The New Laudes Domini

The triune God. HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! 3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness Early in the morning our song shall rise hide thee, to thee;

Though the eye of sinful man thy glory Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,

may not see; God in three persons, blesséd Trinity! Only thou art holy; there is none beside

thee, 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore

Perfect in power, in love and purity. thee, Casting down their golden crowns around 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! the glassy sea;

All thy works shall praise thy name, in Cherubim and seraphim falling down be- earth and sky and sea; fore thee,

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty; Which wert and art and evermore shalt be. God in three persons, blesséd Trinity!

Reginald Heber.

ERNAN. 10s.

LOWELL MASON.

gain re - turns the day of ho - ly rest, Which,when he made the world, Je-ho-vah blessed;

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The Lord's Way.

3 For by his word the heaven and earth AGAIN returns the day of holy rest,

were made, Which, when he made the world, Jehovah The earth's foundation also firmly laid ; blessed;

All things were done at his divine com

mand, When, like his own, he bade our labors cease,

And shall throughout all ages surely stand. And all be piety and all be peace.

4. Therefore let all in heaven and earth agree 2 Let us devote this consecrated day

To sing his praise in perfect unity;
To learn his will, and all we learn obey;
So shall he hear when fervently we raise

Yea, let his servants all, with one accord, Our supplications and our songs of praise. With joyful hallelujahs praise the Lord. 3 Father in heaven! in whom our hopes confide,

Anon. Ps. 95.

Penitent prayer. Whose power defends us and whose pre- FATHER, again in Jesus' name we meet, cepts guide,

And bow in penitence beneath thy feet; In life our Guardian and in death our Again to thee our feeble voices raise, Friend,

To sue for mercy, and to sing thy praise. Glory supreme be thine till time shall end. 2 Lord, we would bless thee for thy cease

William Mason.

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Evening Uworship.

And all thy work from day to day declare : OH, come, and let us all, with one accord, Is not our life with early mercies crowned ? Lift up our cheerful voice, and praise the Does not thine arm encircle us around? Lord !

3 Alas! unworthy of thy boundless love, Let us this evening bless his holy Name,

Too oft with careless feet from thee we rove; Yea, let us laud and magnify the same.

But now, encouraged by thy voice, we come, 2 Let universal nature ever raise

Returning sinners to a Father's home. A cheerful voice to give him thanks and

4 Oh,by that name in which all fullness dwells, praise;

Oh, by that love which every love excels, Let us and all his saints his glory sing,

Oh, by that blood so freely shed for sin, Who is our blesséd Saviour, Lord, and

Open blest mercy's gate and take us in ! King.

Lucy E. G. Whitinore.

PAROON.

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J. BARNBY.

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As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, That sinks ex-hausted in the summer's chase,

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So pants my soul

for thee, great King of kings, So thirsts to reach thy sacred dwelling-place.

Psalm 22. AS PANTS the wearied hart for cooling 3 Lord, thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, springs,

My heart shall gladden through the teThat sinks exhausted in the summer's

dious day; chase,

And midst the dark and gloomy shades of So pants my soul for thee, great King of night, kings,

To thee, my God, I'll tune the grateful So thirsts to reach thy sacred dwelling- lay. place.

4 Why faint, my soul? why doubt Jeho2 Why throb, my heart? why sink, my vah's aid? saddening soul !

Thy God the God of mercy still shall Why droop to earth, with various woes

prove; oppressed?

Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be My years shall yet in blissful circles roll, paidAnd peace be yet an inmate of this breast. Unquestioned be his faithfulness and love!

Robert Lowth.

SAVANNAH. 10s.

"Wolp rest." HAIL, happy day! thou day of holy rest, Its flattering, fading glories I despise, What heavenly peace and transport fill And to immortal beauties turn my eyes.

my breast! When Christ, the God of grace, in love 3 Fain would I mount and penetrate the descends,

skies, And kindly holds communion with his

And on my Saviour's glories fix my eyes ; friends.

Oh! meet my rising soul, thou God of 2 Let earth and all its vanities be gone,

love,

And waft it to the blissful realms above! Move from my sight, and leave my soul alone;

Simon Browne.

GLADNESS. 7s, 6s. D.

J. BARNBY.

The dawn of God's new Sabbath Breaks o'er the earth a - gain,

As some sweet summer some....

4 Until in joy and gladness

We reach that home at last, When life's short week of sorrow

And sin and strife is past; When angel-hands have gathered

The first ripe fruit for thee, O Father, Son, and Spirit,

Most Holy Trinity!

Ada C. Cross.

7 Foretastes of Heaven.
The dawn of God's new Sabbath

Breaks o'er the earth again,
As some sweet summer morning

After a night of pain.
It comes as cooling showers

To cheer a thirsting land,
As shades of clustered palm-trees

'Mid weary wastes of sand. 2 Lord, we would bring our burden

Of sinful thought and deed, In thy pure presence kneeling

From bondage to be freed; Our heart's most bitter sorrow

For all our work undone, So many talents wasted,

So few true conquests won. 3 Yet still, O Lord long-suffering,

Still grant us in our need Here in thy holy presence

The saving name to plead; And on thy day of blessings,

Within thy temple walls, To foretaste the pure worship

Of Zion's golden halls :

Cheerful Devotion.
THINE holy day's returning,

Our hearts exult to see;
And with devotion burning,

Ascend, O God, to thee !
To-day with purest pleasure,

Our thoughts from earth withdraw;
We search for heavenly treasure,

We learn thy holy law. 2 We join to sing thy praises,

Lord of the Sabbath day; Each voice in gladness raises

Its loudest, sweetest lay! Thy richest mercies sharing,

Inspire us with thy love, By grace our souls preparing For nobler praise above.

Ray Palmer.

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