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Thou art my portion, O Lord.
Psalm 119:57.
Thou art my portion, O my God;
Soon as I know thy way,
My heart makes haste t’ obey thy word,
And suffers no delay.
2 I choose the path of heavenly truth,
And glory in my choice;
Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.
3 The testimonies of thy grace
I set before mine eyes;
Thence I derive my daily strength,
And there my comfort lies.
4 If once I wander from thy path,
I think upon my ways;
Then turn my feet to thy commands,
And trust thy pardoning grace.
5 Now I am thine, for ever thine;
O, save thy servant, Lord:
Thou art my shield, my hiding-place,
My hope is in thy word.
Watts.