HYMN 467. P. M. Luther's Hymn.

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REAT God! what do I see and hear!

G The end of things created!

The Judge of man I see appear,
On clouds of glory seated!
Beneath his cross I view the day,

When heaven and earth shall pass away,
And thus prepare to meet him.

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HYMN 468. 7s.

Lincoln. [*]

Luther.

ARK! that shout of rapturous joy,
Bursting forth from yonder cloud!
Jesus comes!--and through the sky,
Angels tell their joy aloud.

2 Hark! the trumpet's awful voice
Sounds abroad, through sea and land:
Let his people now rejoice!
Their redemption is at hand.

3 See! the Lord appears in view:
Heaven and earth before him fly!
Rise, ye saints, he comes for you—
Rise to meet him in the sky.
4 Go, and dwell with him above,
Where no foe can e'er molest:
Happy in the Saviour's love!
Ever blessing, ever blest.

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HYMN 469. C. M.

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C. M.

Praise to God.

Marlow. [*]

Kelly.

IFT up to God the voice of praise,
Whose breath our souls inspired:
Loud and more loud the anthems raise,
With grateful ardor fired!

2 Lift up to God the voice of praise,
Whose goodness, passing thought,
Loads every moment, as it flies,
With benefits unsought!

3 Lift up to God the voice of praise,
From whom salvation flows,

Who 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.

Reed's Col.

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HYMN 470. 7s. Sudbury. [*]
Glory to God in the Highest.
ONGS of praise the angels sang,
Heaven with hallelujahs rang,
When Jehovah's work begun,
When he spake and it was done.
2 Songs of praise awoke the morn,
When the Prince of Peace was born;
Songs of praise arose, when he
Captive led captivity.

3 Heaven and earth must pass away,
Songs of praise shall crown that day:
God will make new heavens and earth,
Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
» 4 And shall man alone be dumb,
Till that glorious morning come?
s No! the church delights to raise
Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise.
5 Saints below, with heart and voice,
Still in songs of praise rejoice,
Learning here, by faith and love,
Songs of praise to sing above.
6 Borne upon their latest breath,
Songs of praise shall conquer death;
Then, amidst eternal joy,

Songs of praise their powers employ.

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Pratt's Col.

HYMN 471. 8s. Drummond.

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Our God for ever and ever. HIS God is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend; Whose love is as large as his power, And neither knows measure nor end. 2 'Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home; We'll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come.

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HYMN 472. C. M. Amherst. [*]
FOR a thousand seraph tongues
To bless th' incarnate Word!
O for a thousand thankful songs
In honor of my Lord!

2 Come, tune afresh your golden lyres,
Ye angels round the throne;

Ye saints, in all your sacred choirs,
Adore the eternal Son.

HYMN 473. C. M. St. Ann's. [*] 1 VES-I will bless thee, O my God! Through all my mortal days,

And to eternity prolong

Thy vast, thy boundless praise.

2 Nor shall my tongue alone proclaim
The honors of my God!

My life, with all its active powers,
Shall spread thy praise abroad.
3 Not death itself shall stop my song,
Though death will close my eyes:
My thoughts shall then to nobler heights
And sweeter raptures rise.

4 There shall my lips in endless praise
Their grateful tribute pay:

The theme demands an angel's tongue,
And an eternal day.

HYMN 474.

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7s & 6s.

Universal Praise.

Heginbotham. Amsterdam. [*]

RAISE the Lord, who reigns above,
And keeps his courts below:

Praise him for his boundless love,
And all his greatness show.
2 Praise him for his noble deeds,
Praise him for his matchless power:
Him, from whom all good proceeds,
Let earth and heaven adore.
3 Publish, spread to all around,
The great Immanuel's name;
Let the gospel-trumpet sound,
Him, Prince of Peace proclaim.
4 Praise him, every tuneful string:
All the reach of heavenly art,
All the power of music bring,
The music of the heart.

5 Him, in whom they move and live,
Let every creature sing;
Glory to our Saviour give,
And homage to our King,

6 Hallowed be his name beneath, As in heaven on earth adored; Praise the Lord in every breath,

Let all things praise the Lord. Pratt's Col.

OCCASIONAL PIECES.

I.

1 ON Judah's plain, the minstrel lyre
Is hushed, for mirth has winged her flight;
In Zion's courts the holy fire

Is quenched, and sorrow veils the night;-
No lamp illumes yon vaulted way,
Save one pale orb that burns alone.

2 'Tis Bethlehem's star; the holy gem
That hailed the Godhead from the skies;
'Tis Bethlehem's star! the diadem
That tells the conqueror shall rise:
He rises-and the golden choir
Of angel minstrels wakes the song.

Gould's Church Harmony.

II.

Select Hymn, p. 657.

HARK! what mean those holy voices, &c.

III.

Ancient Lyre.

WITH darkness whelmed, in error lost,
On sin's tempestuous ocean tossed,
While hope withdrew her cheering ray,
Despairing nature sunk away :-
When lo! to raise a drooping earth,
Behold, behold, a wondrous birth:
To calm the mind and dry your tears
The holy babe of life appears.
The voice of joy let nature raise,
And pour the grateful song of praise,-
Hail with a loud acclaim the morn,
The Saviour of the earth is born.

Gould's Ch. Harm.

IV.

SHOUT the glad tidings, exultingly sing,
Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is king.
Zion, the marvellous story be telling,
The Son of the Highest how lowly his birth;
The brightest archangel in glory excelling,
He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth.
Ancient Lyre.

V.

1 DAUGHTER of Zion, awake from thy sadness! Awake! for thy foes shall oppress thee no more ; Bright o'er thy hills dawns the day-star of gladness, Arise! for the night of thy sorrow is o'er.

2 Strong were thy foes, but the arm that subdued them, And scattered their legions, was mightier far; They fled like the chaff from the scourge that pursued them,

Vain were their steeds and their chariots of war.

3 Daughter of Zion, the power that hath saved thee, Extolled with the harp and the timbrel should be: Shout! for the foe is destroyed that enslaved thee; The oppressor is vanquished, and Zion is free.

Handel and Haydn and Anc. Lyre.

VI.

Select Hymn, p. 729.

HARK, the song of jubilee, &c.

Anc. Lyre.

VII.

O THOU, whose power o'er moving worlds presides, Whose voice created, and whose wisdom guides;

On darkling man in full effulgence shine,

And cheer his clouded mind with light divine.
"Tis thine alone to calm the pious breast,
With silent confidence and holy rest:

From thee, Great God, we spring, to thee we bend;
Path, Motive, Guide, Original, and End.

Gould's Ch. Harm.