Book of Psalms
PSALM XXVI.
George Burgess
Judge me, O Lord most high,
For I in pureness tried
Have walk'd, believing thou wert nigh,
And shall not slide:
Search me, O Lord, and try,
Try thou my reins and heart;
For, from thy love and truth mine eye
Shall ne'er depart.
I sit not with the vain,
Nor tread mid crafty feet;
I hate the impious crowd profane,
The scoffer's seat:
I'll wash my hands from stain,
And compass round thy shrine,
And sing thy works in joyful strain,
Thy works divine.
Lord, I have lov'd the place
Where thou hast fix'd thy throne,
Where the bright glory of thy grace
Around me shone:
Not with the guilty race
Sweep thou my forfeit life;
Not with the men of brib'ry base,
And bloody strife.
So I in pureness tried
My peaceful way will go:
Be thou a Saviour at my side,
And mercy show:
While thou my step shalt guide,
I tread in even ways;
Till with thy people I abide,
And sing thy praise.
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Poetry of the Psalms
The "Poetry of the Psalms" is a collection of poems expressing the struggles, fears, anger, joy and love revealed in the Psalms of the Bible. They were written over hundreds of years by various authors, including Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, George Burgess, Charles Spurgeon, Abraham Coles, Augustus Toplady, Tate and Brady.
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