Songs for the Lord's House

SICILIAN HYMN. 8.7.4.

1. In Thy Name, O Lord, assembling, We, Thy people, now draw near;

Teach us to rejoice with trembling; Speak, and let Thy servants hear
Hear with meekness, Hear with meekness, Hear Thy word with godly fear.

1. Hallelujah! song of gladness, Song of ever-lasting joy; Hallelujah! song the sweetest

That can an-gel hosts em- ploy ; Hymning in God's holy presence Their high praise e-ter-nal - ly.

Tr. J. M. NEALE.

2 Hallelujah! Church victorious, Thou may'st lift this joyful strain; Hallelujah! songs of triumph

Well befit the ransomed train; We our song must raise in sadness, While in exile we remain.

3 But our earnest supplication,

Holy God, we raise to Thee; Bring us to Thy blissful presence, Make us all Thy joys to see; Then we'll sing our Hallelujah, Sing to all eternity.

LYONS. IO.II.

F. J. HAYDN.

1. O worship the King all-glorious above, O gratefully sing His power and His love; Our

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Shield and Defender, the Ancient of days, Pa-vilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

2 The earth, with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, Thy power hath founded of old;
Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light,
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.

5 O measureless Might, ineffable Love,

While angels delight to hymn Thee above,
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
With true adoration shall join in Thy praise.

NAHUM TATE.

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10 PRAISE ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice,
His praise in the great assembly to sing;
In their great Creator let all men rejoice,

And heirs of salvation be glad in their King.
2 Let them His great Name devoutly adore,

In loud-swelling strains His praises express,
Who graciously opens His bountiful store,
Their wants to relieve, and His children to bless.

3 With glory adorned, His people shall sing

To God, who defence and plenty supplies;

Their loud acclamations to Him, their great King,
Through earth shall be sounded, and reach to the skies.

4 To Father, and Son, and Spirit, be given

All glory on earth, all glory in heaven:

We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we glorify Thee,
Who wast, and who art, and who ever shalt be.

BEVAN.

8.4.8.6.

H. N. BARTLETT.

1. All praise to Thee, my God, my King, Thy praise alone my heart shall sing, Thee I 9:2

a - dore; Each

day shall praise Thy glorious Name, Thy glory still will I pro-claim, When time shall be no more.

1. Praise the Lord! ye heavens, a dore Him; Praise Him, an-gels, in

the height;

Sun and moon, rejoice before Him; Praise Him, all ye stars of light!

JOHN KEMPTHORNE.

2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken; Worlds His mighty voice obeyed; Laws which never shall be broken, For their guidance He hath made. 3 Praise the Lord, for He is glorious; Never shall His promise fail;

God hath made His saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.

4 Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, His power proclaim;
Heaven and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify His Name.

LENOX. H. M.

J. EDSON.

1. To your Cre a tor, God, Your great Pre-serv-er, raise, Ye creatures of His

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power, Let ev-ery voice proclaim His power, His Name a-dore, and loud re- joice.

2 Let every creature join

To celebrate His Name,
And all their various powers
Assist the exalted theme;

Let nature raise from every tongue,
A general song of grateful praise.

3 But O, from human tongues

Should nobler praises flow;
And every thankful heart

With warm devotion glow;
Your voices raise, ye highly blest,
Above the rest, declare His praise.

4 Assist me, gracious God!

My heart, my voice inspire;
Then shall I grateful join
The universal choir;

Thy grace can raise my heart, my tongue,
And tune my song to lively praise.

1 SING to the Lord most high;
Let every land adore;
With grateful voice make known
His goodness and His power.
With cheerful songs declare His ways,
And let His praise inspire your tongues.

2 Enter His courts with joy;

With fear address the Lord; He formed us with His hand, And quickened by His word. With wide command He spreads his sway O'er every sea, and every land.

3 His hands provide our food, And every blessing give; We feed upon His care,

And in His pastures live.

With cheerful songs declare His ways,
And let His praise inspire our tongues.

MILLENNIUM. H. M.

English Melody.

Lord of the worlds above! How pleasant and how fair The dwellings of Thy love, Thine

1 LORD of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of Thy love,

Thine earthly temples, are!
To Thine abode my heart aspires,
With warm desires, to see my God.

2 O happy souls that pray

Where God appoints to hear!
O happy men, that pay

Their constant service there!
They praise Thee still; and happy they
That love the way to Zion's hill.

3 They go from strength to strength
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each o'ercomes at length,

Till each in heaven appears; O glorious seat! Thou God, our King, Shalt thither bring our willing feet.

4 God is our sun and shield,

Our light and our defence;
With gifts His hands are filled,

We draw our blessings thence;
Thrice happy he, O God of hosts,
Whose spirit trusts alone in Thee.
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JOHN BURTON.

10 THOU that hearest prayer, Attend our humble cry;

And let Thy servants share
Thy blessing from on high;
We plead the promise of Thy Word,
Grant us Thy Holy Spirit, Lord!

2 If earthly parents hear

Their children when they cry;
If they, with love sincere,

Their children's wants supply; Much more wilt Thou Thy love display, And answer when Thy children pray.

3 Our Heavenly Father, Thou!
We, children of Thy grace;
O let Thy Spirit now

Descend, and fill the place;
So shall we feel the heavenly flame,
And all unite to praise Thy Name.

4 O send Thy Spirit down

On all the nations, Lord,
With great success to crown

The preaching of Thy Word;
Till heathen lands shall own Thy sway,
And cast their idol-gods away.

To God, the Father, Son,
And Spirit, ever blest,
Eternal three in One,

All worship be addrest; As heretofore it was, is now, And shall be so for evermore.

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