The Congregational Psalmist Hymnal

If any man be in Christ he is a new creature.-2 Cor. v. 17.

mf 368 WE praise and bless Thee, cr Thou, only Thou, must carry on

gracious Lord,

Our Saviour, kind and true,

For all the old things passed away,

For all Thou hast made new.

The work Thou hast begun :

Of Thine own strength Thou must
In Thine own ways to run. [impart,

New hopes, new purposes, desires, dim 3 Ah leave us not! from day to day

And joys, Thy grace has given;
Old ties are broken from the earth,
New ties attach to heaven.

dim 2 But yet, how much must be destroyed,
How much renewed must be,

Ere we can fully stand complete
In likeness, Lord, to Thee!

Revive, restore again;

Our feeble steps do Thou direct,

Our enemies restrain.

f So shall we faultless stand at last
Before Thy Father's Throne ;
The blessedness for ever ours,
The glory all Thine own. Amen.
SPITTA, tr. H. L. LUTHER.

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Hide me under the shadow of Thy wings.-Psa. xvii. 8.

mp369 BENEATH Thy wing, O God, 3 My place of lowly service too,

I rest,

Under Thy shadow safely lie,

By Thine own strength in peace possest,
While dreaded evils pass me by.

cr 2 With strong desire, I here can stay
To see Thy love its work complete;
Here can I wait a long delay,
Reposing at my Saviour's feet.

Beneath that sheltering wing I see; For all the work I have to do,

Is done through strengthening trust in
Thee.

4 In faith and patience is repose,.

In faith and rest my strength shall be;
mf And, when Thy joy the Church o'erflows,
I know that it will visit me. Amen.
A. L. WARING.

Laudes Domini. 66.66.66.

J. BARNBY.

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A-men.

Rejoice in the Lord alway.-Phil. iv. 4.

mf 370 WHEN morning gilds the skies, dim 4 When evil thoughts molest,

My heart awaking cries,

f May Jesus Christ be praised: dim Alike at work and prayer,

cr To Jesus I repair;

May Jesus Christ be praised.

mf 2 To Thee, O God above,

I cry with glowing love,

May Jesus Christ be praised:
This song of sacred joy,
It never seems to cloy:

May Jesus Christ be praised.
dim 3 Does sadness fill my mind?
cr A solace here I find,

May Jesus Christ be praised: dim Or fades my earthly bliss? cr My comfort still is this,

May Jesus Christ be praised.

cr With this I shield my breast,

May Jesus Christ be praised:
The powers of darkness fear,
When this sweet chant they hear :
May Jesus Christ be praised.
dim 5 When sleep her balm denies,
My silent spirit sighs
mf May Jesus Christ be praised:
The night becomes as day,
When from the heart we say,

May Jesus Christ be praised.
f 6 Be this, while life is mine,
My canticle divine :

May Jesus Christ be praised:
Be this the eternal song,
Through all the ages on:

May Jesus Christ be praised. Amen.
GERMAN, tr. by E. CASWALL.

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My servants shall sing for joy of heart.-Isa. lxv. 14.

mf 3720 WHAT shall I do

My Saviour to praise,

So faithful and true,
So plenteous in grace;
So strong to deliver,
So good to redeem
The weakest believer
That hangs upon Him?
dim 2 How happy the man

Whose heart is set free;
The people that can
Be joyful in Thee!
cr Their joy is to walk in
The light of Thy face;
And still they are talking
Of Jesus's grace.
3 Their daily delight

Shall be in Thy name;
They shall, as their own,

Thy righteousness claim:

Thy righteousness wearing,
And cleansed by Thy blood,
Bold shall they appear in
The presence of God.

f 4 For Jesus, my Lord,

Is now my defence,

I trust in His word,

None plucks me from thence;
Since I have found favour,
He all things will do:
My King and my Saviour
Shall make me anew.

mf 5 Yes, Lord, I shall see
The bliss of Thine own;
Thy secret to me

Shall soon be made known;

f For sorrow and sadness
I joy shall receive,
And share in the gladness
Of all that believe.

Amen.

C. WESLEY.

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Aspiring to the plains of light-
Jerusalem, the saints' abode,
Whose founder is the Living God.
mf 4 Through Thee, who all our sins hast borne,
Freely and graciously forgiven,
With songs to Zion we return,
Contending for our native heaven:
That palace of our glorious King
We find it nearer while we sing.

Of all who travel to the sky,
Come, and with us, even us, abide,
Who would on Thee alone rely:
On Thee alone our spirits stay,
While held in life's uneven way.
dim 2 Strangers and pilgrims here below,
This earth, we know, is not our place :
We hasten through this vale of woe,
And, restless to behold Thy face,

cr Swift to our heavenly country move,
Our everlasting home above.

3 We've no abiding city here,

But seek a city out of sight:
Thither our steady course we steer,

We tread the way the saints have trod :
The church of the first-born to join,
We travel to the mount of God;
f With joy upon our heads arise,
And meet our Captain in the skies.
Amen.

Highbury. 66.86.47.

C. WESLEY.

DR. GAUNTLETT. "Hallelujah," from the German.

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