5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away: They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day.
6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.
1 HE, THAT has God his guardian made, Shall under the Almighty's shade Secure and undisturb'd abide : Thus to my soul of Him I'll say— He is my fortress and my stay,
My God, in whom I will confide.
2 His tender love and watchful care Shall free thee from the fowler's snare, And from the noisome pestilence: He over thee his wings shall spread, And cover thy unguarded head;
His truth shall be thy strong defence.
3 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom heav'n's triumphant host And suff'ring saints on earth adore, Be glory; as in ages past,
As now it is, and so shall last,
When time itself shall be no more.
1 SWEET is the work, O God, our King, To praise thy name, give thanks and sing, To show thy love by morning light, And tell of all thy truth by night! 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, No earthly care shall seize our breast; O may our hearts in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound! 3 Our hearts shall triumph in Thee, Lord, And bless thy works, and bless thy word; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep thy counsels! how divine!
4 When shall we see, and hear, and know, What mortals cannot reach below; And all our powers find sweet employ In Christ's eternal world of joy?
God almighty and unchangeable.
1 WITH glory clad, with strength array'd, The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundations strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains.
2 How surely stablish'd is thy throne, Which shall no change or period see! For Thou, O Lord, and Thou alone, Art God from all eternity.
3 The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, And toss the troubled waves on high; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply. 4 Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure; And they, that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure, Must still in holiness excel.
1 O COME, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our Almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste,
To thank Him for his favours past, To Him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs. 3 For God the Lord, enthron'd in state, Is with unrivall'd glory great;
The depths of earth are in his hand, Her secret wealth at his command.
4 The rolling ocean's vast abyss By the same sov'reign right is his : "Tis mov'd by his Almighty hand, That form'd and fix'd the solid land. 5 O let us to his courts repair,
And bow with adoration there: For He's our God, our Shepherd He, His flock and chosen sheep are we.
1 SING to the Lord, ye distant lands, Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue; His new-discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song.
2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own Almighty Son:
His power the sinking world sustains, 'And grace surrounds his throne. 3[Let heaven proclaim the joyful day; Joy through the earth be seen; Let cities shine in bright array, And fields in cheerful green.
4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea:
Ye mountains sink; ye valleys rise; Prepare the Lord his way.]
Jesus the Saviour reigns;
Let earth adore its Lord;
Bright cherubs his attendants stand, Swift to fulfil his word.
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.
FIRST VERSION.
Public worship.
1 WITH One consent let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before Him songs of praise. 2 Convinc'd that He is God alone,
From whom both we and all proceed; We, whom He chooses for his own, The flock that He vouchsafes to feed. 3 O enter then his temple gate,
Thence to his courts devoutly press, And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his Name with praises bless.
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