III. HYMNS OF PRAISE TO THE HOLY TRINITY. 5. Te Deum. T..235. LORD God, thy praise we ûng, Both heav'n and earth doth worship thee, To thee all angels loudly cry, The heav'ns and all the pow'rs on high; And cry thrice holy to thy name: Holy is our Lord God, With fplendor of thy glory fpread, The Holy Ghoft, who Chrift difplays, 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 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, To Jehovah incarnate a chaste spousal right. 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 To ferve Chrift, her friend, 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, C. MOST holy, bleffed Trinity! God, prais'd to all eternity! Lord over all, whofe pow'r did frame C. Deign to look in mercy on us, Father of Jefus, Lord of all, Eternal Eternal praise and thanks are due to thee, L. Ch. Draw yet many fouls to him, C. O Lamb of God! for finners flain, For all we are and have, is thine alone, L. & Ch. Thou fhalt be our highest good; C. Unto thee for ever. O Holy Ghost to thee we raise O grant us all the grace, in him t' abide, L. & Ch. For on thy almighty aid, A. We all fay, Amen! deeply bow'd, 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! |