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2. Great is the mercy of the Lord!
He gives his children food;
And ever mindful of his word,
He makes his promise good.

3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came
To seal his covenant sure;
Holy and reverend is his name,
His ways are just and pure.

4 Great is the Lord-his works of might
Demand our noblest songs;

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Oh let th' assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.

FIRST PART. L. M.

Ralston.

Blessedness of fearing and obeying God.
1 THAT man is blest, who stands in awe
Of God, and loves his sacred law;
His seed on earth shall be renowned,
And with successive honors crowned.
2 The soul, that's filled with virtue's light,
Shines brightest in affliction's night;
His conscience bears his courage up,
He sees in darkness beams of hope.

3 Beset with threatening dangers round,
Unmoved shall he maintain his ground;
The sweet remembrance of the just
Shall flourish, when he sleeps in dust.

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SECOND PART. L. M.

Uxbridge.

"' 1 THRICE happy man! who fears the Lord,
Loves his commands-and trusts his word:
Honor and peace his days attend,
And blessings on his seed descend.

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2 Compassion dwells upon his mind,
To works of mercy still inclined;
He lends the poor some present aid,
Or gives them not to be repaid.

3 His soul, well fixed upon the Lord,
Draws heavenly courage from his word;
Amid the darkness light shall rise,
To cheer his heart, and bless his eyes.

4 He hath dispersed his alms abroad,
His works are still before his God;
His name on earth shall long remain,
Nor shall his hope of heaven be vain.

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THIRD PART. C. M.

1 HAPPY is he who fears the Lord,
And follows his commands;
Who lends the poor without reward,
Or gives with liberal hands.

P 2 As pity dwells within his breast
To all the sons of need;

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So God shall answer his request
With blessings on his seed.

3 In times of danger and distress,

Corinth.

Some beams of light shall shine,
To show the world his righteousness,
And give him peace divine.

4 His works of piety and love
Remain before the Lord;
Honor on earth, and joys above,
Shall be his sure reward.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

67. St. Helen's.

Exhortation to universal Praise.

1 YE saints and servants of the Lord,
The triumphs of his name record;
His sacred name forever bless:
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays,
Due praise to his great name address.
2 God, through the world, extends his sway!
The regions of eternal day

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But shadows of his glory are:

To him whose majesty excels,

Who made the heaven wherein he dwells,
Let no created power compare.

SECOND PART. L. M.

Stonefield.

f 10 ALL ye people-shout and sing
Hosannas to your heavenly King;
Where'er the sun's bright glories shine,
Ye nations, praise his name divine.

2 High on his everlasting throne, He reigns almighty and alone; Yet we, on earth, with angels share His kind regard-his tender care. f 3 Rejoice, ye servants of the Lord,

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Spread wide Jehovah's name abroad;
Oh praise our God -his power adore,
From age to age-from shore to shore.

FIRST PART. C. M.

Barby.

Thankful Acknowledgment of God's Goodness.
I LOVE the Lord—he heard my cries,
And pitied every groan;

Long as I live, when troubles rise,
I'll hasten to his throne.

2 I love the Lord-he bowed his ear,
And chased my grief away:
Oh let my heart no more despair,
While I have breath to pray.

3 The Lord beheld me sore distressed,
He bade my pains remove;
Return, my soul, to God, thy rest,
For thou hast known his love.

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SECOND PART. C. M.

Aff 1 WHAT shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?-
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My songs address thy throne.

Dundee.

2 Among the saints, that fill thine house,
My offering shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.

3 How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever-blessed God!

How dear thy servants in thy sight!
How precious is their blood!

4 How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!

My life, which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

5 Now I am thine-forever thine,
Nor shall my purpose move;
Thy hand has loosed my bonds of pain,
And bound me with thy love.

6 Here, in thy courts, I leave my vow,
And thy rich grace record;

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Witness, ye saints, who hear me now,
If I forsake the Lord.

FIRST PART. L. M. Old Hundred.
Exhortation to universal Praise.

1 FROM all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise:

Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Through every land-by every tongue.

> 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord;

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Eternal truth attends thy word;

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.

SECOND PART. C. M. Tallis' Chant.

f 1 0 ALL ye nations, praise the Lord,
Each with a different tongue;
In every language learn his word,
And let his name be sung.

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2 His mercy reigns through every land-
Proclaim his grace abroad:

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Forever firm his truth shall stand-
Praise ye the faithful God.

THIRD PART. C. M. Tallis' Chant.

f 1 WITH cheerful notes, let all the earth
To heaven their voices raise;
Let all, inspired with godly mirth,
Sing solemn hymns of praise.

P 2 God's tender mercy knows no bound;
His truth shall ne'er decay;

Then let the willing nations round
Their grateful tribute pay.

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FOURTH PART. C. M. Colchester.

f 10 ALL ye nations, praise the Lord,
His glorious acts proclaim;
The fulness of his grace record,
And magnify his name.

2 His love is great-his mercy sure-
And faithful is his word;

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His truth forever shall endure;
Forever praise the Lord!

FIFTH PART. S. M.

f 1 THY name, almighty Lord,

Clapton.

Shall sound through distant lands;
Great is thy grace-and sure thy word;
Thy truth forever stands.

2 Far be thine honor spread,
And long thy praise endure,

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Till morning light, and evening shade
Shall be exchanged no more.

SIXTH PART. S. M.

f 1 LET songs of endless praise From every nation rise;

Southfield.

Let all the lands their tribute raise,
To God, who rules the skies.

P 2 His mercy and his love

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Are boundless as his name;
And all eternity shall prove
His truth remains the same.

SEVENTH PART. 7s.

1 ALL ye nations, praise the Lord,
All ye lands, your voices raise;
Heaven and earth, with loud accord,
Praise the Lord-forever praise.

2 For his truth and mercy stand,
Past, and present, and to be,
Like the years of his right hand,
Like his own eternity.

Lincoln

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