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How will the guilty nations dread
To see their Judge appear.

SECOND PART. L. P. M.-St. Helen's.

The God of the Gentiles.

vi.f1 LET all the earth their voices raise,
To sing the choicest psalm of praise,
To sing and bless Jehovah's name:
His glory let the heathen know,
His wonders to the nations show,

And all his saving works proclaim.
2 He fram'd the globe, he built the sky,
He made the shining worlds on high,
And reigns complete in glory there:
He dwells in majesty and might,
His beauties how divinely bright;
His temple how divinely fair.

m.f3 Come the great day, the glorious hour,
When earth shall feel his saving power,

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And barb'rous nations fear his name:
Then shall the race of men confess
The beauty of his holiness,

And in his courts his grace proclaim.

FIRST PART. L. M.-Luther's Hymn.
Rejoicing in Christ as the sovereign Judge.

ma 1 HE reigns, the Lord, the Saviour reigns!
Praise him in pure exalted strains:
Let all the earth in songs rejoice,

And raise on high their cheerful voice. di 2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown; But grace and truth support his throne; Though gloomy clouds his ways surround, Justice is their eternal ground.

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Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs. Before him burns devouring fire, -di The mountains melt, the seas retire, er 4 His enemies with sore dismay, di-p Fly from the sight and shun the day:

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SECOND PART. L. M.-Luton.

Christ's incarnation.

vi.f1 THE Lord is come; the heav'ns proclaim His birth; the nations learn his name: An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages, to their God. 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go worship where the Saviour lies; Angels and kings before him bow, Those gods on high, and gods below. ma 3 Let idols totter to the ground,

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And their own worshippers confound:
Let Judah shout, let Zion sing,
And earth confess her sovereign King.

THIRD PART. L. M.-Luther's Hymn.

Grace and glory.

ma 1 TH' Almighty reigns, exalted high,
O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky;
Though clouds and darkness veil his feet,
His dwelling is the mercy seat.

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Hate every work of sin and shame;
He guards the souls of all his friends,

And from the on. of hell defends

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Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest bless our eyes. vi 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honors of the Lord; None but the soul that feels his grace, Can triumph in his holiness.

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FOURTH PART. C. M.-St. Ann's.
The incarnation and the last judgment.
ma 1 LET earth with every isle and sea,
Rejoice, the Saviour reigns;

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His word, like fire, prepares his way,
And mountains melt to plains.

2 His presence sinks the proudest hills,
And makes the valleys rise;

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The humble soul enjoys his smiles,
The haughty sinner dies.

cr 3 Adoring angels at his birth,

Made the Redeemer known:

Thus shall he come to judge the earth,
And angels guard his throne.

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And hills and seas retire;

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His children take their upward flight,
And leave the world on fire.

5 The seeds of joy and glory sown,
For saints in darkness here;

Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown,
And a rich harvest bear.

FIRST PART. C. M.-Peterborough.
Praise for the gospel.

ri 1 TO our Almighty Maker, God,
New honors be address'd:
His great salvation shines abroad
And makes the nations blest.

2 He spake the word to Abra'm first,
His truth fulfils the grace;

The Gentiles make his name their trust,
And learn his righteousness.

f 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim
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And spread the honors of his name,
In rich melodious songs.

SECOND PART. C. M.-Channing.

The Messiah's coming and kingdom.

vi.f1 JOY to the world, the Lord is come,
Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare him room,
And heav'n and nature sing.

2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns,
Let men their songs employ ;

While fields, and floods, rocks, hills, and

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Repeat the sounding joy.

3 No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make his blessings flow,
Far as the curse is found.

4 He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.

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THIRD PART. C. M.-Tolland.
Victorious sovereignty.

ma 1 TO God address the joyful psalm,
Who wondrous things hath done;
Whose own right hand and holy arm,
The victory have won.

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2 He to the Gentile nations round,
Hath made his mercy known;
And to the world's remotest bound,
His justice shall be shown.

di 3 The promis'd Saviour meekly came,
And man's full ransom paid;
Again he comes his own to claim,
In awful pomp array'd.

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Oh! let one gen'ral chorus rise,
To praise the sovereign Lord.

Spirit of the Psalms.

FIRST PART. S. M.-Clapton. ex.
Christ's kingdom and majesty.

ma 1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns,
Let all the nations fear;
Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humbled there.

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2 Jesus the Saviour reigns,

Let earth adore its Lord,

Bright cherubs his attendants stand,
Swift to fulfil his word.

3 In Zion stands his throne,

His honors are divine;

His church shall make his wonders known,

For there his glories shine.

ma 4 How holy is his name!

How fearful is his praise!

Justice, and truth, and judgment join,
In all his works of grace.

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SECOND PART. S. M.- Watchman.

A holy God worshipped with reverence.

vi 1 EXALT the Lord our God,

And worship at his feet:

His ways are wisdom, pow'r, and truth;
And mercy is his seat.

2 When Israel was his church,

When Aaron was his priest,

When Moses cried, when Samuel pray'd,
He gave his people rest.

aff 3 Oft he forgave their sins,

Nor would destroy their race;

And oft he made his vengeance known,
When they abus'd his grace.

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His grace is still the same;
Still he's a God of holiness,
And jealous for his name.

FIRST PART. L. M.-Park-street. Rothwell.
Praise to our Creator.

f. 1 YE nations round the earth, rejoice

Before the Lord, your sovereign King: Serve him with cheerful heart and voice; With all your tongues his glory sing.

di 2 The Lord is God; 'tis he alone

Doth life, and breath, and being give: We are his work, and not our own, The sheep that on his pasture live. vi. f3 Enter his gates with songs of joy, With praises to his courts repair; And make it your divine employ,

To pay your thanks and honors there. di 4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind; Great is his grace, his mercy sure; And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure. SECOND PART. L. M.-Winchester. Rothwell. (A PARAPHRASE.]

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ma 1 BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone;
He can create, and he destroy.