Methodist Hymnal - 1889 Edition
600 - 699

600= L.M. Psalm xciii.

1        WITH glory clad, with strength arrayed, The Lord, that o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundations strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains.

2        How sure established is thy throne, Which shall no change or period see! For thou, O Lord, and thou alone, Art King from all eternity.

3        The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice, And toss their troubled waves on high; But God above can still their noise, And make the angry sea comply.

4        Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure: And they that in thy house would dwell, That happy station to secure, Must still in holiness excel.

601= 2-6s & 4-7s.

1        JEHOVAH reigns on high In peerless majesty; Boundless power his royal robe, Purest light his garment is; Rules his word the spacious globe, Stablished it in floating seas.

2        Ancient of days! Thy name And essence is I AM; Thou, O Lord, and thou alone, Gav'st whatever is to be; Stood thine everlasting throne, Stands to all eternity.

3        The floods, with angry noise, Have lifted up their voice, Lifted up their voice on high; Fiends and men exclaim aloud; Rage the waves and dash the sky, Hell assails the throne of God.

4        Their fury cannot move The Lord who reigns above; Him the mighty waves obey, Sinking at his awful will, Ocean owns his sovereign sway; Hell at his command is still.

5        Thy statutes, Lord, are sure, And as thyself endure; Thine eternal house above Holy souls alone can see, Fitted here by perfect love, There to reign enthroned with thee.

602= 4-6s & 2-8s. Psalm xciv.

1        O Lord, with vengeance clad Most awful thou art seen! Yet blessed when most sad Our chastened souls have been; For we have hope to rest in joy, When all thy foes thou shalt destroy.

2        The Lord will not forsake Nor cast the souls away, Who his salvation make Their refuge and their stay; But though they mourn awhile, his voice Shall bid his faithful ones rejoice.

3        Had not thy help been nigh, O Lord, my soul had died; Thy mercy doth supply Strength when my footsteps slide: With many a gloomy care oppressed, I sought thy comforts, and found rest.

4        A sure defence in thee I never fail to find; The tower to which I flee When fears distract my mind: Thy goodness, Lord, shall still defend, And guide me to my journey's end.

603= S.M. Psalm xcv.

1        COME, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing! Jehovah is the sovereign God, The universal King.

2        He formed the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground.

3        Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord: We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word.

4        To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, as the people of his choice, And own your gracious God.

604= 8s & 7s. Psalm xcvi.

1        RAISE the psalm: let earth adoring, Through each kindred, tribe, and tongue, To her God his praise restoring, Raise the new accordant song. Bless his name, each farthest nation; Sing his praise, his truth display: Tell anew his high salvation With each new return of day.

2        Tell it out beneath the heaven, To each kindred, tribe, and tongue, Tell it out from morn till even In your own exhausted song: Tell that God for ever reigneth, He, who set the world so fast, He, who still its state sustaineth Till the day of doom to last.

3        Tell them that the day is coming When that righteous doom shall be: Then shall heaven new joys illumine, Gladness shine o'er earth and sea. Yea, the far-resounding ocean Shall its thousand voices raise, All its waves in glad commotion Chant the fulness of his praise.

4        And earth's fields, with herbs and flowers, Shall put on their choice array, And in all their leafy bowers Shall the woods keep holyday: When the Judge, to earth descending, Righteous judgment shall ordain, Fraud and wrong shall then have ending, Truth, immortal truth, shall reign.

605= 7s & 6s. Psalm xcviii.

1        SING we to our conquering Lord A new triumphant song; Joyfully his deeds record, And with a thankful tongue! Wonders his right hand hath wrought. Still his outstretched arm we see; He alone the fight hath fought, And got the victory.

2        God, the almighty God, hath made His great salvation known; Openly to all displayed His glory in his Son: Christ hath brought the life to light, Bade the glorious gospel shine, Showed in all the heathen's sight His righteousness divine.

3        He to Israel's chosen race His promise hath fulfilled: Mindful of his word of grace His saving health revealed: He to all the sons of men Hath his truth and mercy showed; Earth's remotest bounds have seen The pardoning love of God.

4        Make a loud and cheerful noise To him that reigns above; Earth, with all thy sons, rejoice In the Redeemer's love: Raise your songs of triumph high, Bring him every tuneful strain, Praise the Lord who stooped to die, To ransom wretched man.

5        Him with lute and harp record, With shawms and trumpets praise; Sing, rejoice, before the Lord, And glory in his grace: Hymn his grace, and truth, and power; Give him thanks, rejoice, and sing; Praise him, praise him evermore, And triumph with your King.

6        Ocean, roar, with all thy waves, In honour of his name; He who all creation saves Doth all their homage claim: Clap your hands, ye floods! Ye hills, Joyful all his praise rehearse; Praise him till his glory fills The vocal universe!

7        Lo! he comes with clouds! he comes In dreadful pomp arrayed! All his glorious power assumes, To judge the world he made: Righteous shall his sentence be: Think of that tremendous bar! Every eye the Judge shall see, And thou shalt meet him there!

606= 8 7,8 7,4 7

1        GOD the Lord is King; before him Earth with all thy nations wait! Where the cherubim adore him, Sitteth he in royal state; He is holy, Blessed, only Potentate!

2        God the Lord is King, of glory, Zion, tell the world his name; Ancient Israel, the story Of his faithfulness proclaim; He is holy, Holy is his awful name.

3        In old times when dangers darkened, When, invoked by priest and seer, To his people's cry he hearkened, Answered them in all their fear; He is holy, As they called, they found him near.

4        Laws divine to them were spoken From the pillar of the cloud; Sacred precepts! quickly broken, Fiercely then his vengeance flowed; He is holy, To the dust their hearts were bowed.

5        But their Father God forgave them, When they sought his face once more; Ever ready was to save them, Tenderly did he restore; He is holy, We too will his grace implore.

6        God in Christ is all forgiving, Waits his promise to fulfil; Come, exalt him all the living, Come, ascend his holy hill; He is holy, Worship at his holy hill.

607= L.M. Psalm c.

1        ALL people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice: Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell; Come ye before him and rejoice.

2        The Lord, ye know, is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make; We are his flock, he doth us feed; And for his sheep he doth us take.

3        O enter then his gates with praise; Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do.

4        For why? The Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.

608= L.M.

1        BEFORE Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy.

2        His sovereign power, without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again.

3        We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs; High as the heavens our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.

4        Wide as the world is thy command; Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.

609= C.M. Psalm ci.

1        MERCY and judgement will I sing, I sing, O Lord, to thee! O when wilt thou descend and bring, Thy light and life to me?

2        A perfect way in wisdom trod, A perfect heart at home, A way, a heart, a house, O God, I seek, where thou wilt come.

3        I seek the faithful and the just; May I their help enjoy! Be these the friends in whom I trust, The servants I employ!

4        From lies, from slander, and deceit, My dwelling shall be free; May it be found a dwelling meet, O righteous Lord, for thee!

610= S.M. Psalm ciii.

1         O BLESS the Lord, my soul! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name Whose favours are divine.

2        O bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die.

3        'Tis he forgives thy sins, 'Tis he relieves thy pain, 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And makes thee young again.

4        He fills the poor with good, He gives the sufferers rest; The Lord hath judgements for the proud, And justice for the opprest.

5        His wondrous works and ways He made by Moses known; But sent the world his truth and grace By his beloved Son.

= S.M. SECOND PART

6        MY soul, repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great, Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate.

7        God will not always chide; And when his strokes are felt, His strokes are fewer than our crimes. And lighter than our guilt.

8        High as the heavens are raised Above the ground we tread So far the riches of his grace Our highest thoughts exceed.

9        The pity of the Lord To those that fear his name Is such as tender parents feel; He knows our feeble frame.

10        Our days are as the grass, Or like the morning flower; If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field It withers in an hour.

ll But thy compassions, Lord, To endless years endure; And children's children ever find Thy words of promise sure.

611= 10s & 11s. Psalm civ.

1        O WORSHIP the King, All glorious above; O gratefully sing His power and his love: Our shield and defender, The Ancient of days, Pavilioned in splendour, And girded with praise.

2        O tell of his might, O sing of his grace, Whose robe is the light, Whose canopy space; Whose chariots of wrath Deep thunder-clouds form; And dark is his path On the wings of the storm.

3        The earth with its store Of wonders untold, Almighty! thy power Hath founded of old; Hath stablished it fast By a changeless decree, And round it hath cast, Like a mantle, the sea.

4        Thy bountiful care What tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, It shines in the light, It streams from the hills, It descends to the plain, And sweetly distils In the dew and the rain.

5        Frail children of dust, And feeble as frail, In thee do we trust, Nor find thee to fail; Thy mercies how tender, How firm to the end, Our Maker, defender, Redeemer, and friend!

6        O measureless Might! Ineffable Love! While angels delight To hymn thee above, The humbler creation, Though feeble their lays, With true adoration Shall lisp to thy praise.

612= L.M. Psalm cvi.

1         O RENDER thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love, Whose mercy firm through ages past Hath stood, ard shall for ever last.

2        Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast but numberless? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise?

3        Extend to me that favour, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford: When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me.

4        O may I worthy prove to see Thy saints in full prosperity! That I the joyful choir may join, And count thy people's triumph mine.

5        Let Israel's God be ever blessed, His name eternally confessed; Let all his saints with full accord In solemn hymns proclaim their Lord.

613= 8 7, 8 7, 8 8 7. Psalm cx.

1         THE Lord unto my Lord thus said, Rule thou of right enthroned, Till, all thy foes thy footstool made, Thou by the earth art owned. The Lord from Zion forth shall send Thy sceptre, till to thee shall bend The foes that gather round thee.

2        Thy people in thy day of might Shall willingly confess thee: They, numerous as at morning light The drops of dew, shall bless thee. In holiness arrayed, shall they With strength of youth their King obey; - Their king a Priest for ever.

3        The Lord in His great wrath shall bring On princes desolation: He shall destroy each idol-king, And visit every nation. He shall, on his victorious way, Drink of the brook, then rise to sway The earth and heaven for ever.

614= C.M. Psalm cxvi.

1         O THOU who, when I did complain, Didst all my griefs remove, O Saviour, do not now disdain My humble praise and love.

2        Since thou a pitying ear didst give, And hear me when I prayed, I'll call upon thee while I live, And never doubt thy aid.

3        Pale death, with all his ghastly train, My soul encompassed round, Anguish, and sin, and dread, and pain, On every side I found.

4        To thee, O Lord of life, I prayed, And did for succour flee: O save (in my distress I said) The soul that trusts in thee!

5        How good thou art! how large thy grace! How ready to forgive! The helpless thou delight'st to raise: And by thy love I live.

6        Then, O my soul, be never more With anxious thoughts distrest! God's bounteous love doth thee restore To ease, and joy, and rest.

7        My eyes no longer drowned in tears, My feet from falling free, Redeemed from death and guilty fears, O Lord, I'll live to thee.

= C.M. SECOND PART

8        WHAT shall I render to my God For all his mercy's store? I'll take the gifts he hath bestowed, And humbly ask for more.

9        The sacred cup of saving grace I will with thanks receive, And all his promises embrace, And to his glory live.

10        My vows I will to his great name Before his people pay, And all I have, and all I am, Upon his altar lay.

11        Thy lawful servant, Lord, I owe To thee whate'er is mine, Born in thy family below, And by redemption thine.

12        Thy hands created me, thy hands From sin have set me free, The mercy that hath loosed my bands Hath bound me fast to thee.

13        The God of all-redeeming grace My God I will proclaim, Offer the sacrifice of praise, And call upon his name.

14        Praise him, ye saints, the God of love, Who hath my sins forgiven, Till, gathered to the church above, We sing the songs of heaven.

615= L.M. Psalm cxviii.

1         FROM all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise: Let the Redeemer's name be sung, Through every land, by every tongue.

2        Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word: Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.

616= 6-8s. Psalm cxviii.

1        ALL glory to our gracious Lord! His love be by his church adored, His love eternally the same! His love let Aaron's sons confess, His free and everlasting grace Let all that fear the Lord proclaim.

2        The Lord I now can say is mine, And, confident in strength divine, Nor man, nor fiends, nor flesh I fear, Jesus the Saviour takes my part, And keeps the issues of my heart; My helper is for ever near.

3        Righteous I am in him, and strong, He is become my joyful song, My Saviour and salvation too: I triumph through his mighty grace, And pure in heart shall see his face, And rise in Christ a creature new.

4        The voice of joy, and love, and praise, And thanks for his redeeming grace Among the justified is found: With songs that rival those above, With shouts proclaiming Jesu's love, Both day and night their tents resound.

5        The Lord's right hand hath wonders wrought Above the reach of human thought, The Lord's right hand exalted is; We see it still stretched out to save; The power of God in Christ we have, And Jesus is the Prince of peace.

6        Open the gates of righteousness, Receive me into Christ my peace, That I his praises may record; He is the Truth, the Life, the Way, The portal of eternal day, The gate of heaven is Christ my Lord.

= 6-8s. SECOND PART

7        JESUS is lifted up on high, Whom man refused and doomed to die, He is become the corner-stone; Head of the church he lives and reigns, His kingdom over all maintains, High on his everlasting throne.

8        The Lord the amazing work hath wrought, Hath from the dead our Shepherd brought, Revived on the third glorious day: This is the day our God hath made, The day for sinners to be glad In him who bears their sins away.

9        Thee, Lord, with joyful lips we praise, O send us now thy saving grace, Make this the acceptable hour: Our hearts would now receive thee in; Enter, and make an end of sin, And bless us with the perfect power.

10        Bless us, that we may call thee blest, Sent down from heaven to give us rest, Thy gracious Father to proclaim His sinless nature to impart, In every new, believing heart To manifest his glorious name.

ll God is the Lord that shows us light, Then let us render him his right, The offerings of a thankful mind; Present our living sacrifice, And to his cross in closest ties With cords of love our Spirit bind.

12        Thou art my God, and thee I praise, Thou art my God, I sing thy grace. And call mankind to extol thy name: All glory to our gracious Lord! His name be praised, his love adored, Through all eternity the same!

617= C.M. Psalm cxviii 22, 23.

1        BEHOLD the sure foundation-stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And his eternal praise.

2        Chosen of God, to sinners dear, We now adore thy name; We trust our whole salvation here, Nor can we suffer shame.

3        The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain; Yet on this rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain.

4        What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this building rise: 'Tis thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes.

618= 7s & 6s. Psalm cxxi.

1         TO the hills I lift mine eyes, The everlasting hills; Streaming thence in fresh supplies, My soul the Spirit feels. Will he not his help afford? Help, while yet I ask, is given: God comes down; the God and Lord That made both earth and heaven.

2        Faithful soul, pray always; pray, And still in God confide; He thy feeble steps shall stay, Nor suffer thee to slide: Lean on thy Redeemer's breast; He thy quiet spirit keeps; Rest in him, securely rest; Thy watchman never sleeps.

3        Neither sin, nor earth, nor hell Thy Keeper can surprise; Careless slumbers cannot steal On his all-seeing eyes; He is Israel's sure defence; Israel all his care shall prove, Kept by watchful providence, And ever-waking love.

4        See the Lord, thy Keeper, stand Omnipotently near! Lo! he holds thee by thy hand, And banishes thy fear; Shadows with his wings thy head; Guards from all impending harms: Round thee and beneath are spread The everlasting arms.

5        Christ shall bless thy going out, Shall bless thy coming in; Kindly compass thee about, Till thou art saved from sin; Like thy spotless Master, thou, Filled with wisdom, love, and power, Holy, pure, and perfect, now, Henceforth, and evermore.

619= S.M. Psalm cxxii.

1        GLAD was my heart to hear My old companions say, Come, in the house of God appear, For 'tis an holy day.

2        Our willing feet shall stand Within the temple door, While young and old, in many a band, Shall throng the sacred floor.

3        Thither the tribes repair, Where all are wont to meet, And joyful in the house of prayer Bend at the mercy-seat.

4        Pray for Jerusalem, The city of our God; The Lord from heaven be kind to them That love the dear abode!

5        Within these walls may peace And harmony be found; Zion, in all thy palaces Prosperity abound!

6        For friends and brethren dear, Our prayer shall never cease; Oft as they meet for worship here, God send his people peace!

620= 7s. Psalm cxxiii.

1        UNTO thee I lift my eyes, Thou that dwellest in the skies: At thy throne I meekly bow, Thou canst save, and only thou.

2        As a servant marks his lord, As a maid her mistress' word, So I watch and wait on thee, Till thy mercy visit me.

3        Let thy face upon me shine, Tell me, Lord, that thou art mine; Poor and little though I be, I have all in having thee.

621= 8 7, 8 7, 4 7. Psalm cxxiv.

1        IF our God had not befriended, Now may grateful Israel say, If the Lord had not defended, When with foes we stood at bay, Madly raging, Deeming our sad lives their prey:

2        Then the tide of vengeful slaughters O'er us had been seen to roll, And their pride, like angry waters, Had engulfed our struggling soul, The loud waters, Proud and spurning all control.

3        Praise to God, whose mercy-token Beamed to still that raging sea: Lo, the snare is rent and broken, And our captive souls are free! Lord of glory, Help can come alone from thee!

622= S.M. Psalm cxxv.

1        WHO in the Lord confide, And feel his sprinkled blood, In storms and hurricanes abide, Firm as the mount of God: Steadfast, and fixed, and sure, His Zion cannot move; His faithful people stand secure In Jesu's guardian love.

2        As round Jerusalem The hilly bulwarks rise, So God protects and covers them From all their enemies. On every side he stands, And for his Israel cares; And safe in his almighty hands Their souls for ever bears.

3        But let them still abide In thee, all-gracious Lord, Till every soul is sanctified, And perfectly restored: The men of heart sincere Continue to defend; And do them good, and save them here, And love them to the end.

623= 2-6s & 4-7s. Psalm cxxvi.

1        WHEN our redeeming Lord Pronounced the pardoning word, Turned our souls captivity, O what sweet surprise we found Wonder asked, "And can it be!" Scarce believed the welcome sound.

2        And is it not a dream? And are we saved through him? Yes, our bounding heart replied, Yes, broke out our joyful tongue, Freely we are justified; This the new, the gospel-song!

3        The heathen too could see Our glorious liberty: All our foes were forced to own God for them hath wonders wrought: Wonders he for us hath done, From the house of bondage brought.

4        To us our gracious God His pardoning love hath showed; Now our joyful souls are free From the guilt and power of sin, Greater things we soon shall see, We shall soon be pure within.

5        Who for thy coming wait, And wail their lost estate, Poor, and sad, and empty still, Who for full redemption weep, They shall thy appearing feel, Sow in tears, in joy to reap.

6        Who seed immortal bears, And wets his path with tears, Doubtless he shall soon return, Bring his sheaves with vast increase, Fully of the Spirit born, Perfected in holiness.

==624= C.M. Psalm cxxvii.

1        IN vain we build, unless the Lord The fabric still sustain; Unless the Lord the city keep, The watchman wakes in vain. In vain we rise before the day, And late to rest repair, Allow no respite to our toil, And eat the bread of care.

2        But, if we trust our Father's love And in his ways delight, He gives us needful food by day And quiet sleep by night. Then children, relatives, and friends, Our real blessings prove; And all the earthly joys he grants Are crowned with heavenly love.

625= C.M. Psalm cxxx.

1        OUT of the depth of self-despair, To thee, O Lord, I cry; My misery mark, attend my prayer, And bring salvation nigh.

2        If thou art rigorously severe, Who may the test abide? Where shall the man of sin appear, Or how be justified?

3        But O forgiveness is with thee, That sinners may adore, With filial fear thy goodness see, And never grieve thee more.

4        My soul, while still to him it flies, Prevents the morning ray: O that his mercy's beams would rise, And bring the gospel-day!

5        Ye faithful souls, confide in God, Mercy with him remains, Plenteous redemption through his blood, To wash out all your stains.

6        His Israel himself shall clear, From all their sins redeem; The Lord Our Righteousness is near, And we are just in him.

626= 8 6, 8 6, 8 8 7.

1        OUT of the depths I cry to thee, Lord God! O hear my prayer! Incline a gracious ear to me, And bid me not despair: If thou rememberest each misdeed, If each should have its rightful need, Lord, who shall stand before thee?

2        'Tis through thy love alone we gain The pardon of our sin; The strictest life is but in vain, Our works can nothing win; That none should boast himself of aught, But own in fear thy grace hath wrought What in him seemeth righteous.

3        Wherefore my hope is in the Lord, My works I count but dust, I build not there, but on his word, And in his goodness trust. Up to his care myself I yield, He is my tower, my rock, my shield, And for his help I tarry.

4        And though it linger till the night, And round again till morn, My heart shall ne'er mistrust thy might, Nor count itself forlorn. Do thus, O ye of Israel's seed, Ye of the Spirit born indeed, Wait for your God's appearing.

5        Though great our sins and sore our wounds, And deep and dark our fall, His helping mercy hath no bounds, His love surpasseth all. Our trusty loving Shepherd, he Who shall at last set Israel free From all their sin and sorrow.

627= 6 6, 6 6. Psalm cxxxi.

1        THOU, Lord, my witness art I am not proud of heart; Nor look with lofty eyes, None envy nor despise:

2        Nor to vain pomp apply My thoughts, nor soar too high; But in behaviour mild, And as a tender child

3        Weaned from his mother's breast, On thee alone I rest O Israel, adore The Lord for evermore!

4        Be he the only scope Of thy unfainting hope; And in his saving grace Thy constant comfort place.

628= 7s.

1        LORD, if thou the grace impart, Poor in spirit, meek in heart, I shall as my Master be Rooted in humility.

2        From the time that thee I know, Nothing shall I seek below, Aim at nothing great or high, Lowly both my heart and eye.

3        Simple, teachable, and mild, Awed into a little child, Quiet now without my food, Weaned from every creature-good.

4        O that all might seek and find Every good in Jesus joined! Him let Israel still adore, Trust him, praise him evermore.

629= L.M. Psalm cxxxii.

1        REMEMBER, Lord, the pious zeal Of every soul that cleaves to thee, The troubles for thy sake they feel, Their eager hopes thy house to see.

2        Arise, O Lord, into thy rest, Thou, and thy ark of perfect power; God over all, for ever blessed, Thee, Jesus, let our hearts adore.

3        Thy priests be clothed with righteousness, Thy praise their happy lives employ, The saints in thee their all possess, And shout the sons of God for joy.

4        O for thy love, thy Jesu's sake, Us, thine anointed ones receive, In the Beloved accepted make, And bid us to thy glory live.

5        Zion, God saith, my rest shall be, The faithful shall my presence feel; I long for all who long for me, And will in them for ever dwell.

6        I will increase their gracious store, My Zion every moment feed, And satisfy the hungry poor, And fill their souls with living bread:

7        With garments of salvation deck Her priests, and clothe with robes of praise; Her saints their joy aloud shall speak, And shout my all-sufficient grace.

8        There shall the horn of David bud, There I have set the lamp divine; The wisdom and the power of God In mine anointed Son shall shine.

9        Messiah on my throne shall sit Supreme, till all his foes are slain, Till death expires beneath his feet, The sinner's Advocate shall reign.

630= 4-6s & 2-8s. Psalm cxxxiii.

1         BEHOLD, how good a thing It is to dwell in peace; How pleasing to our King This fruit of righteousness; When brethren all in one agree, Who knows the joys of unity!

2        When all are sweetly joined, (True followers of the Lamb) The same in heart and mind, And think and speak the same; And all in love together dwell; The comfort is unspeakable.

3        Where unity takes place, The joys of heaven we prove; This is the gospel grace, The unction from above, The Spirit on all believers shed, Descending swift from Christ our Head.

4        Where unity is found, The sweet anointing grace Extends to all around, And consecrates the place; To every waiting soul it comes, And fills it with divine perfumes.

5        Grace every morning new, And every night, we feel; The soft, refreshing dew That falls on Hermon's hill! On Zion it doth sweetly fall; The grace of one descends on all.

6        Even now our Lord doth pour The blessing from above, A kindly, gracious shower Of heart-reviving love, The former and the latter rain, The love of God and love of man.

7        In him when brethren join, And follow after peace, The fellowship divine He promises to bless; His choicest graces to bestow, Where two or three are met below.

8        The riches of his grace In fellowship are given To Zion's chosen race, The citizens of heaven: He fills them with his choicest store, He gives them life for evermore.

631= 7s. Psalm cxxxvi.

1        PRAISE, O praise our God and king! Hymns of adoration sing; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure.

2        Praise him that he made the sun Day by day his course to run; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure:

3        And the silver moon by night, Shining with her gentle light; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure.

4        Praise him that he gave the rain To mature the swelling grain; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure:

5        And hath bid the fruitful field Crops of precious increase yield; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure.

6        Praise him for our harvest-store, He hath filled the garner floor; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure:

7        And for richer food than this, Pledge of everlasting bliss; For his mercies still endure Ever faithful, ever sure.

8        Glory to our bounteous King! Glory let creation sing! Glory to the Father, Son, And blest Spirit, Three in One.

632= C.M. Psalm cxxxix.

1        IN all my vast concerns with thee, In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, Lord, or flee The notice of thine eye.

2        Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, The secrets of my breast.

3        My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, Before they're formed within; And, ere my lips pronounce the word, Thou know'st the sense I mean.

4        O wondrous knowledge, deep and high! Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, Beset on every side.

5        So let thy grace surround me still, And like a bulwark prove, To guard my soul from every ill, Secured by sovereign love.

633= 8-7s.

1        WHITHER shall a creature run, From Jehovah's Spirit fly? How Jehovah's presence shun, Screened from his all-seeing eye? Holy Ghost, before thy face Where shall I myself conceal? Thou art God in every place, God incomprehensible.

2        If to heaven I take my flight, With beatitude unknown Filling all the realms of light, There thou sittest on thy throne! If to hell I could retire, Gloomy pit of endless pains, There is the consuming fire, There almighty vengeance reigns.

3        If the morning's wings I gain, Fly to earth's remotest bound, Could I hid from thee remain, In a world of waters drowned? Leaving lands and seas behind, Could I the Omniscient leave? There thy quicker hand would find, There arrest, the fugitive.

4        Covered by the darkest shade, Should I hope to lurk unknown, By a sudden light bewrayed, By an uncreated sun, Naked at the noon of night Should I not to thee appear? Forced to acknowledge in thy sight, God is light, and God is here!

634= S.M. Psalm cxlii.

1         IN deep distress, to God I poured my care and grief; To him I raised my mournful cry, And sought from him relief.

2        I looked, but found no friend To aid me in distress; All refuge failed, and none vouchsafed To pity or redress.

3        To God, at length I cried "Thou, Lord, my refuge art; My portion in the land of life, Till life itself depart.

4        "Redeem my helpless soul, That I may praise thy name; So shall assembled saints with me Thy power and grace proclaim."

635= S.M. Psalm cxliii.

1        HEAR thou my prayer, O Lord, And listen to my cry: Remember now thy faithful word, And graciously reply. Do not in judgment rise Thy servant's life to scan; For righteous in thy spotless eyes Is found no living man.

2        I stretch my longing hands Towards thy holy place, With soul athirst, like weary lands, For thy refreshing grace. Haste thee, O Lord, I pray, My failing heart to save! Hide not thy face: I droop as they That sink into the grave.

3        Thy mercy's early light My faith desires to see; O let me walk before thy sight! I lift my soul to thee. Let thy good Spirit lead My feet in righteous ways: And for thy name's sake, Lord, my head Above my troubles raise.

636= 6-8s. Psalm cxlv.

1         FAR as creation's bounds extend, Thy mercies, heavenly Lord, descend; One chorus of perpetual praise To thee thy various works shall raise; Thy saints to thee in hymns impart The transports of a grateful heart.

2        They chant the splendours of thy name, Delighted with the wondrous theme; And bid the world's wide realms admire The glories of the almighty Sire, Whose throne all nature's wreck survives, Whose power through endless ages lives.

3        From thee, great God, while every eye Expectant waits the wished supply, Their bread, proportioned to the day, Thy opening hands to each convey; In every sorrow of the heart Eternal mercy bears a part.

4        Who ask thine aid with heart sincere Shall find thy succours ever near; To thee their prayer in each distress Thy suffering servants, Lord, address; And prove thee, verging on the grave, Nor slow to hear, nor weak to save.

637= C.M.

1        SWEET is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King: Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing.

2        God reigns on high, but not confines His bounty to the skies: Through the whole earth his goodness shines, And every want supplies.

3        With longing eyes the creatures wait On thee for daily food; Thy liberal hand provides them meat, And fills their mouths with good.

4        How kind are thy compassions, Lord! How slow thine anger moves! But soon he sends his pardoning word, To cheer the souls he loves.

5        Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim; But we, who taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name.

= C.M. SECOND PART

6        LET every tongue thy goodness speak, Thou sovereign Lord of all: Thy strengthening hands uphold the weak, And raise the poor that fall.

7        When sorrow bows the spirit down, Or virtue lies distressed, Beneath the proud oppressor's frown, Thou giv'st the mourner rest.

8        The Lord supports our infant days, And guides our giddy youth; Holy and just are all thy ways, And all thy words are truth.

9        Thou know'st the pains thy servants feel, Thou hear'st thy children cry; And their best wishes to fulfil, Thy grace is ever nigh.

10        Thy mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere; Thou sav'st the souls whose humble love Is joined with holy fear.

11        My lips shall dwell upon thy praise, And spread thy fame abroad: Let all the sons of Adam raise The honours of their God!

638= 6-8s. Psalm cxlvi.

1         MY soul, inspired with sacred love, The Lord thy God delight to praise; His gifts I will for him improve, To him devote my happy days; To him my thanks and praises give, And only for his glory live.

2        Long as my God shall lend me breath, My every pulse shall beat for him; And when my voice is lost in death, My spirit shall resume the theme; The gracious theme, for ever new, Through all eternity pursue.

3        Soon as the breath of man expires, Again he to his earth shall turn; Where then are all his vain desires, His love and hate, esteem and scorn? All, all at that last gasp are o'er, He falls to rise on earth no more.

4        He then is blest, and only he, Whose hope is in the Lord his God; Who can to him for succour flee That spread the earth and heaven abroad; That still the universe sustains, And Lord of his creation reigns.

5        True to his everlasting word, He loves the injured to redress: Poor helpless souls the bounteous Lord Relieves, and fills with plenteousness: He sets the mournful prisoners free, He bids the blind their Saviour see.

6        The Lord thy God, O Zion, reigns, Supreme in mercy as in power, The endless theme of heavenly strains, When time and death shall be no more: And all eternity shall prove Too short to utter all his love.

639= 7s. Psalm cxlviii.

1        YOU, who dwell above the skies, Free from human miseries; You, whom highest heaven embowers, Praise the Lord with all your powers.

2        Angels, your clear voices raise; Him ye heavenly armies praise; Sun, and moon with borrowed light, All ye sparkling eyes of night.

3        Waters hanging in the air, Heaven of heavens, his praise declare; His deserved praise record; His, who made you by his word.

4        Let the earth his praise resound; Monstrous whales, and seas profound; Vapours, lightning, hail, and snow, Storms which, when he bids you, blow.

5        Flowery hills, and mountains high; Cedars, neighbours to the sky; Trees and cattle, creeping things; All that cut the air with wings:

6        You, who awful sceptres sway, You, accustomed to obey, Princes, judges of the earth, All of high and humble birth:

7        Youths and virgins, flourishing In the beauty of your spring; You, who were but born of late, You, who bow with age's weight:

8        Praise his name with one consent: O how great! how excellent! Than the earth profounder far; Higher than the highest star.

9        He will his to glory raise; You, his saints, resound his praise: You, his sons, his chosen race, Bless his love and sovereign grace.

640= 8s & 7s.

1         PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him, Praise him, angels in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars and light; Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws, that never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made.

2        Praise the Lord, for he is glorious; Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious; Sin and death shall not prevail. Praise the God of our salvation! Hosts on high his powers proclaim, Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify his name.

641= 7s & 6s. Psalm cl.

1        PRAISE the Lord! who reigns above, And keeps his court below, Praise the holy God of love, And all his greatness show; Praise him for his noble deeds, Praise him for his matchless power: Him from whom all good proceeds Let earth and heaven adore.

2        Publish, spread to all around The great Jehovah's name, Let the trumpet's martial sound The Lord of hosts proclaim: Praise him in the sacred dance, Harmony's full concert raise, Let the virgin choir advance, And move but to his praise.

3        Celebrate the eternal God With harp and psaltery, Timbrels soft and cymbals loud In his high praise agree: Praise him every tuneful string; All the reach of heavenly art, All the powers of music bring, The music of the heart.

4        Him, in whom they move and live, Let every creature sing, Glory to their Maker give, And homage to their King: Hallowed be his name beneath, As in heaven on earth adored; Praise the Lord in every breath! Let all things praise the Lord!

642= C.M. Hymn to God the Father.

1        HAIL, Father, whose creating call Unnumbered worlds attend; Jehovah, comprehending all, Whom none can comprehend!

2        In light unsearchable enthroned, Whom angels dimly see, The fountain of the Godhead owned, And foremost of the Three.

3        From thee, through an eternal now, The Son, thine offspring, flowed; An everlasting Father thou, An everlasting God.

4        Nor quite displayed to worlds above, Nor quite on earth concealed; By wondrous, unexhausted love, To mortal man revealed.

5        Supreme and all-sufficient God, When nature shall expire, And worlds created by thy nod Shall perish by thy fire.

6        Thy name, Jehovah, be adored By creatures without end, Whom none but thy essential Word And Spirit comprehend.

643= 2-6s & 4-7s. Hymn to the Trinity.

1         HAIL, co-essential Three, In mystic Unity! Father, Son, and Spirit, hail! God by heaven and earth adored, God incomprehensible; One supreme, almighty Lord.

2        Thou sittest on the throne, Plurality in One: Saints behold thine open face, Bright, insufferably bright; Angels tremble as they gaze, Sink into a sea of light.

3        Ah! when shall we increase Their heavenly ecstasies? Chant, like them, the Lord most High, Fall like them who dare not move; "Holy, holy, holy," cry, Breathe the praise of silent love?

4        Come, Father, in the Son And in the Spirit down; Glorious Triune Majesty, God through endless ages blest, Make us meet thy face to see, Then receive us to thy breast.

644= 4-6s & 2-8s.

1        We give immortal praise To God the Father's love, For all our comforts here, And better hopes above; He sent his own eternal Son, To die for sins that man had done.

2        To God the Son belongs Immortal glory too, Who bought us with his blood From everlasting woe: And now he lives, and now he reigns, And sees the fruit of all his pains.

3        To God the Spirit's name Immortal worship give, Whose new-creating power Makes the dead sinner live; His work completes the great design, And fills the soul with joy divine.

4        Almighty God, to thee Be endless honours done, The undivided Three, And the mysterious One: Where reason fails, with all her powers, There faith prevails, and love adores.

645= 7s. "Gloria Patri".

1        FATHER, live, by all things feared; Live the Son, alike revered; Equally be thou adored, Holy Ghost, Eternal Lord.

2        Three in person, one in power, Thee we worship evermore: Praise by all to thee be given, Endless theme of earth and heaven.

646

1        HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee, Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!

2        Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

3        Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee Perfect in power, in love, and purity!

4        Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea: Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!

647= 6-8s. "Te Deum laudamus."

1         INFINITE God, to thee we raise Our hearts in solemn songs of praise, By all thy works on earth adored, We worship thee, the common Lord; The everlasting Father own, And bow our souls before thy throne.

2        Thee all the choir of angels sings, The Lord of hosts, the King of kings; Cherubs proclaim thy praise aloud, And seraphs shout the Triune God; And, "Holy, holy, holy," cry, "Thy glory fills both earth and sky!"

3        God of the patriarchal race, The ancient seers record thy praise, The goodly apostolic band In highest joy and glory stand; And all the saints and prophets join To extol thy majesty divine.

4        Head of the martyrs' noble host, Of thee they justly make their boast; The church, to earth's remotest bounds, Her heavenly Founder's praise resounds; And strives, with those around the throne, To hymn the mystic Three in One.

5        Father of endless majesty, All might and love they render thee; Thy true and only Son adore, The same in dignity and power; And God the Holy Ghost declare, The saints' eternal Comforter.

648= 6-8s.

1        MESSIAH, joy of every heart, Thou, thou the King of glory art! The Father's everlasting Son! Thee it delights thy church to own; For all our hopes on thee depend, Whose glorious mercies never end.

2        Bent to redeem a sinful race, Thou, Lord, with unexampled grace, Into our lower world didst come, And stoop to a poor virgin's womb; Whom all the heavens cannot contain, Our God appeared a child of man!

3        When thou hadst rendered up thy breath, And dying drawn the sting of death, Thou didst from earth triumphant rise, And ope the portals of the skies, That all who trust in thee alone Might follow, and partake thy throne.

4        Seated at God's right hand again, Thou dost in all his glory reign; Thou dost, thy Father's image, shine In all the attributes divine; And thou with judgment clad shalt come To seal our everlasting doom.

5        Wherefore we now for mercy pray; O Saviour, take our sins away! Before thou as our Judge appear, In dreadful majesty severe, Appear our Advocate with God, And save the purchase of thy blood!

6        Hallow, and make thy servants meet, And with thy saints in glory seat; Sustain and bless us by thy sway, And keep to that tremendous day, When all thy church shall chant above The new eternal song of love.

649= 6-8s.

1        SAVIOUR, we now rejoice in hope, That thou at last wilt take us up; With daily triumph we proclaim, And bless and magnify thy name; And wait thy greatness to adore When time and death shall be no more.

2        Till then with us vouchsafe to stay, And keep us pure from sin to-day; Thy great confirming grace bestow, And guard us all our days below; And ever mightily defend, And save thy servants to the end.

3        Still let us, Lord, by thee be blest, Who in thy guardian mercy rest: Extend thy mercy's arms to me, The weakest soul that trusts in thee; And never let me lose thy love, Till I, even I, am crowned above.

650= 4-6s & 2-8s.

1        THE Lord Jehovah reigns, His throne is built on high; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty: His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight.

2        The thunders of his hand Keep the wide world in awe: His wrath and justice stand To guard his holy law; And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace.

3        Through all his mighty works Amazing wisdom shines, Confounds the powers of hell, And breaks their dark designs; Strong is his arm, and shall fulfil His great decrees and sovereign will.

4        And will this sovereign King Of glory condescend? And will he write his name, My Father and my Friend? I love his name, I love his word, Join all my powers to praise the Lord!

651= L.M.

1        GOD is a name my soul adores, The almighty Three, the eternal One; Nature and grace, with all their powers, Confess the Infinite unknown.

2        Thy voice produced the sea and spheres, Bade the waves roar, the planets shine: But nothing like thyself appears Through all these spacious works of thine.

3        Still restless nature dies and grows, From change to change the creatures run: Thy being no succession knows, And all thy vast designs are one.

4        A glance of thine runs through the globe, Rules the bright worlds, and moves their frame; Of light thou form'st thy dazzling robe, Thy ministers are living flame.

5        How shall polluted mortals dare To sing thy glory or thy grace? Beneath thy feet we lie afar, And see but shadows of thy face.

6        Who can behold the blazing light? Who can approach consuming flame? None but thy Wisdom knows thy might, None but thy Word can speak thy name.

652= C.M.

GOD, at thy command we rise Thy glorious name to bless, Thee the great Lord of earth and skies We joyfully confess. Our joy is now to sing of thee, To triumph in thy love, And this (transporting thought!) shall be Our endless work above.

653= 2-6s & 4-7s. The Lord's Prayer.

1         FATHER of earth and sky, Thy name we magnify: O that earth and heaven might join, Thy perfections to proclaim; Praise the attributes divine, Fear and love thy awful name!

2        When shall thy Spirit reign In every heart of man? Father, bring the kingdom near, Honour thy triumphant Son; God of heaven, on earth appear, Fix with us thy glorious throne.

3        Thy good and holy will Let all on earth fulfil; Men with minds angelic vie, Saints below with saints above, Thee to praise and glorify, Thee to serve with perfect love.

4        This day with this day's bread Thy hungry children feed; Fountain of all blessings, grant Now the manna from above; Now supply our bodies' want, Now sustain our souls with love.

5        Our trespasses forgive: And when absolved we live, Thou our life of grace maintain; Lest we from our God depart, Lose thy pardoning grace again, Grant us a forgiving heart.

6        In every fiery hour Display thy guardian power; Near in our temptation stay, With sufficient strength defend; Bring us through the evil day, Make us faithful to the end.

7        Father, by right divine Assert the kingdom thine; Jesus, Power of God, subdue Thy own universe to thee; Spirit of grace and glory too, Reign through all eternity.

654= C.M.

1        BEING of beings, God of love! To thee our hearts we raise; Thy all-sustaining power we prove, And gladly sing thy praise.

2        Thine, only thine, we pant to be; Our sacrifice receive; Made, and preserved, and saved by thee, To thee ourselves we give.

3        Heavenward our every wish aspires; For all thy mercies' store, The sole return thy love requires Is, that we ask for more.

4        For more we ask; we open then Our hearts to embrace thy will; Turn, and revive us, Lord, again, With all thy fulness fill.

5        Come, Holy Ghost, the Saviour's love Shed in our hearts abroad! So shall we ever live, and move, And be, with Christ in God.

655= L.M.

1ETERNAL depth of love divine, In Jesus, God with us, displayed; How bright thy beaming glories shine! How wide thy healing streams are spread!

2        With whom dost thou delight to dwell? Sinners, a vile and thankless race: O God, what tongue aright can tell How vast thy love, how great thy grace!

3        The dictates of thy sovereign will With joy our grateful hearts receive: All thy delight in us fulfil; Lo! all we are to thee we give.

4        To thy sure love, thy tender care, Our flesh, soul, spirit, we resign: O fix thy sacred presence there, And seal the abode for ever thine.

5        O King of glory, thy rich grace Our feeble thought surpasses far; Yea, even our crimes, though numberless, Less numerous than thy mercies are.

6        Still, Lord, thy saving health display, And arm our souls with heavenly zeal; So fearless shall we urge our way Through all the powers of earth and hell.

656= 6-8s. A Pardoning God - Micah vii. 18.

1         GREAT God of wonders! all thy ways Display the attributes divine; But countless acts of pardoning grace Beyond thine other wonders shine: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free?

2        Crimes of such horror to forgive, Such guilty, daring worms to spare; This is thy grand prerogative, And none may in this honour share: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free?

3        In wonder lost, with trembling joy We take the pardon of our God; Pardon for crimes of deepest dye, A pardon bought with Jesu's blood: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free?

4        0 may this strange, this matchless grace, This God-like miracle of love, Fill the wide earth with grateful praise, As now it fills the choirs above! Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free?

657= C.M. An Act of Thanksgiving.

1        WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.

2        Thy Providence my life sustained, And all my wants redressed, While in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast.

3        To all my weak complaints and cries Thy mercy lent an ear, Ere yet my feeble thoughts had learned To form themselves in prayer.

4        Unnumbered comforts on my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed.

5        When in the slippery paths of youth With heedless steps I ran, Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe, And led me up to man.

6        Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths, It gently cleared my way; And through the pleasing snares of vice, More to be feared than they.

7        When worn with sickness, oft hast thou With health renewed my face, And when in sins and sorrows sunk Revived my soul with grace.

8        Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a thankful heart, That takes those gifts with joy.

9        Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The pleasing theme renew.

10        Through all eternity, to thee A grateful song I'll raise; But O eternity's too short To utter all thy praise!

658= L.M.

1        GOD of my life, through all my days My grateful powers shall sound thy praise; My song shall wake with opening light, And cheer the dark and silent night.

2        When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praises, raised on high, Shall check the murmur and the sigh.

3        When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all the powers of language fail, Joy through my swimming eyes shall break, And mean the thanks I cannot speak.

4        But O when that last conflict's o'er, And I am chained to earth no more, With what glad accents shall I rise To join the music of the skies!

5        Soon shall I learn the exalted strains Which echo through the heavenly plains; And emulate, with joy unknown, The glowing seraphs round the throne.

6        The cheerful tribute will I give, Long as a deathless soul shall live: A work so sweet, a theme so high, Demands and crowns eternity.

659= C.M.

1        BEGIN, my soul, some heavenly theme; Awake, my voice, and sing The mighty works, or mightier name, Of our eternal King.

2        Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, And sound his power abroad; Sing the sweet promise of his grace, And the performing God.

3        Proclaim salvation from the Lord, For wretched, dying men: His hand hath writ the sacred word With an immortal pen.

4        Engraved as in eternal brass, The mighty promise shines; Nor can the powers of darkness rase Those everlasting lines.

5        His every word of grace is strong As that which built the skies; The voice that rolls the stars along Speaks all the promises.

6        Now shall my fainting heart rejoice To know thy favour sure: I trust the all-creating voice, And faith desires no more.

660= 8s.

THIS, this is the God we adore, Our faithful, unchangeable Friend; Whose love is as great as his power, And neither knows measure nor end. 'Tis Jesus, the First and the Last, Whose Spirit shall guide us safe home; We'll praise him for all that is past, And trust him for all that's to come.

661= 2-6s & 4-7s. Acts xvii 27, 28.

1        FAR off we need not rove To find the God of love; In his providential care Ever intimately near, All his various works decIare God, the bounteous God is here!

2        We live, and move, and are, Through his preserving care; He doth still in life maintain Every soul that moves and lives; Gives us back our breath again, Being every moment gives.

3        Who live, O God, in thee Entirely thine should be: Thine we are, a heaven-born race, Only to thy glory move, Thee with all our powers we praise, Thee with all our being love.

662= C.M. Romans i.20.

1        THERE is a book who runs may read, Which heavenly truth imparts; And all the lore its scholars need, Pure eyes and Christian hearts.

2        The works of God, above, below, Within us, and around, Are pages in that book, to show How God himself is found.

3        Two worlds are ours; 'tis only sin Forbids us to descry The mystic heaven and earth within, Plain as the sea and sky.

4        Thou who hast given me eyes to see And love this sight so fair, Give me a heart to find out thee, And read thee everywhere.

663= "All Thy works praise Thee, O Lord."

1. THE strain upraise of joy and praise, Alleluia. To the glory of their King Shall the ransomed people sing Alleluia. And the choirs that dwell on high Shall re-echo through the sky Alleluia.

2. They in the rest of Paradise who dwell, The blessed ones, with joy the chorus swell, Alleluia. The planets beaming on their heavenly way, The shining constellations join, and say Alleluia.

3. Ye clouds that onward sweep, Ye winds on pinions light, Ye thunders, echoing loud and deep, Ye lightnings wildly bright, ln sweet consent unite your Alleluia.

4. Ye floods and ocean billows, Ye storms and winter snow, Ye days of cloudless beauty, Hoar frost and summer glow, Ye groves that wave in spring, And glorious forests, sing Alleluia.

5. First let the birds, with painted plumage gay, Exalt their great Creator's praise, and say Alleluia. Then let the beasts of earth, with varying strain, Join in creation's hymn, and cry again Alleluia.

6. Here let the mountains thunder forth sonorous Alleluia. There let the valleys sing in gentler chorus Alleluia. Thou jubilant abyss of ocean, cry Alleluia. Ye tracts of earth and continents, reply Alleluia. To God, who all creation made, The frequent hymn be duly paid: Alleluia.

7. This is the strain, the eternal strain, the Lord Almighty loves: Alleluia. This is the song, the heavenly song, that Christ the king approves: Alleluia.

8. Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice awaking, Alleluia. And children's voices echo, answer making, Alleluia.

9. Now from all men be out-poured Alleluia to the Lord; With Alleluia evermore The Son and Spirit we adore. Praise be done to the Three in One, Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

664= C.M. Genesis xxviii. 20 - 22.

1         O GOD of Bethel, by whose hand Thy people still are fed; Who through this weary pilgrimage Hast all our fathers led:

2        Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace; God of our fathers, be the God Of their succeeding race!

3        Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide; Give us each day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide.

4        O spread thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease, And at our Father's loved abode Our souls arrive in peace!

5        Such blessings from thy gracious hand Our humble prayers implore; And thou shalt be our chosen God, And portion evermore.

665= C.M. Hymn to God the Son.

1        HAIL, God the Son, in glory crowned