1 WITH glory clad, with strength array'd,
The Lord, who o'er all nature reigns,
The world's foundations strongly laid,
And the vast fabric still sustains.
2 So firmly fix'd the heav'nly throne,
It shall no change nor period see;
For Thou, O Lord, and Thou alone,
Art God from all eternity.
3 The raging floods lift up their voice,
And toss on high their troubled tide;
But Thou cans't still their fearful noise,
And make the angry deep subside.
4 That mighty power thy works declare,
Exert, O Lord, thy Church to bless;
And grant that all her sons may wear
Their Saviour's robe of righteousness.
PSALM XCVII. L. M.
(From The Spirit of the Psalms.")
1 JEHOVAH reigns! O earth, rejoice;
Ye ransom'd isles, exalt your voice;
Make every hill and vale around
Responsive to the welcome sound.
2 Though far remov'd from mortal eye,
He reigns in glorious Majesty ;
Himself in awful clouds conceal'd,
His truth, his justice, stand reveal'd.
3 Avenging lightnings, from the gloom,
His bold presumptuous foes consume;
But mercy's voice, in gentlest strains,
Tells ev'ry clime—Jehovah reigns.
4 Yes, Christ doth reign! The Gospel's light
Beams with mild radiance on our sight;
And fallen man, redeem'd, forgiv'n,
May lift his heart, his hopes, to heav'n.
5 O then obey his sacred word,
All ye who love and fear the Lord;
Go, publish through his wide domains
The glorious truth-Jehovah reigns!
1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns;
Let all the nations fear;
Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humbled there.
Christ, our Redeemer, reigns;
Let earth adore its Lord;
Angelic hosts around him stand,
Swift to fulfil his word.
3 Before him prostrate fall,
And worship at his feet;
For perfect justice he maintains,
Enthron'd in Mercy's seat.
4 The Lord Jehovah reigns;
Let ev'ry creature fear;
Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humbled there.
PSALM C. Version 1. L. M.
ALL people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice: Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice.
2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed!
Without our aid he did us make:
We are his flock, he doth us feed,
And for his sheep he doth us take.
3 O enter then his gates with praise,
Approach with joy his courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless his Name always,
For it is seemly so to do:
4 For why? The Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure:
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.
WITH one consent let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay with holy mirth, And sing before him songs of praise. 2 Convinc'd that He is God alone, From whom both we and all proceed; We, whom he chooses for his own, The flock whom he vouchsafes to feed.
3 O enter then his temple gate,
Thence to his courts devoutly press;
And still your grateful hymns repeat,
And still his Name with praises bless.
4 For He's the Lord, supremely good,
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth, which always firmly stood,
To endless ages shall endure.
: PSALM C. Version 3. L. M.
BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations bow with sacred joy: Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and He destroy. 2 His sov'reign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and form'd us men; And when like wand'ring sheep we stray'd, He brought us to His fold again.
3 We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heav'ns our voices raise ;
And Earth, with all her thousand tongues, Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is Thy command, Vast as eternity Thy love;
Firm as Thy throne Thy truth shall stand, When rolling years have ceas'd to move.
1 THROUGH endless years Thou art the
O thou Eternal God!
Ages to come shall know thy Name,
And spread thy fame abroad.
2 The strong foundations of the earth
Of old by Thee were laid;
By Thee the beauteous arch of heav'n
With matchless skill was made.
3 But soon this universal frame,
Form'd by thy powerful hand,
Shall, like a vesture laid aside,
Be chang'd at thy command
4 Yes, earth and sky shall pass away;
While thy all-glorious Name
Shall still survive, without decay,
Eternally the same.
PSALM CIII. Version 1. P. M.
(From "The Spirit of the Psalms.")
1 PRAISE, O praise the Lord of Heaven,
Ever bless His gracious Name;
Nor, while time and thought are given,
Cease his goodness to proclaim.
2 Heirs of sin, each hour offending,
Victims of despair we lay;
But our Lord, from heav'n descending,
Died to take our guilt away.
3 High as heav'n's bright arch extendeth
O'er the earth in beauty fair,
So His wondrous love transcendeth
All that language can declare.
4 As his children He beholds us,
With a father's pitying eyes ;
In the arms of mercy folds us,
Ev'ry want His care supplies.
5 Oh! let all his works adore him,
Men on earth, and saints above;
Ev'ry knee bow down before him,
Praise, O praise the Lord of Love!
PSALM CIII. Version 2.
BLESS the Lord, my soul;
His wond'rous grace proclaim;
And all that is within me join
To bless his holy Name.
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