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4 Oh render thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love;

Whose mercy firm, through ages past,
Has stood, and shall forever last.

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SECOND PART. L. M.

Bath.

mf" TO God the great, the ever blest,
Let songs of honor be addressed;
His mercy firm forever stands ;
Give him the thanks his love demands.

2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways?
Who shall fulfil thy boundless praise?-
Blest are the souls that fear thee still,
And pay their duty to thy will.

3 Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed;
And with the same salvation bless
The meanest suppliant of thy grace.

mf 4 Oh may I see thy tribes rejoice,
And aid their triumphs with my voice:
This is my glory, Lord, to be
Joined to thy saints, and near to thee.

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FIRST PART. L. M. Lowell.

Providential Goodness celebrated.

NIVE thanks to God-he reigns above; Kind are his thoughts-his name is love; His mercy ages past have known,

And ages long to come shall own.

2 He feeds and clothes us all the way;
He guides our footsteps, lest we stray;
He guards us with a powerful hand,
And brings us to the heavenly land.

3 Oh let the saints with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord!
How great his works! how kind his wa
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Litchfield.

HOW are thy servants blest! O Lord,
How sure is their defence!
Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help, omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,

Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

3 When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,

They know thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

4 The storm is laid-the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will;

The sea, that roars at thy command,
At thy command is still.

5 In midst of danger, fear, and death,
Thy goodness we'll adore;

We'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

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THIRD PART. C. M. St. Ann's.

OH praise the Lord-for he is good,
In him we rest obtain ;

His mercy has through ages stood,
And ever shall remain.

2 Let all the people of the Lord
His praises spread around;
Let them his grace and love record,
Who have salvation found.

3 Now let the east in him rejoice,
The west its tribute bring,

The north and south lift up their voice
In honor of their King.

4 Oh praise the Lord-for he is good,
In him we rest obtain :

His mercy has through ages stood,
And ever shall remain.

107 FOURTH PART. 7s. Pleyel's Hymn.
OH that men their songs would raise,
All his goodness to declare!
All Jehovah's wonders praise,

Wonders which their children share!

2 Where his holy altars rise,

Let his saints adore his name;
There present their sacrifice,

There with joy his works proclaim.

108 FIRST PART. L. M. Old Hundred.

General Praise to God.

Y heart is fixed on thee, my God,

M Thy sacred truth I'll spread abroad;

My soul shall rest on thee alone,
And make thy loving-kindness known.
2 Awake my glory-wake my lyre,
To songs of praise my tongue inspire;
With morning's earliest dawn arise,
And swell your music to the skies.

3 With those who in thy grace abound,
I'll spread thy fame the earth around;
Till every land, with thankful voice,
Shall in thy holy name rejoice.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Berwick.

O GOD, my heart is fully bent

To magnify thy name;

My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise,
Shall celebrate thy fame.

2 To all the listening tribes, O Lord,
Thy wonders I will tell;

And to those nations sing thy praise,
That round about us dwell.

3 Thy mercy, in its boundless height,
The highest heaven transcends;
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds
Thy faithful truth extends.

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4 Be thou, O God, exalted high
Above the starry frame;

And let the world, with one consent,
Confess thy glorious name.

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THIRD PART. C. M. Howard's.

AWAKE, my soul, to sound his praise,
Awake, my harp, to sing;

Join, all my powers, the song to raise,
And morning incense bring.

2 Among the people of his care,

And through the nations round,
Glad songs of praise will I prepare,
And there his name resound.
3 Be thou exalted, O my God,
Above the starry frame;

Diffuse thy heavenly grace abroad,
And teach the world thy name.

4 So shall thy chosen sons rejoice,
And throng thy courts above;
While sinners hear thy pardoning voice,
And taste redeeming love.

FIRST PART. L. M. Appleton.

Christ exalted as a King and Saviour.
HUS God, the eternal Father, spake

At my right hand, till I shall make
Thy foes submissive at thy feet.
2 From Zion shall thy word proceed;
Thy word, the sceptre in thy hand,
Shall make the hearts of rebels bleed,

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And bow their wills to thy command.
3 That day shall show thy power is great,
When saints shall flock with willing minds;
And sinners crowd thy temple-gate,
Where holiness in beauty shines."
4 O blessed power! O glorious day!
How large a victory shall ensue !
And converts, who thy grace obey,
Exceed the drops of morning dew.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Medford.

་་ JESUS, our Lord, ascend thy throne,
And near thy Father sit;

In Zion shall thy power be known,
And make thy foes submit.

2 What wonders shall thy gospel do!
Thy converts shall surpass
The numerous drops of morning dew,
And own thy sovereign grace.

3 Jesus, our priest, forever lives
To plead for us above;
Jesus, our king, forever gives
The blessings of his love.

4 God shall exalt his glorious head,
And his high throne maintain;

Shall strike the powers and princes dead,
Who dare oppose his reign.

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FIRST PART.

C. M. Marlow.

The Works and Grace of God celebrated.

SONGS of immortal praise belong
To my almighty God;

He has my heart-and he my tongue,
To spread his name abroad.

2 How great the works his hand has wrought'
How glorious in our sight!

And men in every age have sought

His wonders with delight.

3 When he redeemed his chosen sons,
He fixed his covenant sure:

The orders that his lips pronounce
To endless years endure.

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SECOND PART. C. M. Medford.

GREAT is the Lord-his works of might
Demand our noblest songs;

Oh let th' assembled saints unite
Their harmony of tongues.