2 O tell of His might,
O sing of His grace,
Whose robe is the light,
Whose canopy space;
His chariots of wrath

The 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 stablish'd 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;
In 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,

I

The humbler creation,
Though feeble their lays,
With true adoration
Shall lisp to Thy praise.

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10 God, the great, the ever bless'd, Let songs of honour be address'd;

His mercy firm for ever stands;

Give Him the thanks His love demands. 2 Who knows the wonders of Thy ways? Who shall fulfil Thy boundless praise? Bless'd are the souls that fear Thee still, And pay their duty to Thy will. 3 Remember what Thy mercy did For Jacob's race, Thy chosen seed: And with the same salvation bless The meanest suppliant of Thy grace. 4 O may I see Thy tribes rejoice, And aid their triumphs with my voice. This is my glory, Lord, to be

Join'd to Thy saints, and near to Thee.

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H How sure is their defence!

[OW are Thy servants bless'd, O Lord!

Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help, Omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms and lands remote,
Supported by Thy care,

Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.

3 When by the whirling tempest borne
High on the broken wave,

They know Thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.

4 E'en then from all their griefs, O Lord! Thy mercy set them free,

While in the confidence of prayer
Their souls took hold on Thee.

5 The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to Thy will:

The sea that roars at Thy command,
At Thy command is still.

6 In midst of dangers, fears, and death,
Thy goodness we'll adore;

We'll praise Thee for Thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

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IVE thanks to God; He reigns above; [Kind are His thoughts, His name is Love. His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own.

2 Let the redeemed of the Lord

The wonders of His grace record;
Israel, the nation whom He chose,
And rescued from their mighty foes.

3 From age to age exalt His name ;
God and His grace are still the same;
He fills the hungry soul with food,
And feeds the poor with every good.

4 He feeds and clothes us all the way,
He guides our footsteps lest we stray,
He guards us with a powerful hand,
And brings us to the heavenly land.

5 O let us all with joy record

The truth and goodness of the Lord:
How great His works! how kind His ways!
Let every tongue pronounce His praise.

GOD, my heart is fully bent
To magnify Thy name;

D. C. M.

My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise,
Shall celebrate Thy fame;

Because Thy mercy's boundless height
The highest heaven transcends;
And far beyond the starry spheres
Thy faithfulness extends.

2 Be Thou, O God, exalted high
O'er this created frame;

And let the world with one consent,
Confess Thy glorious name;
That so Thy chosen people Thee
Their Saviour may declare;
O let Thy hand protect them still,
And answer Thou their prayer.

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LL heaven was hush'd: our risen Lord

A Passed by, where angels stand;

And then Jehovah spake the word,
"Sit Thou at my right hand :

2 "Be Thou the Mediator King,

"And wear Thy glory-crown; "Till to Thy naine each haughty thing "In earth and heaven bows down.

3 "Redeeming love Thy strength shall be, "Thy gospel quell Thy foes;

"The whole world's fierce malignity, "Shall all in vain oppose."

4 Lord, let Thy day of power be shewn,
Thy people be confest;

Eager and valiant-priests each one
In holy garments drest.

5 Countless they shine as dews from heaven
When eastern skies grow bright;
More glorious than those dews are given
Sparkling in morning light.

6 And Thou art High-priest over all:
"Twas thus Jehovah swore :
King, Priest, and Warrior mystical,
And Thou shalt go before.

7 On to the victory! who shall stay
Omnipotence in wrath?

Bow, earthly kingdoms, to His sway;
Why will ye cross His path?

8 Jesus, my Priest ! my soul is Thine,
My spirit owns Thy power;
Jesus, my King! Thy right divine
I worship from this hour.

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NONGS of immortal praise belong
To my Almighty God;

He has my heart, and He my tongue,
To spread His name abroad.

2 How great the works His hand has wrought! How glorious in our sight!

And men in every age have sought
His wonders with delight.

3 How most exact is nature's frame !
How wise th' Eternal Mind!

His counsels never change the scheme
That His first thoughts design'd.

4 When He redeem'd His chosen sons,
He fix'd His covenant sure;

The orders that His lips pronounce
To endless years endure.