2 Sovereign Father, heavenly King,
Thee we now presume to sing;
Glad, Thine attributes confess,
Glorious all, and numberless.
3 Hail, by all Thy works adored,
Hail, the everlasting Lord:
Thee, with thankful hearts we prove
God of power, and God of love.
4 Christ our Lord and God we own,
Christ, the Father's Only Son;
Lamb of God, for sinners slain,
Saviour of offending man.
5 Bow Thine ear, in mercy bow;
Hear, the world's Atonement Thou:
Jesus, in Thy name we pray,
Take, O take our sins away.
6 Hear, for Thou, O Christ, alone
Art with Thy great Father One;
One, the Holy Ghost with Thee;
One supreme, eternal Three.
Rev. Charles Wesley. (1708-1788.) 1739. ab.
Praise from all. Ps. cxvii.
I ALL ye Gentiles, praise the Lord,
All ye lands, your voices raise;
Heaven and earth, with loud accord,
Praise the Lord, forever praise.
2 For His truth and mercy stand,
Past, and present, and to be,
Like the years of His right hand,
Like His own eternity.
3 Praise Him, ye who know His love; Praise Him, from the depths beneath; Praise Him, in the heights above; Praise your Maker, all that breathe. James Montgomery. 1922.
SING we to our God above
Praise eternal as His love:
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Rev. Charles Wesley. 1740.
William Croft. (1677—1727.) 1912.
1. THROUGH end - less years, Thou art the same, O Thou e. ter nal God;
to come shall know Thy name, And tell Thy works a broad.
2 The strong foundations of the earth Of old by Thee were laid;
By Thee the beauteous arch of heaven With matchless skill was made.
3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, Formed by Thy powerful hand, Be, like a vesture, laid aside, And changed at Thy command. 4 But Thy perfections, all divine, Eternal as Thy days, Through everlasting ages shine,
With undiminished rays.
5 Our children's children, still Thy care, Shall own their Father's God;
To latest times Thy favor share,
And spread Thy praise abroad.
Tate and Brady. 1696. ab. and alt.
2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere seas or stars were made;
Thou art the ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.
3 Eternity, with all its years,
Stands present in Thy view;
To Thee there's nothing old appears,
Great God, there's nothing new.
4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares;
While Thine eternal thought moves on
Thine undisturbed affairs.
5 Great God, how infinite art Thou,
What worthless worms are we;
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.
2 How dread are Thine eternal years,
O Everlasting Lord;
By prostrate spirits day and night
Incessantly adored.
3 How beautiful, how beautiful,
The sight of Thee must be,
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
And awful purity.
4 O how I fear Thee, Living God,
With deepest, tenderest fears,
And worship Thee with trembling hope,
And penitential tears.
5 Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord,
Almighty as Thou art;
For Thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.
6 No earthly father loves like Thee,
No mother half so mild
Bears and forbears, as Thou hast done
With me, Thy sinful child.
7 Father of Jesus, love's reward,
What rapture will it be,
Prostrate before Thy throne to lie,
And gaze, and gaze on Thee.
Rev. Frederick William Faber. 1849. ab.
The Condescension of God.
Ps. cxii.
2 Blesséd be for evermore
That dread name which we adore:
O'er all nations God alone,
Higher than the heavens His throne.
3 Yet to view the heavens He bends;
Yea, to earth He condescends;
Passing by the rich and great,
For the low and desolate.
4 He can raise the poor to stand
With the princes of the land;
Wealth upon the needy shower;
Set the meanest high in power.
5 He the broken spirit cheers,
Turns to joy the mourner's tears;
Such the wonders of His ways:
Praise His name, forever praise.
Josiah Conder. (1789-1855.) 1837. ab.
Praise from all God's Creatures.
Ps. cxlviii.
I HERALDS of creation, cry,
Praise the Lord, the Lord most high:
Heaven and earth, obey the call,
Praise the Lord, the Lord of all.
2 For He spake, and forth from night,
Sprang the universe to light;
He commanded, Nature heard,
And stood fast upon His word.
3 Praise Him, all ye hosts above;
Spirits perfected in love;
Sun and moon, your voices raise;
Sing, ye stars, your Maker's praise.
4 Earth, from all thy depths below,
Ocean's hallelujahs flow;
Lightning, vapor, wind, and storm,
Hail and snow, His will perform.
5 Birds, on wings of rapture soar,
Warble at His temple-door;
Joyful sounds from herds and flocks,
Echo back, ye caves and rocks.
6 High above all height His throne,
Excellent His name alone;
Him let all His works confess;
Him let every being bless.
James Montgomery. (1771-1854.) 1822. ab.
Exhortation to Praise. Ps. cl.
I PRAISE the Lord, His glories show,
Saints within His courts below,
Angels round His throne above,
Praise Him, all that share His love.
2 Earth, to heaven exalt the strain,
Send it, heaven, to earth again;
Age to age, and shore to shore,
Praise Him, praise Him, evermore.
3 Praise the Lord; His goodness trace,
All the wonders of His grace;
All that He hath borne and done,
All He sends us through His Son.
4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts,
In the concert bear your parts;
All that breathe, your Lord adore,
Praise Him, praise Him, evermore.
Rev. Henry Francis Lyte. (1793-1847.) 1834, 1841.
Rev. Cæsar Henri Abraham Malan. (1787-1864.) 1830.
1. LET us, with a gladsome mind, Praise the Lord, for He is
2 He, with all-commanding might,
Filled the new-made world with light:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
3 He His chosen race did bless
In the wasteful wilderness:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
4 He hath, with a piteous eye,
Looked upon our misery:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
5 All things living He doth feed,
His full hand supplies their need:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
6 Let us therefore warble forth
His high majesty and worth:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.
To the streams that, still and slow, Through the verdant meadows flow. 3 Safe the dreary vale I tread,
By the shades of death o'erspread,
With Thy rod and staff supplied,
This may guard, and that my guide.
4 Constant to my latest end,
Thou my footsteps shalt attend;
And shalt bid Thy hallowed dome
Yield me an eternal home.
Rev. James Merrick. (1720-1769.) 1765. ab. and alt.
I PRAISE the Lord, His power confess,
Praise Him in His holiness;
Praise Him as the theme inspires,
Praise Him as His fame requires.
2 Let the trumpet's lofty sound
Spread its loudest notes around;
Let the harp unite, in praise,
With the sacred minstrel's lays.
3 Let the organ join to bless
God, the Lord of righteousness;
Tune your voice to spread the fame
Of the great Jehovah's name.
4 All who dwell beneath His light,
In His praise your hearts unite;
While the stream of song is poured,
Praise and magnify the Lord.
William Wrangham. (-1832.) 1829.
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