3. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God; in him will I trust. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my salvation.
4. O come, let us sing unto the Lord, let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and show ourselves glad in him with psalms. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; let the whole earth stand in awe of him. For he cometh, for he cometh, to judge the earth; and with righteousness to judge the world, and the people with his truth.
5. Oh that men would praise the Lord’ for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; these see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep. For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. They mount up to the heaven; they go down again to the depths; their soul is melted because of trouble; they reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wit’s end. Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he bringeth them out of their distresses. He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. Then are they glad because they be quiet; so he bringeth them unto their desired haven. Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
6. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth
me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul;
he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his
name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil; for thou art with me: thy rod and thy staff,
they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest
my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely,
goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of
my life; and I1 will dwell in the house of the Lord
forever.
—Bible.
Definitions.—1. Mar’vel-ous, wonderful. 2. Or-dained’, appointed, established. Do-min’ion (pro. do-min’yun). supreme power. 5. Ha ven, a harbor, a place where ships can lie in safety.
XVI. THE CORN SONG.
1. Heap high the farmer’s wintry hoard!
Heap high the golden
corn!
No richer gift has Autumn poured
From out her lavish
horn!
2. Let other lands, exulting, glean
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy green,
The cluster from the
vine;