Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion. -PSALM ix. II
O come, let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise t the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving. Let us make a joyful noise unto Him with psalms. -PSALM XCV. I, 2.
Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary. thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord!
Speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.-COL. iii. 16.
The Canadian Baptist Hymnal.
I AGAIN our earthly cares we leave,
And to Thy courts repair;
Again with joyful feet we come
To meet our Saviour here.
2 Within these walls let holy peace,
And love, and concord dwell;
Here give the troubled conscience ease,
The wounded spirit heal.
3 The feeling heart, the melting eye,
The humble mind, bestow;
And shine upon us from on high,
To make our graces grow.
4 May we in faith receive Thy word,
In faith present our prayers,
And in the presence of our Lord
Unbosom all our cares.
5 Show us some token of Thy love,
Our fainting hope to raise,
And pour Thy blessing from above,
That we may render praise.
I ARISE, and bless the Lord,
Ye people of His choice;
Arise, and bless the Lord your God,
With heart, and soul, and voice.
2 Though high above all praise,
Above all blessing high,
Who would not fear His holy name,
And laud, and magnify?
3 O for the living flame
From His own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our souls inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought!
4 God is our strength and song,
And His salvation ours;
Then be His love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed powers.
5 Arise, and bless the Lord;
The Lord your God adore,
Arise, and bless His glorious name,
Henceforth, for evermore.
I ARISE, my soul, my joyful powers,
And triumph in my God;
Awake, my voice, and loud proclaim
His glorious grace abroad.
2 The arms of everlasting love
Beneath my soul He placed,
And on the Rock of Ages set
My slippery footsteps fast.
3 The city of my blest abode
Is walled around with grace ;
Salvation for a bulwark stands
To shield the sacred place.
4 Arise, my soul! awake, my voice,
And hymns of pleasure sing;
Loud hallelujahs shall address
My Saviour and my King.
I AWAKE, my soul; awake, my tongue;
My God demands the grateful song;
Let all my inmost powers record
The wondrous mercy of the Lord.
2 Divinely free His mercy flows,
Forgives my sins, allays my woes,
And bids approaching death remove,
And crowns me with indulgent love.
3 His mercy, with unchanging rays,
For ever shines, while time decays;
And children's children shall record
The truth and goodness of the Lord.
4 While all His works His praise proclaim,
And men and angels bless His name,
O let my heart, my life, my tongue
Attend, and join the blissful song.
I 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 are His people; we His care;
Our souls, and all our mortal frame:
What lasting honours shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to Thy name?
We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heaven our voices raise;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill Thy courts with sounding praise.
5 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.
I BE merciful to us, O God!
Upon Thy people shine;
And spread Thy saving truth abroad,
Till all that live are Thine.
2 Give light and comfort to Thine own;
And let that light extend
Till Thy prevailing name is known
To earth's remotest end.
Let all the people praise Thee, Lord!
Let all their homage bring:
From sea to sea be Thou adored,
Redeemer, Judge, and King!
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