2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymns;
His wond'rous works rehearse;
Make them the theme of your discourse,
And subject of your verse.
3 Rejoice in his Almighty Name,
Alone to be ador'd;
And let their hearts o'erflow with joy,
Who humbly seek the Lord.
4 Seek ye the Lord; his saving strength
Devoutly still implore;
And, where he's ever present, seek
His face for evermore.
PSALM 106.
Praise and Prayer.
1 O RENDER thanks to God above,
The Fountain of eternal love,
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Hath stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless ?
What mortal eloquence can raise
Just tributes of immortal praise?
3 Extend to me that favour, Lord,
Thou to thy chosen dost afford;-
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.
4 O may I worthy prove, to see
Thy saints in full felicity;
That I the joyful choir may join,
And count thy people's triumph mine!
PSALM 107.
The Providence of God.
1 HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide;
Their help, Omnipotence.
2 In foreign realms and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And live in tainted air.
3 When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,
They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
4 The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will:
The sea, that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.
5 In midst of dangers, fears, and death,
Thy goodness we'll adore;
We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.
6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be;
And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to thee.
1 O GOD, my heart is fully bent To magnify thy name;
My tongue with cheerful songs of praise Shall celebrate thy fame.
2 Awake, my lute! nor thou, my harp,
The choicest notes delay;
While I with early hymns of joy
Prevent the dawning day.
3 To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord,
Thy wonders I will tell;
And to those nations sing thy praise
That round about me dwell:
4 Because thy mercy's boundless height
The highest heaven transcends,
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds
Thy faithfulness extends.
5 Be thou, O God, exalted high
Above the starry frame;
And let the world, with one consent,
Confess thy glorious name.
6 That all thy chosen people, Thee
Their Saviour may declare,
Let thy right hand protect us still,
And answer thou our prayer!
Christ, King and Priest.
ALL hail, victorious Lord,
At God's right-hand above,
Triumphant o'er thy foes,
Triumphant in thy love!
To thee our joyful songs we bring;
To thee we bow, all-conq'ring King.
All hail, exalted Priest!
To thee our all we give,
Enthron'd above the skies,
All homage to receive!
There deign in our behalf to plead ;
Yea, there for ever intercede!
1 PRAISE ye the Lord! Our God to praise
My soul her utmost powers shall raise:
With private friends, and in the throng
Of saints, his praise shall be my song.
2 His bounty, like a flowing tide,
Hath all his people's wants supplied:
His truth, confirm'd through ages past,
Shall to eternal ages last.
3 Just are the dealings of his hands;
Immutable are his commands:
He sets his saints from bondage free ;
O may his grace deliver me!
PSALM 112.
The Security of the Godly.
!BLEST is the man who knows the Lord,
Who joys to work his holy will;
He rests on God's unchanging word,
And finds it food and counsel still.
2 In prosp❜rous times, when Satan tries, [ers,
The Lord shall strengthen nature's pow.
And light break in, with sweet surprise,
To cheer affliction's darkest hours.
3 God's image in his child we see ;
He feels for others' woe and pain;
And, loving all around him, he
Is lov'd himself by God again.
4 His heart is fix'd: he learns to rise
Above this world of sin and tears,
And, strong in One above the skies,
To smile at earthly foes and fears.
Majesty and Condescension of God.
1 YE saints and servants of the Lord,
The triumphs of his name record,
His sacred name for ever bless:
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays,
Due praise to his great name address!
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