4 There like the nightingale she pours Her solitary lays;
Nor asks a witness of her song,
Nor thirsts for human praise.
5 Author and Guardian of my life,
Sweet Source of light divine,
And (all harmonious names in one)
My Saviour, Thou art mine!
6 What thanks I owe Thee, and what love,
A boundless, endless store,
Shall echo through the realms above
When time shall be no more.
The Glory and Goodness of God.
1 THOUSANDS of thousands stand around
Thy throne, O God most high!
Ten thousand times ten thousand sound
Thy praise-but who am I?
2 Thy brightness unto them appears,
Whilst I thy footsteps trace:
A sound of God comes to my ears,
But they behold thy face.
3 How great a being, Lord, is thine,
Which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line
To sound so vast a deep.
4 How good art Thou, whose goodness is
Our Parent, Nurse, and Guide:
Whose streams do water Paradise,
And all this earth beside!
5 Thine upper and thine nether springs
Make both thy worlds to thrive :
Under thy warm and sheltering wings
Thou keep'st two broods alive.
6 Thy arm of might, most mighty King,
Both rocks and hearts doth break:
My God, Thou canst do every thing,
But what should show Thee weak.
7 How awful is thy searching eye,
Witness to all that's true!
Dark hell, and deep hypocrisy
Lie plain before its view.
8 Most pure and holy are thine eyes,
Most holy is thy name;
Thy saints, and laws, and penalties,
Thy holiness proclaim.
9 Mercy, that shining attribute,
The sinner's hope and plea!
Huge hosts of sins in their pursuit
Are drown'd in that Red Sea.
10 Thy wisdom, which both makes and mends,
We ever must admire:
Creation all our wit transcends;
Redemption rises higher.
11 Great is thy truth, and shall prevail
To unbelievers' shame;
Thy truth and years do never fail,
Thou ever art the same.
12 Unbelief is a raging wave
Dashing against a rock :
If God doth not his Israel save,
Then let the Egyptians mock.
13 Thy bright back-parts, O God of grace,
I humbly here adore;
Show me thy glory and thy face,
That I may praise Thee more.
Christ the First and the Last.
1 HAIL, Alpha and Omega, hail,
Author of all our faith,
The Finisher of all our hopes,
The Truth, the Life, the Path!
2 Hail, First and Last, the Morning Star,
In whom we live and move!
Increase our little spark of faith,
And multiply our love.
3 Let that belief which Jesus taught
Be treasured in our breast;
The evidence of unseen joys,
The substance of our rest.
4 O let us go from strength to strength,
From grace to greater grace,
From one degree of faith to more,
Till we behold thy face.
Praise for Creation and Redemption.
I ALL glory to the sovereign good
And Father of compassion,
To God our help and sure abode;
Whose gracious visitation
Renews his blessings every day,
And takes our greatest griefs away:
Give to our God the glory.
2 The heavenly hosts with awe proclaim
The praise of their Creator;
All living on this earthly frame,
All that's produced in nature,
Speak their divine Original,
Impress'd most wisely on them all :
Give to our God the glory.
3 What is created by our God,
Enjoys his preservation;
'Tis He extends o'er all abroad
His father like compassion.
Throughout the kingdom of his grace
Prevail his truth and righteousness:
Give to our God the glory.
4 In my distress I raised with faith To God my supplication ;
My Saviour rescued me from death,
And gave me consolation;
This makes my heart with thankfulness
Rejoice before the Lord of grace :
Give to our God the glory.
To Him every knee shall bow.
WORTHY, O Lord, art Thou,
That every knee should bow,
Every tongue to Thee confess;
Universal nature join,
Strong and mighty Thee to bless,
Gracious, merciful, benign!
2 Hail your dread Lord and ours,
Dominions, thrones, and powers!
Source of power He rules alone:
Veil your faces, prostrate fall,
Cast your crowns before his throne,
Hail the Cause, the Lord of all!
Justice and truth maintain
Thy everlasting reign;
One with thine Almighty Sire,
Partner of an equal throne;
King of kings, let all conspire
Gratefully thy sway to own.
Jesus, Thou art my King,
To me thy succour bring.
Christ the Mighty One art Thou,
Help for all on Thee is laid:
This thy promise claim I now,
Send me down the promised aid.
Triumph and reign in me,
And spread thy victory:
Sin, and death, and hell control,
Pride, and self, and every foe;
All subdue, through all my soul,
Conquering and to conquer go.
Hallelujah on Earth and in Heaven.
I SING Hallelujah! praise the Lord!
Sing with a cheerful voice;
Exalt our God with one accord,
And in his name rejoice:
Ne'er cease to sing, thou ransom'd host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
Until, in realms of endless light,
Your praises shall unite.
2 There we to all eternity
Shall join the angelic lays; And sing in perfect harmony,
To God our Saviour's praise : "He hath redeem'd us by his blood, And made us kings and priests to God:
For us, for us the Lamb was slain."
Praise ye the Lord!
God over all, blessed for ever.
1 ETERNAL Power, whose high abode
Becomes the grandeur of a God;
Infinite lengths beyond the bounds
Where stars revolve their little rounds.
2 Thee, while the first archangel sings,
He hides his face behind his wings;
And ranks of shining thrones around
Fall worshipping, and spread the ground.
3 Lord, what shall earth and ashes do?
We would adore our Maker too!
From sin and dust to Thee we cry,
The Great, the Holy, and the High!
4 Earth from afar hath heard thy fame,
And worms have learn'd to lisp thy name;
But, Oh, the glories of thy mind
Leave all our soaring thoughts behind!
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