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! 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, 1 HARK, the glad sound! the Saviour comes- 2 He comes! the pris'ners to release, The gates of brass before Him burst, 3 He comes! from thickest films of vice And on the eye-balls of the blind 2 in Advent. 4 He comes the broken heart to bind, 5 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace! 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, Thousand, thousand saints attending, Jesus comes, and comes to reign. 2 Ev'ry eye shall now behold Him, They, who set at nought, and sold Him, Deeply wailing, Shall the great Messiah see. in Advent. 3 3 Now redemption, long expected, See the day of God appear. 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; That hides the Saviour's face; The clouds, that now obstruct our sight, 2 Ye saints lift up your heads, |