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- 3 Through all the earth, the nations round Shall thee, their God, confess;

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And, with glad hymns, their awful dread
Of thy great name express.

4 Oh come, behold the works of God;
And then with me you'll own,
That he, to all the sons of men,
Has wondrous judgments shown.

5 Let all the lands, with shouts of joy,
To God their voices raise;
Sing psalms in honor of his name,
And spread his glorious praise.

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f 1 SING, all ye nations, to the Lord,
Sing with a joyful noise;
With melody of sound record
His honors and your joys.

Marlow.

2 Say to the power that formed the sky,
How terrible art thou!

Sinners before thy presence fly,
Or at thy feet they bow.

f 3 Oh bless our God, and never cease;
Ye saints, fulfil his praise;

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He keeps our life—maintains our peace,
And guides our doubtful ways.

FOURTH PART. C. M. Clarendon.
Praise for Redemption.

1 NOW shall my solemn vows be paid
To that almighty power,

Who heard the long request I made
In my distressful hour.

f2 My lips and cheerful heart prepare
To make his mercies known;

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Come, ye who fear my God, and hear
The wonders he has done.

3 When on my head deep sorrows fell,
I sought his heavenly aid;

He saved my sinking soul from hell,
And death's eternal shade.

4 If sin lay covered in my heart,
While prayer employed my tongue,
The Lord had shown me no regard,
Nor I his praises sung.

f 5 But God-his name be ever blest-
Has set my spirit free;
He ne'er rejected my request,

Nor turned his heart from me.

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FIFTH PART. C. M.

Stephens.

f1 O ALL ye lands, rejoice in God,
Sing praises to his name;
Let all the earth, with one accord,
His wondrous acts proclaim;—

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2 And let his faithful servants tell
How, by redeeming love,

Their souls are saved from death and hell,
To share the joys above ;-
3 Tell how the Holy Spirit's grace
Forbids their feet to slide;

And, as they run the Christian race,
Vouchsafes to be their guide.

4 Oh, then, rejoice, and shout for joy,
Ye ransomed of the Lord;

Be grateful praise your sweet employ,
His presence your reward.

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FIRST PART. C. M.

Bedford.

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Prayer for the Enlargement of the Church.
1 SHINE, mighty God, on Zion shine,
With beams of heavenly grace;
Reveal thy power through every land,
And show thy smiling face.

2 When shall thy name, from shore to shore,
Sound through the earth abroad,

And distant nations know and love
Their Saviour and their God?

3 Sing to the Lord, ye distant lands,
Sing loud with solemn voice;
Let every tongue exalt his praise,
And every heart rejoice.

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SECOND PART. S. M.

Thatcher.

1 TO bless thy chosen race,
In mercy, Lord, incline;

And cause the brightness of thy face
On all thy saints to shine ;-

f 2 That so thy wondrous way

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May through the world be known;
While distant lands their homage pay,
And thy salvation own.

3 Oh let them shout and sing,
Dissolved in pious mirth;

For thou, the righteous judge and king,
Shalt govern all the earth.

4 Let differing nations join

To celebrate thy fame;

Let all the world, O Lord, combine
To praise thy glorious name.

THIRD PART. S. M. St. Thomas.

1 O GOD, to earth incline,

With mercies from above;

And let thy presence round us shine,
With beams of heavenly love.

2 Through all the earth below,

Thy ways of grace proclaim,
Till distant nations hear and know
The Saviour's blessed name.

3 Now let the world agree

One general voice to raise ;
Till all mankind present to thee
Their songs of grateful praise !

4 Oh let the nations round

Their cheerful powers employ,
And earth's far-distant coasts resound
With shouts of sacred joy.

67 FOURTH PART. S. M. Paddington.

1 THOU shalt, O Lord, descend,
And all the kingdoms bless;
Throughout the earth thy realm extend,
And judge in righteousness.

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2 The fruitful earth shall yield
A rich, increasing store;
And God, who is to us revealed,
His choicest gifts shall pour.

3 The blessings of his grace

He shall to us make known;
Till all the earth his laws embrace,
And his dominion own.

4 Let all the people raise

The loud thanksgiving voice;
Let every nation sing thy praise,
And every tongue rejoice.

FIFTH PART. 7s.

Pleyel's Hymn.

1 ON thy church, O Power divine,
Cause thy glorious face to shine;
Till the nations from afar

Hail her as their guiding star.

f 2 Then shall God, with lavish hand,
Scatter blessings o'er the land;
And the world's remotest bound
With the voice of praise resound.

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FIRST PART. L. M.

The Majesty of Jehovah.

Appleton.

f 1 KINGDOMS and thrones to God belong;
Crown him, ye nations, in your song:
His wondrous name and power rehearse;
His honors shall enrich your verse.

2 He rides and thunders through the sky,
His name, Jehovah, sounds on high:
Praise him aloud ye sons of
grace;
Ye saints, rejoice before his face.

3 God is our shield-our joy-our rest;
God is our King-proclaim him blest:
When terrors rise-when nations faint,
He is the strength of every saint.

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SECOND PART. L. M. Duke Street.

'' 1 LORD, when thou didst ascend on high,
Ten thousand angels filled the sky;
Those heavenly guards around thee wait,
Like chariots, that attend thy state.

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2 Not Sinai's mountain could appear
More glorious, when the Lord was there;
While he pronounced his holy law,
And struck the chosen tribes with awe.

3 How bright the triumph none can tell,
When the rebellious powers of hell,
That thousand souls had captive made,
Were all in chains, like captives, led.

4 Raised by his Father to the throne,
He sent his promised Spirit down,
With gifts and grace for rebel men,
That God might dwell on earth again.

THIRD PART. L. M.

Dunstan.

The Goodness and Compassion of God.
1 BLEST be the Lord-the God of love,
Who showers his blessings from above;
The rock, on which the righteous trust,
The hope and saviour of the just.

2 He to his saints redemption gives,
The weak and humble he relieves ;
Supported by his grace we stand,
For life and death are in his hand.

mp 3 He views his children in distress,
The widow and the fatherless;
And, from his holy seat above,
Supports them with his tender love.

4 All they who make his laws their choice,
Shall in his promises rejoice;

With gladness in their hearts, shall raise,
Before his throne, triumphant praise.

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