Oh let your songs his praise display,
Till nature's self shall melt away,
And time shall be no more!
Praise from all Mankind.
1 BEFORE JEHOVAH's awful throne,
Ye nations! bow with sacred joy Know that the LORD is GOD alone, He can create, and he destroy.
2 His.sov'reign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd us men ;
And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
3 We are his people, we his care;
He still supports our feeble frame :
What honours, LORD! can man prepare,
Worthy of thy all-perfect name?
4 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs;
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth with her ten thousand tongues
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
5 Wide as the world is thy command;
Vast as eternity thy love;
Firm as a rock thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
Praise on Earth and in Heaven.
1 HOLY, holy, holy LORD!
Be thy glorious name adored;
LORD! thy mercies never fail ;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!
2 Though unworthy, Loan! thy ear,
Yet our Hallelujahs hear:
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.
3 While on earth ordain'd to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way;
Then on high we'll joyful raise
Songs of everlasting praise.
4 There no tongue shall silent be;
All shall join in harmony;
And through heaven's all-spacious round, Praise to thee shall ever sound.
5 LORD! thy mercies never fail; Hail, celestial goodness, hail! Holy, holy, holy LORD!
Be thy glorious name adored.
6. L. M.
Universal Praise.
1 FROM all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise; Let his redeeeming love be sung Through every land, by every tongue.
2 Eternal are thy mercies, LORD! Eternal truth attends thy word :
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Praise to God from Heaven and Earth.
E tribes of Adam! join
With heaven, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine
To your Creator's praise:
Wide as he reigns,
His name be sung
By ev'ry tongue
In endless strains.
2 The shining worlds above,
In glorious order stand,
Or in swift courses move,
By his supreme command:
He spake the word,
And all their frame,
From nothing came,
To praise the LORD,
3 All have obey'd his will,
Through unknown ages past;
And shall his word fulfil,
While time and nature last:
In diff'rent ways
His works proclaim
His wondrous name,
And speak his praise.
4 To GOD, the sov'reiga LORD,
Your joyful thanks repeat;
To him due praise afford,
As good as he is great
Wide as he reigns,
His name be sung.
By ev'ry tongue,
In endless strains.
ALMIGHTY Author of our frame!
To thee our vital powers belong;
Thy praise-delightful, glorious theme!
Demands our heart, our life, our tongue,
2 Our hearts, our lives, our tongues are thine :
Oh be thy praise their best employ !
And may our songs with angels join,
Nor sacred awe forbid the joy.
3 The Almighty Sov'reign of the skies
To mortals bends a gracious ear;
Nor the mean tribute will despise,
When offer'd with a heart sincere.
4 Great GOD! accept our cheerful praise,
And guide our heart and guide our tongue,
While to thy name we humbly raise
The grateful, though unworthy song.
1 BEGIN, my scul! the exalted lay :
Let each enraptured thought obey,
And praise the Almighty's name ;
Let heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,
To swell the glorious theme.
2 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode,
Ye clouds proclaim your Maker Gon ;
Ye thunders, speak his power:
Lo! on the forked lightning's wing
In triumph rides the eternal King;
The astonished worlds adore.
3 Ye deeps, whose roaring billows rise
To join the thunder of the skies,
Praise him who bids you roll:
His praise in softer notes declare,
Each whispering breeze of yielding air,
And breathe it to the soul.
4 Wake, all ye feather'd throngs, and sing;
Ye cheerful warblers of the spring,
Harmonious anthems raise
To him who shaped your finer mould,
Who tipp'd your glittering wings with gold,
And tuned your voice to praise.
5 Let man-by nobler passions sway’d— The feeling heart, the judging Lead,
In heavenly praise employ;
Spread the Creator's name around,
Till heaven's extended arch rebound
The general burst of joy.
10. P. M.
Universal Praise.
ORAISE to thee, thou great Creator!
Praise be thine from ev'ry tongue;
Join, my soul! with ev'ry creature,
Join the universal song.
2 Father! Source of all compassion ;
Pure, unbounded grace is thine,
Hail the GOD of our salvation!
Praise him for his love divine.
3 For ten thousand blessings given,
For the hope of future joy,
Sound his praise through earth and heaven,
Sound JEHOVAH's praise on high.
4 Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in heaven our song we raise;
There enraptured fall before him,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Solemn Call to Worship.
REAT is the LORD! his name adore,
And wonder while you praise:
His power what creature can explore,
Or equal honours raise !
2 Repeat his praise with awe profound;
Let knowledge lead the song;
or mock him with a solemn sound
Upon a thoughtless tongue.
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