An-cient of Days, Pa - vil-ioned in splen-dor, and gird-ed with praise. A-men.

2 O tell of His might, O sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;

His chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form,
And dark is His path on the wings of the storm.

3 The earth, with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, Thy power hath founded of old,
Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.

4 Thy bountiful care, what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light,
It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.

5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail:
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

60 measureless Might, ineffable Love!

While angels delight to hymn Thee above,
The humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
With true adoration shall lisp to Thy praise.

ROBERT GRANT, 1830

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LYONS

10.10.11.11.

Arr. from MICHAEL HAYDN, 1770

Ye serv-ants of God, your Mas-ter pro-claim, And pub-lish a-broad His

4 Then let us adore, and give Him His right,
All glory and power, and wisdom and might,
All honor and blessing, with angels above,
And thanks never ceasing, and infinite love.

Rev. CHARLES WESLEY, 1744: verse 3,

O may it grow in hum-ble hearts, And righteous fruits a - bound. A-men.

And make our luke-warm hearts to glow With low-ly love and fer-vent will.

Thro' life's long day and death's dark night,O gen-tle Je-sus, be

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GERMANY L. M.

WM. GARDINER'S Sacred Melodies, 1815

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Al-mighty Father, bless the word Which thro' Thy grace we now have heard;

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O may the pre-cious seed take root,Spring up, and bear a - bun-dant fruit. A-men.

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2 We praise Thee for the means of grace,
Thus in Thy courts to seek Thy face.
Grant, Lord, that we who worship here
May all, at last, in heaven appear.

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SICILIAN MARINERS 8.7.8.7.4.7. (First Tune)

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Anon.

Sicilian Melody

Lord,dismiss us with Thy bless-ing; Fill our hearts with joy and peace;