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LAMED.
In heav'n, O Lord, where thou dost dwell,
thy word is stablished sure,
And shall to all eternity
fast settled there endure.
From age to age thy truth abides,
as doth the earth witness;
Whose ground-work thou hast laid so sure
as no tongue can express.
E'en to this day we may well see
how thou dost them preserve,
According to thy ordinance;
for all things do thee serve.
Had it not been that in thy law
my soul had comfort sought;
Long time ere now in my distress
I had been brought to naught.
Therefore will I thy precepts keep
in memory full fast,
Because that thou by them, O Lord
my life restorèd hast.
No man to me can title make,
for I am only thine;
Save me therefore, for to thy laws
my ears and heart incline.
he wicked men that seek my bane,
or me do lie in wait:
But I will meditate upon
thy testimonies great:
For nothing in this world I see
which hath at length no end;
But thy commandments and thy word
beyond all time extend.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1560,1812
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 119:89-96;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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| 1812 | # 119 |
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