III.

HYMNS OF PRAISE TO THE HOLY TRINITY.

5.

Te Deum.

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LORD God, thy praise we ûng,
To thee our thanks we bring.

Both heav'n and earth doth worship thee,
Thou Father of eternity.

To thee all angels loudly cry,

The heav'ns and all the pow'rs on high;
Cherubs and feraphim proclaim,

And cry thrice holy to thy name:

Holy is our Lord God,
Holy is our Lord God,
Holy is our Lord God,
The Lord of Sabaoth!

With fplendor of thy glory fpread,
Is heav'n and earth replenished.
'Th' Apoftles' glorious company,
The Prophets' fellowship, praife thec.
The noble and victorious hoft
Of Martyrs doth thy praises boast.
The holy Church, in ev'ry place
Throughout the earth exalts thy praife.
Thee, Father, God on heaven's throne,
Thine only and beloved Son,

The Holy Ghoft, who Chrift difplays,
The Church doth worship, thank and praise.

O CHRIST,

O CHRIST, thou glorious King, we own Thee to be God's eternal Son. Thou, undertaking in our room, Did'ft not abhor the Virgin's womb. The pains of death, o'ercome by thee, Made heav'n to all believers free. At God's right hand thou haft thy feat, And in thy Father's glory great; And we believe, the day's decreed, When thou shalt judge the quick and dead.

PROMOTE, we pray, thy fervants good, Redeem'd with thy most precious blood: Among thy faints make us afcend To glory, that fhall never end. Thy people with falvation crown, Blefs thofe, O Lord, that are thine own: Govern thy Church, and, Lord, advance, For ever thine inheritance.

FROM day to day, O Lord, do we
Highly exalt and honor thee;
Thy name we worship and adore,
World without end, for evermore.
Vouchfafe, O Lord, we humbly pray,
To keep us fafe from fin this day.
O Lord, have mercy on us all;
Have mercy on us, when we call.
Thy mercy, Lord, to us dispense,
According to our confidence.
Lord, we have put our trust in thee,
Confounded let us never be.

Amen!

6. T.4.

L. 1. CHURCH, humbly bow down

Ch.

'Fore th' holy Three-One,

Which thro' Chrift alone,

To life everlasting, to thee is made known.

L. 2. 'Fore th' Father, as duft,

C.

L.

C.

Which yet with full trust,
Thro' faith can recite

To Jehovah incarnate a chaste spousal right.
(2. Cor. 11. 2.)

3. 'Fore Christ, as the bride,

Betroth'd when he died;

Redeem'd by his blood,

And minister'd to by the Angels of God.

L. 4. 'Fore th' Spirit, as child,

C.

With heart foft and mild,

And glad him to hear,

When he the Lamb's wounds to our hearts will declare.

L. 5. The Church, with the Son

Ch.

Now one flesh and bone,

Loves Him, and each breath

Thanks Him for his bleft incarnation and death.

L. 6. What's Chrift to his bride?

C.

Her husband and guide, (Ifa. 54. 5.)

Her joy and her pain,

Her life, her fole comfort, her treasure, her gain.

Ch. 7. Thanksgiving and praise
Employ all her days,

To ferve Chrift, her friend,
Soul, fpirit, and body the gladly will spend.

L. 8. Lord Chrift, we believe

Thy flock thou'lt ne'er leave;

Upon thee we call,

Abide thou for ever our portion, our all.

C. Thou holy bleffed Trinity,

Ch.

C.

For the Lamb flain, all praise to thee,
Amen, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
Amen, Hallelujah!

C.

MOST holy, bleffed Trinity!

God, prais'd to all eternity!

Lord over all, whofe pow'r did frame
The world, and ftill upholds the fame:
All things were reconcil'd by and to thee;
With awe we now adore thy Majefty!

C.

Deign to look in mercy on us,
As dear children own us!

Father of Jefus, Lord of all,
Whom we our God and Father call,
Since Jefus made us by his blood,
Children, and bleffed heirs of God,

Eternal

Eternal praise and thanks are due to thee,
From Chrift's redeemed blood-bought property.

L. Ch. Draw yet many fouls to him,
Who with us may find falvation
In his death and paffion.

C.

O Lamb of God! for finners flain,
Who did'ft the human race regain;
They all with us belong to thee;
Worthy art thou eternally!

For all we are and have, is thine alone,
Ah! take and keep us evermore thine own.

L. & Ch. Thou fhalt be our highest good;
Soul and body we deliver

C.

Unto thee for ever.

O Holy Ghost to thee we raise
With joyful hearts our thanks and praise,
For leading us to Chrift by faith,
And glorifying Jesus' death:

O grant us all the grace, in him t' abide,
That he may glory in a faithful bride.

L. & Ch. For on thy almighty aid,
Refts our hope, our confolation,
Peace, joy, and salvation.

A.

We all fay, Amen! deeply bow'd,
In prefence of the Triune God;

By whom, in Chrift, we're 'fore-ordain'd

To happiness, that knows no end,

With grateful hearts, we thank and praise the

Lord;

His faving name for ever be ador'd!