O'er the realms of Pagan darkness,
O for a heart to praise my God,
Of earth and all that dwell therein,
O God, my heart within me faints,
O God, whose love is ever free,
O God, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent,
O God, my gracious God, to thee,
O God, my heart is fully bent,
O happy day that stays my choice,
Oh for a closer walk with God,
Oh, how grateful is the song,
O how shall all that seek thy love,
O Lord, how excellent is thy name,
O Lord, thy mercy my sure hope,
O Lord, my supplications hear,
Once more before we part,
One wish with holy transport warm,
On God, my soul, with patient hope,
On thee, who dwell'st above the skies,
O render thanks to God above,
O that my load of sin were gone,
O that the Lord would guide my ways,
O the delights, the heav'nly joys,
O thou God of my salvation,
O thou, the first, the greatest friend,
O thou, that hear'st when sinners cry,
O thou, who once in fiery tongues,
O thou, to whose all-searching sight,
Our Lord is risen from the dead,
Our days, alas! how short their bound,
Our sons, O Lord, beneath thy care,
O ye, who love Jehovah's name,
O where shall rest be found,
O Zion when we think on thee,
Peace! 'tis the Lord, Jehovah's hand,
People of the living God,
Ponder my words, O Lord, give ear,
Praise, O praise the name divine,
Praise to God, immortal praise,
Praise to thee, thou great Creator,
Praise ye the Lord, our God to praise,
Praise ye the Lord, O blissful theme,
Prepare a new song,
"Proclaim," said Christ, "my Father's grace," 151
Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,
Safely through another week,
Salvation, the joyful sound,
Saviour, when in dust to thee,
Saviour, source of every blessing,
See what unbounded zeal and love,
See Israel's gentle shepherd stands,
See in the vineyard of the Lord,
See the leaves around us falling,
Servants of God, in joyful lays,
Since Christ our passover is slain,
Sing ye sons of might! O sing,
Sing to the Lord, a new made song,
Sov'reign of life, I own thy hand,
Sov'reign ruler of the skies,
Sov'reign of all the worlds on high,
Spirit, leave thine house of clay,
Stay, thou insulted spirit, stay,
Stern winter throws his icy chains,
Sweet is the love that mutual glows,
Thank and praise Jehovah's name,
Thanks for thy house of pray'r, O Lord,
That man is blest who stands in awe,
The day is past and gone,
Thee we adore, eternal name,
The festal morn, my God, is come,
The God of life, whose constant care,
The hosts of God encamp around,
The King shall in thy strength rejoice,
The Lord forever shall endure,
The Lord is in his holy place,
The Lord himself, the mighty Lord,
The Lord is my shepherd, no want shall I know, 15
The Lord, the sov'reign King,
The Lord unto my Lord thus spake,
The Lord upholdeth them that fall,
The Lord my pasture shall prepare,
The man whose heart with pity glows,
The mighty God, Jehovah speaks,
The mystic water sanctify,
Then let the seventh trumpet sound,
The pleasures of this world below,
There is a land of pure delight,
There is no God, the wicked say,
The rising morn, the closing day,
The rising morn cannot ensure,
The spacious firmament on high,
The strains that ancient David
The Saviour, when to heav'n he rose,
The waters saw thee, mighty Lord,
They that mourn in dungeon gloom,
Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love,
This God is the God we adore,
Thou sacred spring of all my joys,
Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known,
Thou God, all glory, honour, pow'r,
Through all the changing scenes of life,
Throughout the ever varying scene,
The Lord shall come, the earth shall quake, 113
Through endless years thou art the same,
Thus saith the Lord; "your work is vain,
Thus saith the Lord; "the spacious fields,
Thus far the Lord has led me on,
Thy mercies and thy love,
Thy presence, Lord, hath me supplied,
Thy wondrous pow'r, Almighty Lord,
Thy people, Lord, who trust thy word,
'Tis a point I long to know,
'Tis not by works of righteousness,
To bless thy chosen race,
To David thus Jehovah sware,
To thee let my first off'rings rise,
'Twas on that dark, that doleful night,
Unite, my roving thoughts, unite,
Unless the Lord sustain the house,
Wait on the Lord, ye sons of men,
What shall I render unto thee,
What seraph of celestial birth,
Who are these in bright array,
Who shall inhabit on thy hill,
Who make the Lord of hosts their tow'r,
Who shall the Lord's elect condemn,
Why hast thou cast us off, O God,
"Will God," I mourning cried,
With glory clad, with strength array'd,
With one consent let all the earth,
With my substance I will honour,
With heav'nly pow'r, O Lord, defend,
Worship before Jehovah's face,
Ye hungry souls, ye starving poor,
Ye sons of Adam, vain and young,
Yes, there are joys that cannot fade,
Youth, when devoted to the Lord,
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