Songs to heaven's high mansion raise,
Fill Thy courts with notes of praise,
And in psalms and hymns proclaim
Honours to Thy glorious Name.
3 From Thy works our joys arise,
O Thou only good and wise:
Who Thy wonders can express?
All Thy thoughts are fathomless.
Warm our hearts with sacred fire,
And with songs of praise inspire;
All our powers with all their might
Ever in Thy praise unite.
Our Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints below the skies
Their humble praises bring.
2 'Tis His Almighty love,
His counsel and His care,
Preserves us safe from sin and death,
And every hurtful snare.
3 He will present our souls
Unblemished and complete,
Before the glory of His face,
With joys divinely great.
4 Then all the chosen seed
Shall meet around the throne,
Shall bless the conduct of His grace,
And make His wonders known.
5 To our Redeemer God
Wisdom and power belongs,
Immortal crowns of majesty,
And everlasting songs.
CHILDREN of the heavenly King,
ye journey sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in His works and ways.
2 Ye are travelling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now, and ye
Soon their happiness shall see.
3 Shout, ye little flock and blest,
You on Jesu's throne shall rest;
There your seat is now prepared,
There your kingdom and reward.
4 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand
On the borders of your land:
Jesus Christ, our Father's Son,
Bids us undismayed go on.
5 Lord, obediently we'll go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our Leader be,
And we still will follow Thee.
The Name all-victorious
Of Jesus extol ;
His kingdom is glorious,
And rules over all.
2 God ruleth on high,
Almighty to save :
And still He is nigh,
His presence we have.
The great congregation
His triumph shall sing,
Ascribing salvation
To Jesus our King.
3 Then let us adore,
And give Him His right;
All glory and power,
And wisdom and might,
All honour and blessing,
With angels above,
And thanks never ceasing,
And infinite love.
FOR a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
2 Jesus, the Name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinners' ears,
"Tis life, and health, and peace.
3 He speaks, and, listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive;
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.
4 My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
And spread through all the earth abroad
The honours of Thy Name.
A Name surpassing every name
That's known in earth or heaven;
2 Before whose throne shall every
Bow down with one accord;
Before whose throne shall every tongue
Confess that Thou art Lord;
3 Jesus! who in the form of God
Didst equal honour claim,
Yet to redeem our guilty souls,
Didst stoop to death and shame;
4 0 may that mind in us be formed
Which shone so bright in Thee,
An humble, meek, and lowly mind,
From pride and envy free!
5 May we to others stoop, and learn
To emulate Thy love;
So shall we bear Thine image here,
And share Thy throne above.
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,
And drives away his fear.
2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
"Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary, rest.
3 Jesus, my Shepherd, Surety, Friend,
My Prophet, Priest, and King,
My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End,
Accept the praise I bring.
4 Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But, when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.
FOR a heart to praise my God,
A heart from sin set free,
A heart that's sprinkled with the blood
So freely shed for me!
2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My great Redeemer's throne ;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone.
3 A heart in every thought renewed,
And filled with love divine,
To sin averse, inclined to good,
A copy, Lord, of Thine.
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