DEVOTIONAL SERVICES.

1. PUBLIC WORSHIP.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most High:

To show forth thy loving kindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night.

Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing.

Know ye that the Lord, he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

For the Lord is good; his mercy is ever(157)

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lasting; and his truth endureth unto all generations.

How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts!

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee.

O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee.

Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand in his holy place?

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully:

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Thou art my hope, O Lord God; thou art my trust from my youth.

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire besides thee.

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.

Thou wilt show me the path of life; in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forevermore.

2. SABBATH MORNING.

GIVE unto the Lord the glory due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.

O Lord, open thou my lips, and my mouth shall show forth thy praise.

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy, and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for the Lord sustained me.

I will be glad and rejoice in thee, I will sing praise unto thy name, O thou MOST HIGH.

Let all those who put their trust in thee rejoice; let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them..

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler and my high tower.

Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; but we will remember the name of the Lord our God.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens, and let thy glory be above all the earth.

My mouth shall show forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day;

For great is thy loving kindness, and thy mercies are more than can be numbered.

Thus will I bless thee while I live.

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

3. PROVIDENCE OF GOD.

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou

takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth; thou hast made summer and winter.

He watereth the hills from his chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes.

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

He sendeth out his word and melteth them; he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord, and thy saints shall bless thee.

The Lord is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.

The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind; the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down; the Lord loveth the righteous.

The Lord preserveth the stranger; he reliev