2 Let them his great Name extol in the dance; With timbrel and harp his praises express; Who always takes pleasure his saints to advance,

And with his salvation the humble to bless.

3 With glory adorn'd, his people shall sing To God, who their beds with safety does shield;

Their mouths fill'd with praises of Him their great King;

Whilst a two-edged sword their right hand shall wield.

4 By angels in heaven of ev'ry degree,

And saints upon earth, all praise be addrest To God in Three Persons, one God ever blest; As it has been, now is, and always shall be.

1 PRAISE, O praise the Name divine!
Praise it at the hallow'd shrine!
Let the firmament on high

To its Maker's praise reply!

2 Let the organ in his praise Learn its loudest notes to raise, And the cymbal's varying sound From the vaulted roof rebound!

3 All, who vital breath enjoy,
In his praise that breath employ;
And in one great chorus join!
Praise, O praise the Name divine!

1 HARK, the glad sound! the Saviour comes-
The Saviour promis'd long!
Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne,
And ev'ry voice a song!

2 He comes! the pris'ners to release,
In Satan's bondage held;

The gates of brass before Him burst,
The iron fetters yield.

3 He comes! from thickest films of vice
To clear the mental ray,

And on the eye-balls of the blind
To pour celestial day.

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in Advent.

4 He comes the broken heart to bind,
The bleeding soul to cure,
And with the treasures of his grace
To bless the humble poor.

5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace!
Thy welcome shall proclaim;~
And heaven's eternal arches ring
With thy beloved name.

8.7.4.

Christ's second coming.

Dan. vii, 9, 10, 13, 14. 1 Thess. iv, 16, 17.

Rev. i, 7.

1 Lo! He comes with clouds descending,
Once for favour'd sinners slain;

Thousand, thousand saints attending,
Swell the triumph of his train;
Hallelujah!

Jesus comes, and comes to reign.

2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold Him,
Rob'd in dreadful majesty:

They, who set at nought, and sold Him,
Pierc'd and nail'd Him to the tree,

Deeply wailing,

Shall the great Messiah see.

in Advent.

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3 Now redemption, long expected,
See in solemn pomp appear;
All his saints, by man rejected,
Rise to meet Him in the air.
Hallelujah!

See the day of God appear.
4 Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,
High on thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory,
Claim the kingdoms for thine own.
O come quickly!

Hallelujah! Come, Lord, come!

Christ's advent approaching.

148th.

Luke xxi, 28. Rom. xiii, 12. 1 Thess. iv, 16.

1 THE night is now far spent,

And day comes on apace;
The veil will soon be rent,

That hides the Saviour's face;

The clouds, that now obstruct our sight,
Will all be quickly put to flight.

2 Ye saints lift up your heads,
Salvation draweth nigh;
See where the morning spreads
Its radiance through the sky;
O let the sight your spirits cheer;
The Lord himself will soon appear.