2 From mountains near the sky,
Let his high praise resound;
From humble shrubs, and cedars high,
And vales and fields around.

3 Ye lions of the wood,

And tamer beasts that graze,
Ye live upon his daily food,
And He expects your praise.
4 Ye birds of lofty wing,

On high his praises bear,
Or sit on flowery boughs, and sing
Your Maker's glory there.

5 Ye reptile myriads, join

T'exalt his glorious name;

And flies, in beauteous forms that shine,
His wondrous skill proclaim.

6 By all the earth-born race,

His honours be expressed;

But saints that know his heavenly grace, Should learn to praise Him best. 148 SEVENTH PART.

S. M.

MONARCHS of wide command,

Praise ye th' eternal King;

Judges, adore that sovereign hand, Whence all your honours spring. 2 Let vigorous youth engage

To sound his praises high;

While growing babes, with withering age,
Their feeble voices try.

3 United zeal be shown

His wondrous fame to raise ;
God is the Lord; his name alone
Deserves our endless praise.

4 Let nature join with art,

And all pronounce Him blest;
But saints, that dwell so near his heart,
Should sing his praises best.

ALL ye that love the Lord, rejoice,
And let your songs be new;

Amidst the church, with cheerful voice,
His later wonders show.

2 The Jews, the people of his grace,
Shall their Redeemer sing;
And gentile nations join the praise,
While Sion owns her King.

3 The Lord takes pleasure in the just,
Whom sinners treat with scorn;
The meek, that lie despised in dust,
Salvation shall adorn.

4 Saints shall be joyful in their King,
E'en on a dying bed;

And like the souls in glory sing,

For God shall raise the dead.

5 Then his high praise shall fill their tongues, Their hand shall wield the sword:

And vengeance shall attend their songs,
The vengeance of the Lord.

6 When Christ his judgment-seat ascends,
And bids the world appear,

Thrones are prepared for all his friends,
Who humbly loved Him here.

7 Then shall they rule with iron rod,
Nations that dared rebel,

And join the sentence of their God,
On tyrants doomed to hell.

8 The royal sinners, bound in chains,
New triumph shall afford:

Such honour for the saints remains;
Praise ye, and love the Lord,

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IN God's own house pronounce his praise,
His grace He there reveals;

To heaven your joy and wonder raise,
For there his glory dwells.

2 Let all your sacred passions move,
While you rehearse his deeds;
But the great work of saving love
Your highest praise exceeds.

3 All that have motion, life, and breath,
Proclaim your Maker blest;
Yet when my voice expires in death,
My soul shall praise Him best.

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SECOND PART. L. M.

PRAISE ye the Lord; all nature join
In work and worship so divine;
Let heaven and earth unite, and raise
High hallelujahs to his praise.

2 While realms of joy, and worlds around,
Their hallelujahs high resound,

Let saints below and saints above,
Exulting sing redeeming love.

3 As instruments well tuned and strung,
We'll praise the Lord with heart and tongue;
While life remains we 'll loud proclaim
High hallelujahs to his name.

4 Beyond the grave, in nobler strains,
When freed from sorrow, sin, and pains,
Eternally the church will raise
High hallelujahs to his praise.

THE CHRISTIAN DOXOLOGY.

L. M.

God the Father, God the Son,

Tand God the Spirit. Three in One,

Be honour, praise, and glory given,
By all on earth, and all in heaven.

L. M.

RAISE God, from whom all blessings flow;

PRAISE
Praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

C. M. D.

HE God of mercy be adored,
Who calls our souls from death,
Who saves by his redeeming Word,
And new-creating Breath.

2 To praise the Father, and the Son,
And Spirit, all divine,

The One in Three, and Three in One.
Let all creation join.

C. M.

ET God the Father, and the Son,

LE

And Spirit be adored,

Where there are works to make Him known,
Or saints to love the Lord.

Now

L. P. M.

OW to the great and sacred Three,
The Father, Son, and Spirit, be
Eternal praise and glory given,

Through all the worlds, where God is known,

By all the angels near the throne,

And all the saints in earth and heaven.

Father, Son, and Spirit ever blest,

To Eternal praise and worship be addressed;

From age to age, ye saints, his name adore,
And spread his fame, till time shall be no more.

INDEX OF FIRST LINES.

THE REFERENCES ARE TO THE PAGES OF THE BOOK.

Again my tongue thy silence break
All ye that love the Lord rejoice
Amidst thy wrath remember love
Among the assemblies of the great
Among the princes earthly gods
And will the God of grace
Are all the foes of Sion fools
Awake my soul to sound his praise

Awake ye saints to praise your King

Before Jehovah's awful throne

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Deep in our hearts let us record

Bless'd is the man whose heart can move
Bless'd is the man who shuns the place
By Babel's stream the captives sat
Children in years and knowledge young
Come let our voices join to raise
Come sound his praise abroad
Consider all my sorrows Lord
Could I so false so faithless prove

Early my God without delay
Exalt the Lord our God
Far as thy name is known

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