*MANY of the Hymns included in this Book and Supplement are copyright, and, so far as is known, permission to use them has in every instance been sought. In a few instances, the Editor has failed to find the Authors; and, should any rights have been thus inadvertently transgressed, the Trustees of the book hope that the difficulty in which they have been placed will be accepted as their apology. To all who have, by themselves or their Publishers, given consent, the best thanks of the Trustees are tendered. Amongst them we mention : The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Rev. Henry Downton, M.A. Lincoln. The Right Rev. W. W. How, Bishop T. H. Gill, Esq. Suffragan, East London. The Very Rev. Dean Stanley. Mrs. Goadby, for Hymns of the Rev. Hymns, Ancient and Rev. S. Baring Gould, M.A. The Committee of the Religious Tract Miss Havergal, for Hymns of her late Mrs. Lynch, for Hymns by late Rev. Rev. W. J. Mathams. late Miss Proctor. Sir Charles Reed, M.P., for Hymns by Messrs. Isbister & Co., ditto late Joseph Tritton, Esq. Dean Alford. J. T. Hayes, Esq., ditto late Dr. Neale. Rev. David Thomas, D.D. Psalms and Hymns. 1 THE PERFECTIONS OF GOD. 8.7. Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever.-NEH. ix. 5. 1 PRAISE to Thee, Thou great Creator, Praise be Thine from every tongue; Join, my soul, with every creature, Join the universal song. bound, 3 He formed the stars, those heavenly flames, [names; He counts their numbers, calls their His wisdom's vast, and knows no [drowned. A deep where all our thoughts are 4 Great is our Lord, and great His And all His glories infinite; [might; He crowns the meek, rewards the just, But treads the wicked to the dust. 5 His saints are lovely in His sight; He views His children with delight: He sees their hope, He knows their fear, And looks and loves His image there. 1 HOW JOB Xi. 7. OW shall I praise the Eternal 2 The great Invisible! He dwells 3 He knows no shadow of a change, Firm as a rock His truth remains, 4 Justice, upon the eternal throne, 1 The Lord looketh from heaven; He beholdeth all the sons of men.--PSA. xxxiii. 13. Pto the Lord, who reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly, UP to And tell how large His bounties are. 2 He who can shake the worlds He made, Or with His word, or with His rod, His goodness, how amazing great! How condescending is our God! 3 He over-rules all mortal things, And manages our mean affairs; On humble souls the King of kings Bestows His counsels and His cares. 4 Our sorrows and our tears we pour Into the bosom of our God; He hears us in the mournful hour, One generation shall praise Thy works to LONG as I live I'll bless Thy name, 2 Great is the Lord, His power unknown, 5 O! could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to Thy grace, To the third heaven our songs should 3 [praise. 5 1 rise, And teach the golden harps Thy And speak some boundless thing; The mighty works, or mightier name, Of our eternal King. 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness,. And sound His power abroad; Sing the sweet promise of His grace, And the performing God. 3 Proclaim salvation from the Lord For wretched, dying men; His hand has writ the sacred word And let his praise be great; I'll sing the honours of Thy throne, Thy works of grace repeat. Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; And, while my lips rejoice, 4 Fathers to sons shall teach Thy name, With public splendour shown. 6 The world is managed by Thy hand, |