1 O GOD, my soul athirst,
Thy mercy doth implore;
Not travellers in desert lands
Can pant for water more.
2 Within thy churches, Lord,
I long to find a place,
Thy power and glory to behold,
And feel thy quickening grace.
3 For life without thy love
No relish can afford;
No joy can be compared to this,
To serve and please the Lord.
4 To thee we lift our hands,
And praise thee while we live;
Our souls shall still be satisfied,
With what thy mercies give.
5 Since thou hast been our help,
To thee our spirit flies;
And on thy watchful providence,
Our cheerful hope relies.
1 LORD of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thine earthly temples are!
To thine abode, my heart aspires,
With true desires to see our God.
O happy souls that pray,
Where God appoints to hear!
O happy men that
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still; and happy they
That love the way to Zion's hill.
They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears;
Till each arrives at length;
Till each in heaven appears.
O glorious seat of God our King;
Lord hither bring our willing feet.
1 BLEST are the souls that hear and know
The gospel's joyful sound;
Peace shall attend the path they go,
And light their steps surround.
2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up,
Through their Redeemer's power;
His promises sustain their hope,
In every trying hour.
3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives;
Israel, thy King for ever reigns,
Thy God for ever lives.
1 THOU, that sitt'st enthroned above,
Thou, in whom we live and moye;
Thou, that art Most Great, Most High,-
Lord from all eternity.
2 When the morning gilds the skies,
When the stars of evening rise;
We thy praises will record,
Sovereign Ruler! mighty Lord!
3 Sovereign Ruler ! mighty Lord!
We thy praises will record!
Giver of these blessings! we
Pour the grateful song to thee.
1 THE great Jehovah reigns,
Let all the nations fear;
Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humble there.
2 Jesus the Saviour reigns!
Let earth adore its Lord;
Bright cherubs his attendants stand,
Swift to fulfil his word.
3 In Zion is his throne,
His honours are divine;
His church shall make his wonders known,
For there his glories shine.
4 How holy is his name,
How terrible his praise;
Justice and truth and judgment join,
In all his works of grace.
1 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 Oh 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.
1 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 sovereign power without our aid
Made us of clay and formed us men;
And when like wandering sheep we stray'd,
He brought us to his fold again.
3 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heavens our voices raise ;
And earth with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
4 Wide as the world is thy command;
Vast as eternity thy love;
Firm as a rock thy truth must stand
When rolling years shall cease to move.
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