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sent his Son, our souls to save From everlasting woes.
4 Lift up to God the voice of praise, For hope's transporting ray, Which lights, through darkest shades of death, To realms of endless day.
Ralph Wardlaw, 1803.
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_Adoration._
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty! God over all and blest eternally.
2 Holy, holy, holy! all saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Who wast, and art, and evermore shall be.
3 Holy, holy, holy! tho' the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see; Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee; Perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy name in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty! God over all, and blest eternally.
Reginald Heber--_alt._
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_Psalm 95._ (18)
Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice.
2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing; The Lord's a God of boundless might-- The whole creation's King.
3 Come, and with humble souls adore; Come, kneel before his face; Oh, may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace.
4 Now is the time--he bends his ear, And waits for your request; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, "Ye shall not see my rest."
Isaac Watts, 1719.
20 St. Thomas. S.M.
_Bless the Lord._ (29)
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine.
2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die.
3 'Tis he forgives thy sins-- 'Tis he relieves thy pain-- 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And gives thee strength again.
4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave; He who redeemed my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save.
Isaac Watts.
21 Silver Street. S.M.
_Psalm 103._ (34)
Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal king.
2 He formed the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground.
3 Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word.
4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God.
Isaac Watts, 1719.
22 Gates of Praise.
_Gates of Praise._
Lift up the Gates of Praise, That we may enter in, And o'er salvation's walls proclaim That Christ redeems from sin.
Cho.--The stars may praise the hand That decks the sky above, But man alone can tell the pow'r Of Christ's redeeming love.
2 God's works reveal his might, His majesty and grace; But not the tender Father's love That saves a dying race.
3 Then let the voice of praise To heavenly courts ascend, Till with the songs the angels sing Our hallelujahs blend.
4 To him that hath redeemed Our souls from sin's dark maze; The Hope and Savior of mankind, Be everlasting praise.
M. E. Servoss.
23 Leighton. S.M.
_Exhortation to Praise._ (32)
Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice! Stand up, and bless the Lord, your God,. With heart, and soul, and voice.
2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify?
3 Oh, for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!
4 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed, With all our ransomed powers.
James Montgomery, 1825.
24 Wilmot. 8s & 7s.
_Psalm 148._ (53)
Praise the Lord, ye heavens! adore him; Praise him, angels in the height! Sun and moon! rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars of light!
2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws, which never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made.
3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious; Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious; Sin and death shall not prevail.
4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high! his power proclaim Heaven and earth, and all creation! Laud and magnify his name.
John Kempthorne, 1810.
25 Horton. 7s.
_Psalm 107._ (50)
Thank and praise Jehovah's name; For his mercies, firm and sure, From eternity the same To eternity endure.
2 Let the ransomed thus rejoice, Gathered out of every land; As the people of his choice, Plucked from the destroyer's hand.
3 Praise