King All glorious is within;

And with embroideries of gold

Her garments wrought have been. 14 She shall be brought unto the King In robes with needle wrought; Her fellow-virgins following

Shall unto thee be brought.

15 They shall be brought with gladness great,
And mirth on ev'ry side,
Into the palace of the King,

And there they shall abide.
16 Instead of those thy fathers dear,
Thy children thou may'st take,
And in all places of the earth
Them noble princes make.

17 Thy name remember'd I will make
Through ages all to be:

The people therefore evermore
Shall praises give to thee.

Another of the same.

MY heart inditing is

Good matter in a song:

I speak the things that I have made,
Which to the King belong:
My tongue shall be as quick,
His honour to indite,

As is the pen of any scribe
That useth fast to write.

2 Thou'rt fairest of all men:
Grace in thy lips doth flow,
And therefore blessings evermore
On thee doth God bestow.
Thy sword gird on thy thigh,
Thou that art most of might :

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Appear in dreadful majesty,
And in thy glory bright.

4 For meekness, truth, and right,
Ride prosp'rously in state;

And thy right hand shall teach to thee
Things terrible and great.

5 Thy shafts shall pierce their hearts
That foes are to the King;
Whereby into subjection

The people thou shalt bring.

6 Thy royal seat, O Lord,
For ever shall remain :

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The sceptre of thy kingdom doth
All righteousness maintain.

Thou lov'st right, and hat'st ill;
For God, thy God, most high,
Above thy fellows hath with th' oil
Of joy anointed thee.

Of myrrh and spices sweet
A smell thy garments had,
Out of the iv'ry palaces,

Whereby they made thee glad.
9 And in thy glorious train
Kings' daughters waiting stand;
And thy fair queen, in Ophir gold,
Doth stand at thy right hand.
O daughter, take good heed,
Incline, and give good ear;
Thou must forget thy kindred all,
And father's house most dear.

11 Thy beauty to the King
Shall then delightful be:

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And do thou humbly worship him,
Because thy Lord is he.

The daughter then of Tyre
There with a gift shall be,

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And all the wealthy of the land
Shall make their suit to thee.
The daughter of the King
All glorious is within;

And with embroideries of gold
Her garments wrought have been.

She cometh to the King

In robes with needle wrought;
The virgins that do follow her
Shall unto thee be brought.
15 They shall be brought with joy,
And mirth on ev'ry side,
Into the palace of the king,
And there they shall abide.

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And in thy fathers' stead,
Thy children thou may'st take,
And in all places of the earth
Them noble princes make.
I will shew forth thy name
To generations all:
Therefore the people evermore
To thee give praises shall.

PSALM XLVI.

THIS Psalm, which may be considered as a sequel to the former, shines forth conspicuously triumphant, and, if we may so say, exalted to the very pinnacle and perfection of heavenly joy and praise divine !In the same light, behold and sing its parallels-and sing, O saint! with thy God for ever!

How blest are they, and only they,
Inspirited by faith and hope,

Who dare adopt this heav'nly lay,

Which all the saints of God adopt !–

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The Lord of Hosts is on our side!
The Lord of Hosts is King for ay!
The God of mercy is our guide!

He'll guard our steps by night and day!"

GOD

OD is our refuge and our strength,
In straits a present aid:

2 Therefore although the earth remove,
We will not be affraid:

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Though hills amidst the seas be cast;
Though waters roaring make,

And troubled be; yea, though the hills
By swelling seas do shake.

4 A river is whose streams do glad
The city of our God:

The holy place, wherein the Lord
Most high hath his abode.

5 God in the midst of her doth dwell;
Nothing shall her remove:
The Lord to her an helper will,
And that right early, prove.

6 The heathen rag'd tumultuously,
The kingdoms moved were:
The Lord God uttered his voice,
The earth did melt for fear.
7 The Lord of hosts upon our side
Doth constantly remain :

The God of Jacob's our refuge,
Us safely to maintain.

8 Come, and behold what wondrous works Have by the Lord been wrought;

Come, see what desolations

He on the earth hath brought.

9 Unto the ends of all the earth

Wars into

peace

he turns:

The bow he breaks, the spear he cuts,
In fire the chariot burns.

10 Be still, and know that I am God; Among the heathen I

Will be exalted; I on earth

Will be exalted high.

11 Our God, who is the Lord of hosts,
Is still upon our side;
The God of Jacob our refuge
For ever will abide.

PSALM XLVII.

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THE same as Psalm ii. with its parallels. Psal. lxviii. 24, 25, interpreted, Eph. iv. 8. of Christ's ascension and its consequences.

Th' ascension of the Lord on high
Hath pav'd for us the heav'nly way,
That we might dwell beyond the sky.
In regions of eternal day.
Where Christ the Lord is gone before,
And reigns in majesty above,
Let our affections upwards soar
Upon the wings of faith and love.

1 ALL people clap your hands; to God
With voice of triumph shout:
2 For dreadful is the Lord most High,
Great King the earth throughout,

3 The heathen people under us

He surely shall subdue;

And he shall make the nations
Under our feet to bow.

4 The lot of our inheritance
Choose out for us shall he.
Of Jacob, whom he loved well,
Ev'n the excellency.

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