93. An exhortation to universal praise. L. M.
1 FROM all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Through every land, by every tongue.
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,
And truth eternal is thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
3 In every land begin the song;
To every land the strains belong;
In cheerful sounds all voices raise,
And let the world be fill'd with praise.
The excellency of the Scriptures.
1 FATHER of Mercies! in thy word
What endless riches shine!
For ever be thy name ador'd
For knowledge thus divine!
2 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.
3 O may those heavenly pages be
Our first, our chief delight!
And still new beauties may we see,
And still increase in light.
4 Divine Instructor! glorious Lord!
Be Thou for ever near:
Teach us to love thy sacred Word,
And view our Saviour there.
95. Exhortation to universal praise. Ps. 148.
(4. 8. & 4.7.)
1 PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore Him,
Praise Him, angels in the height;
Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;
Praise Him, all ye stars and light:
Praise the Lord! for He hath spoken,
Worlds His mighty voice obey'd;
Laws, that never shall be broken,
For their guidance He hath made.
2 Praise the Lord! for He is glorious;
Never shall His promise fail;
God hath made His saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail :
Praise the God of our salvation,
Hosts on high His power proclaim,
Heaven, and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify His name.
1 SALVATION is for ever nigh
To those who fear and trust the Lord : And grace, descending from on high, Fresh hopes of glory shall afford.
2 Mercy and truth on earth are met,
Since Christ the Lord came down from heaven:
By His obedience, full, complete, Justice is pleas'd, and peace is given.
3 Now truth and honour shall abound,
Religion dwell on earth again;
And heavenly influence bless the ground,
In our Redeemer's gentle reign.
4 Pure righteousness shall spread her wing, And to this lower earth descend: Prepare thy way, Eternal King!
And all thy children's steps attend.
97. Review of life, crowned with mercies.
1 WHEN all thy mercies, O my God!
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view, I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.
2 O how shall words, with equal warmth, The gratitude declare,
That glows within my swelling heart?
But thou canst read it there.
3 Thy providence my life sustain'd,
And all my wants redress'd,
When in the silent womb I lay,
And hung upon the breast.
4 Unnumber'd comforts to my Thy tender care bestow'd,
Before my infant heart conceiv'd
From whom those comforts flow'd.
5 When, in the slippery paths of youth,
With heedless steps I ran,
Thy arm, unseen, convey'd me safe,
And led me up to man.
6 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts,
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with joy.
7 Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And, after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.
98. The Lord the Shepherd of His people. (6.8.)
1 THE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye:
My noon-day walks He shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.
2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountains pant,
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary wand'ring steps He leads,
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.
3 Though in a bare and rugged way,
Through devious lonely wilds I stray,
Thy bounty shall my pains beguile;
The barren wilderness shall smile,
With sudden greens and herbage crown'd,
And streams shall murmur all around.
4 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread,
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For Thou, O Lord, art with me still;
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful shade.
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