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,
Heav'n, and earth, and all creation,
Praise and magnify his name.
1 UNTO God who all things made
Glory be and homage paid,
Endless thanks. and praise be giv'n,
By his church through earth and heaven,
Praise the great Jehovah's name,
I AM that I AM, the same,
King of kings! of Lords the lord,
God of gods! the living word.
2 Praise the woman's honour'd seed,
Sent to bruise the serpent's head;
The Messiah! long foretold,
By the holy men of old;
Christ, the Father's only son,
God and man, impersoned one;
Human nature and divine,
Now united brightly shine.
3 Praise the Spirit, who did please
Once to move upon the seas,
And whose orient beams of light
Swallow up the shades of night;
Mild pacific heavenly Dove,
Who descended from above,
Santifying power divine,
Seal our souls and make us thine.
VI. Star of Bethlehem.-c. M.
1 WHEN o'er long night the bursting dawn
In youthful bloom appear'd,
When angels hymn'd the rising morn,
And songs in heaven were heard;
Amid the burning orbs that gem'd
Jehovah's viewless throne,
In native glory diadem'd,
One star was seen alone.
2 On Palestine fair Solyma,
Benignantly serene,
Precursor of a brighter day,
The harbinger was seen.
The captive saw the symbol shine,
His broken fetters fell,
The shepherds marked the peerless sign,
That told Immanuel.
3 And even now we view it burn,
With undiminished ray,
It hails the pagan's glad return,
And cheers the wanderer's way
With influence sweet illuming far,
Its beam to peace inclines,
From east to west the splendid star,
The star of Jesus shines.
1 GOD moves in a mysterious way,
His wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines,
Of never failing skill,
He treasures up his vast designs,
And works his sov'reign will.
3 Ye fearful saints fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust him for his grace,
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
5 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his works in vain ;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make them plain.
1 HIGH in the heavens eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines,
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils and darkens thy designs.
2 Thy providence is kind and large,
Both man and beast thy bounty share,
The whole creation is thy charge,
But saints are thy peculiar care.
3 My God how excellent thy grace,
Whence all our hope and comfort spring,
The sons of Adam in distress,
Fly to the shadow of thy wing.
4 From the provisions of thy house, We shall be fed with sweet repast,
There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.
5 Life, like a fountain, rich and free,
Springs from the presence of my Lord,
And in thy light our souls shall see
The glories promised in thy word.
1 GREAT is the Lord, his works of might
Demand our noblest songs,
Let his assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.
2 Great is the mercy of the Lord,
He gives his children food,
And ever mindful of his word,
He makes his promise good.
3 His Son the great Redeemer came,
And sealed the covenant sure,
Holy and reverend is his name,
His ways are just and pure.
4 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace, Is our divinest skill,
And he the wisest of our race,
That most obeys thy will.
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