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PSALM 42. Second Part. L.M.
Hope in affliction. (cont.)

6	Thy light and truth shall guide me still: Thy word shall my best thoughts employ; And lead me to thine heav'nly hill, My God, my most exceeding joy.

PSALM 43. P.M.
Complaint mingled with hope.

1	MY God, defend my cause Against a host of foes: O! save me from th' unjust, Who triumph in my woes.    Why dost thou faint,    My trembling heart?    To God impart    Thy sad complaint.
2	Why dost thou, O my shield, Desert me thus forlorn? Why, hated and oppress'd, Thus bid me ceaseless mourn?    To God I fly;    In God I'll trust,    When low in dust    My head shall lie.
3	Now to thy sacred house With joy direct my feet; Where saints, with morning vows, In full assembly meet.    Thy power divine    Shall there be shown,    And from thy throne    Thy mercy shine.
4	O! send thy light abroad: Thy truth with heav'niy ray Shall lead my soul to God; And guide my doubtful way.

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PSALM 43. P.M.
Complaint mingled with hope. (cont.)

4	I'll hear thy word    With faith sincere,    And learn to fear    And praise the Lord.
5	There reach thy bounteous hand, And all my sorrows heal; There health and strength divine O! make my bosom feel.    Like balmy dew,    Shall Jesus' voice    My bones rejoice,    My strength renew.
6	Then in thy holy hill. Before thine altar, Lord, My harp and song shall sound The glories of thy word.    Henceforth to thee,    O God of grace,    A hymn of praise    My life shall be.
7	My soul, awake to joy, And triumph in the Lord, My health, my hope, my song, And my divine reward.    Ye fears remove;    No more I mourn;    But blest, return    To sing his love.

PSALM 44. C.M.
The Church's complaint in persecution.

1	LORD, we have heard thy works of old,    Thy works of pow'r and grace; When to our ears our fathers told    The wonders of their days.