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1 ETERNAL Power, whose high abode
Becomes the grandeur of a God,
Infinite lengths beyond the bounds
Where stars revolve their little rounds!

2 Thee while the first archangel sings,
He hides his face behind his wings,
And ranks of shining thrones around
Fall worshiping, and spread the ground.
3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do?
We would adore our Maker too;
From sin and dust to thee we cry,
The Great, the Holy, and the High.

4 Earth, from afar, hath heard thy fame,
And worms have learned to lisp thy name:
But O! the glories of thy mind
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind.
5 God is in heaven, and men below:
Be short our tunes; our words be few:
A solemn reverence checks our songs,
And praise sits silent on our tongues.

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ISAAC WATTS.

1 THY presence, gracious God, afford;
Prepare us to receive thy word:
Now let thy voice engage our car,
And faith be mixed with what we hear.

2 Distracting thoughts and cares remove,
And fix our hearts and hopes above:
With food divine may we be fed,
And satisfied with living bread.

3 To us the sacred word apply With sovereign power and energy; And may we, in thy faith and fear, Reduce to practice what we hear.

4 Father, in us thy Son reveal; Teach us to know and do thy will: Thy saving power and love display, And guide us to the realms of day.

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JOHN FAWCETT.

God revealed to faith.

1 NOT here, as to the prophet's eye, The Lord upon his throne appears; Nor seraphim responsive cry,

"Holy thrice holy!" in our ears: 2 Yet Cod is present in this place, Veiled in serener majesty; So full of glory, truth, and grace, That faith alone such light can see.

3 Nor, as he in the temple taught,

Is Christ within these walls revealed, When blind, and deaf, and dumb were brought,

Lepers and lame, and all were healed:

4 Yet here, when two or three shall meet,
Cr thronging multitudes are found,
All may sit down at Jesus' feet,
And hear from him the joyful sound.
5 Send forth the seraphim, O Lord,
To touch thy servants' lips with fire;
Saviour, give them thy faithful word;
Come, Holy Chost, their hearts inspire.

JAMES MONTGOMERY.

WAUGH.

S. M.

REV. RALPH HARRISON.

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Glory begun below.

1 COME, ye that love the Lord,

And let your joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround his throne.

2 Let those refuse to sing

Who never knew our God,

But servants of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.

8 The God that rules on high,
That all the earth surveys,
That rides upon the stormy sky,
And calms the roaring seas;

4 This awful God is ours,

Our Father and our Love:

He will send down his heavenly powers, To carry us above.

5 There we shall see his face,

And never, never sin;

There, from the rivers of his grace,
Drink endless pleasures in:

6 Yea, and efore we rise

To that immortal state,

The thoughts of such amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.

7 The men of grace have found
Glory begun below;
Celestial fruit on earthly ground
From faith and hope may grow:

8 Then let our songs abound,

And every tear be dry;

We're marching through Immanuel's ground,

To fairer worlds on high,

ISAAC WATTS, ALT, BY J. WESLEY.

42 Creating love and redeeming grace.

1 FATHER, in whom we live,

In whom we are, and move,

The glory, power, and praise receive Of thy creating love.

2 Let all the angel throng

Give thanks to God on high,

While earth repeats the joyful song, And echoes to the sky.

3 Incarnate Deity,

Let all the ransomed race

Render in thanks their lives to thee,
For thy redeeming grace.

4 The grace to sinners showed,
Ye heavenly choirs proclaim,
And cry,
"Salvation to our God,
Salvation to the Lamb!"

CHARLES WESLEY.

43 The sacrifice of praise.

1 WITH joy we lift our eyes
To those bright realms above,
That glorious temple in the skies,
Where dwells eternal Love.

2 Before thy throne we bow,
O thou almighty King;
Here we present the solemn vow,
And hymns of praise we sing,
3 While in thy house we kneel,
With trust and holy fear,
Thy mercy and thy truth reveal,
And lend a gracious ear.

4 Lord, teach our hearts to pray,
And tune our lips to sing;
Nor from thy presence cast away
The sacrifice we bring.

THOMAS JERVIS

MALVERN.

L. M.

LOWELL MASON.

44 The great Shepherd with his flock.
1 JESUS, where'er thy people meet,
There they behold thy mercy-seat;
Where'er they seek thee, thou art found,
And every place is hallowed ground.
2 For thou, within no walls confined,
Dost dwell with those of humble mind;
Such ever bring thee where they come,
And, going, take thee to their home.

3 Great Shepherd of thy chosen few,
Thy former mercies here renew;
Here, to our waiting hearts, proclaim
The sweetness of thy saving name.

4 Here may we prove the power of prayer
To strengthen faith and sweeten care;
To teach our faint desires to rise,
And bring all heaven before our eyes.

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10 THOU, our Saviour, Brother, Friend,
Behold a cloud of incense rise;
The prayers of saints to heaven ascend,
Grateful, accepted sacrifice.

2 Regard our prayers for Zion's peace;
Shed in our hearts thy love abroad;
Thy gifts abundantly increase;
Enlarge, and fill us all with God.

3 Before thy sheep, great Shepherd, go,
And guide into thy perfect will;
Cause us thy hallowed name to know;
The work of faith in us fulfill.

4 Help us to make our calling sure;
O let us all be saints indeed,
And pure, as thou thyself art pure,
Conformed in all things to our Head.

5 Take the dear purchase of thy blood:
Thy blood shall wash us white as snow:
Present us sanctifled to God,
And perfected in love below.

CHARLES WESLEY.

WAVERTREE. L. M. 61.

W. SHORE.

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1 Lo! God is here! let us adore,
And own how dreadful is this place;
Let all within us feel his power,

And silent bow before his face;
Who know his power, his grace who prove,
Serve him with awe, with reverence love.
2 Lo! God is here! him day and night
United choirs of angels sing:
To him, enthroned above all height,
Heaven's host their noblest praises bring;
Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song,
Who praise thee with a stammering tongue.
8 Being of beings, may our praise

Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill; Still may we stand before thy face,

Still hear and do thy sovereign will; To thee may all our thoughts arise, Ceaseless, accepted sacrifice.

TR. BY J. WESLEY, L. M.

GERHARD TERSTEEGEN. HEBRON.

48 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth.

1 INFINITE God, to thee we raise
Our hearts in solemn songs of praise;
By all thy works on earth adored,
We worship thee, the common Lord;
The everlasting Father own,
And bow our souls before thy throne.
2 Thee all the choir of angels sings,
The Lord of hosts, the King of kings;
Cherubs proclaim thy praise aloud,
And seraphs shout the Triune God;
And "Holy, holy, holy," cry,

"Thy glory fills both earth and sky."
3 Father of endless majesty,

All might and love we render thee;
Thy true and only Son adore,
The same in dignity and power;
And God the Holy Ghost declare,
The saints' eternal Comforter.

CHARLES WESLEY. LOWELL MASON.

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3 With open face and joyful heart,
We then shall see thee as thou art:
Our love shall never cease to glow,
Our praise shall never cease to flow.
4 Thy never-failing grace to prove,
A surety of thine endless love,
Send down thy Holy Ghost, to be
The raiser of our souls to thee.

SANTOLIUS VICTORINUS. TR. BY J. CHANDLER.

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