Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America: being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David ; allowed by the reverend Synod of New York and Philad 57a. Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways

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Psalms, carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America‎#57a

57b

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Self-examination; or, Evidence of grace

57a. Self-examination; or, Evidence of grace

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1 Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways,
And try my reins, and try my heart;
My faith upon thy promise stays,
Nor from thy law my feet depart.

2 I hate to walk, I hate to sit,
With men of vanity and lies;
The scoffer and the hypocrite
Are the abhorrence of mine eyes.

3 Amongst thy saints will I appear
Array'd in robes of innocence;
But when I stand before thy bar,
The blood of Christ is my defence.

4 I love thy habitation Lord,
The temple where thine honors dwell;
There shall I hear thy holy word,
And there thy works of wonder tell.

5 Let not my soul be join'd at last
With men of treachery and blood,
Since I my days on earth have pass'd
Among the saints, and near my God.

Text Information
First Line:	Judge me, O Lord, and prove my ways
Title:	Self-examination; or, Evidence of grace
Meter:	Long Metre
Language:	English
Publication Date:	1791
Scripture:	Psalm 26
Notes:	Public Domain.