LORD! thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!
Holy, holy, holy LORD!
Be thy glorious name ador'd.
6. L. M.
Universal Praise.
FROM all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let his redeeming love be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Eternal are thy mercies, LORD!
Eternal truth attends thy word:
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Praise to God from Heaven and Earth.
Ye tribes of Adam, join
With heaven, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine
To your Creator's praise:
Wide as he reigns,
His name be sung
By every tongue
In endless strains.
The shining worlds above,
In glorious order stand,
Or in swift courses move,
By his supreme command:
He spake the word,
And all their frame
From nothing came,
To praise the LORD.
All have obey'd his will,
Through unknown ages past;
And shall his word fulfil,
While time and nature last:
In different ways,
His works proclaim
His wondrous name,
And speak his praise.
To GOD, the sovereign LORD,
Your joyful thanks repeat;
To him due praise afford,
As good as he is great:
Wide as he reigns,
His name be sung
By every tongue,
In endless strains.
ALMIGHTY Author of our frame!
To thee our vital powers belong;
Thy praise-delightful, glorious theme!
Demands our heart, our life, our tongue.
Our hearts, our lives, our tongues are thine:
Oh be thy praise their best employ !
And may our songs with angels join,
Nor sacred awe forbid the joy.
The Almighty Sovereign of the skies
To mortals bends a gracious ear;
Nor the mean tribute will despise,
When offer'd with a heart sincere.
Great God! accept our cheerful praise,
And guide our heart, and guide our tongue,
While to thy name we humbly raise
The grateful, though unworthy song.
BEGIN, my soul! the exalted lay;
Let each enraptur'd thought obey,
And praise the Almighty's name;
Let heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,
To swell the glorious theme.
Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode,
Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker, GoD;
Ye thunders, speak his power:
Lo! on the forked lightning's wing
In triumph rides the eternal king;
The astonish'd worlds adore.
Ye deeps, whose roaring billows rise
To join the thunder of the skies,
Praise him who bids you roll;
His praise in softer notes declare,
Each whispering breeze of yielding air,
And breathe it to the soul.
Wake, all ye feather'd throngs, and sing; Ye cheerful warblers of the spring, Harmonious anthems raise
To him, who shap'd your finer mould, Who tipp'd your glittering wings with gold, And tun'd your voice to praise.
Let man-by nobler passions sway'd-
The feeling heart, the judging head
In heavenly praise employ;
Spread the Creator's name around,
Till heaven's extended arch rebound
The general burst of joy.
10. P. M.
Universal Praise.
PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator!
Praise be thine from every tongue;
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.
Father! Source of all compassion!
Pure, unbounded grace is thine:
Hail, the GoD of our salvation!
Praise him for his love divine.
For ten thousand blessings given,
For the hope of future joy,
Sound his praise through earth and heaven, Sound JEHOVAH's praise on high.
Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in heaven our song we raise; There enraptur'd fall before him, Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
11. C. M.
Solemn Call to Worship.
GREAT is the Lord; his name adore,
And wonder while you praise:
His power what creature can explore,
Or equal honours raise!
Repeat his praise with awe profound;
Let knowledge lead the song;
Nor mock him with a solemn sound
Upon a thoughtless tongue.
How large his tender mercies are!
How wide his power extends!
On his beneficence and care
The universe depends.
Come, and with humble souls adore;
Come, bow before his face;
Oh may the creatures of his power
Be children of his grace!
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