The One Living and True God.
ETERNAL GOD! Almighty Cause
Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown!
All things are subject to thy laws;
All things depend on thee alone.
Thy glorious being singly stands,
Of all within itself possest;
By none control'd in thy commands,
And in thyself completely blest.
Worship to thee alone belongs;
Worship to thee alone we give;
Thine be our hearts, and thine our songs,
And to thy glory may we live.
Spread thy great name through every land;
In every heart erect thy throne;
Subdue the world to thy command,
And reign unrival'd, GoD alone.
All Nations called upon to praise God.
YE nations round the earth, rejoice
Before the LORD, your sovereign King;
Serve him with cheerful heart and voice,
And his unrival'd glories sing.
The LORD is GOD: 'tis he alone
Doth life and all its blessings give;
And still his guardian care we own,
And still upon his bounty live.
Enter his gates with songs of joy;
With praises in his courts appear;
And make it your divine employ,
To pay your thanks and honours there.
For GOD, and he alone, is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth hath always firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.
All Beings called upon to praise God.
YE works of God! to him alone,
From earth his footstool, heaven his throne,
Let all your praises rise;
Whose hand this beauteous fabric made,
Whose eye the finish'd whole survey'd,
And found it good and wise.
Ye sons of men, his praise display,
Who stamp'd his image on your clay,
And gave it power to move;
Where'er ye go, where'er ye dwell,
From age to age successive tell
The wonders of his love.
Ye spirits of the good and just,
Who on his word of promise trust,
And daily upward soar !
Oh let your songs his praise display,
Till nature's self shall melt away,
And time shall be no more!
BEFORE JEHOVAH's awful throne,
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the LORD is GOD alone,
He can create and he destroy.
His sovereign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and form'd us men;
And when like wandering sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
We are his people, we his care;
He still supports our feeble frame:
What honours, LORD! can man prepare,
Worthy of thy all-perfect name!
We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs;
High as the heavens our voices raise;
And earth with her ten thousand tongues
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
Wide as the world is thy command;
Vast as eternity thy love;
Firm as a rock thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.
Praise on Earth and in Heaven.
HOLY, holy, holy, LORD!
Be thy glorious name ador'd;
LORD! thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!
Though unworthy, LORD! thy ear,
Yet our hallelujahs hear;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.
While on earth ordain'd to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way;
Then on high we'll joyful raise
Songs of everlasting praise.
There no tongue shall silent be;
All shall join in harmony;
And through heaven's all-spacious round,
Praise to thee shall ever sound.
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