404. Universal Adoration. Psalm 148. H.M.
1.Praise ye, praise ye the Lord
In yonder heavenly height;
Ye angels, all His hosts,
In joyful praise unite;
On sun and moon, declare His might,
Show forth His praise, ye stars of night.
2.Praise Him, ye highest heavens,
Praise Him, ye clouds that roll,
Created by his power
And under His control,
Ye heavens that stand eternally,
Established by His firm decree.
3.Ye creatures in the sea
And creatures on the earth,
Your mighty Maker praise
And tell His matchless worth;
Praise Him, ye stormy winds that blow,
Ye fire and hail, ye rain and snow.
4.Ye hills and mountains, praise,
Each tree and beast and bird;
Ye kings and realms of earth,
Now let your praise be heard;
By high and low, by young and old,
Be all His praise and glory told.
5.By all let God be praised,
For He alone is great;
Above the earth and heaven
He reigns in glorious state;
Praise Him, ye saints, who know His grace
And ever dwell before His face.
379. Memories of Zion. Psalm 137. L.M.
1.By Babel's streams we sat and wept,
For memory still to Zion clung;
The winds alone our harpstrings swept,
That on the drooping willows hung.
2.There our rude captors, flushed
with pride,
A song required to mock our wrongs;
Our spoilers called for mirth and cried,
Come, sing us one of Zion's songs.
3.Not songs but sighs to us belong
When Zion's walls in ruin lie;
How shall we sing Jehovah's song
While in an alien land we die?
4.O Zion fair, God's holy hill,
Wherein our God delights to dwell,
Let my right hand forget her skill
If I forget to love thee well.
5.If I do not remember thee,
Then let my tongue from utterance cease,
If any earthly joy to me
Be dear as Zion's joy and peace.
6.Remember, Lord, the dreadful day
Of Zion's cruel overthrow;
How happy he who shall repay
The bitter hatred of her foe.
188. A Suppliant's Urgent Prayer. Psalm 70. 11s and 8s.
1.Make haste, O my God, to deliver, I
pray,
O Lord, to my rescue make haste;
Let those who would harm me be filled with dismay,
And in their own folly disgraced.
2.Let them be turned back in
confusion, O Lord,
Who in my destruction would joy;
Let shame and defeat be their only reward
Who sneers and derision employ.
3.May all those who seek Thee, and
make Thee their choice,
Great gladness and blessedness see;
May all those who love Thy salvation rejoice
And constantly magnify Thee.
4.I cry in deep need and Thy help I
implore;
Make haste to the rescue, I pray;
My Saviour Thou art, and my strength evermore,
No longer Thy coming delay.
189. Prayer for Help. Psalm 70. S.M.
1.Make haste, O God, to save;
To help me, Lord, make haste;
Ashamed, confounded, they shall be
Who would my life lay waste.
2.They shall be put to shame
That in my hurt delight,
And backward in dishonor turned,
Their mocking to requite.
3.All they that seek Thy face
With joy in Thee abide,
And, loving Thy salvation, say,
Let God be magnified.
4.In need am I, and poor;
O God, make haste, I pray;
Thou art my Saviour and my help,
O Lord, make no delay.
237. The Church of God. Psalm 87. 8s, 7s, 4.
238. The Church Universal. Psalm 87. 8s, 7s, 4.
1.Zion, founded on the mountains,
God, thy Maker, loves thee well;
He has chosen Thee, most precious,
He delights in Thee to dwell;
God's own city,
Who can all thy glory tell?
2.Heathen lands and hostile peoples
Soon shall come the Lord to know;
Nations born again in Zion
Shall the Lord's salvation show;
God Almighty
Shall on Zion strength bestow.
3.When the Lord shall count the
nations,
Sons and daughters He shall see,
Born to endless life in Zion,
And their joyful song shall be,
"Blessed Zion,
All our fountains are in Thee."
381. Exultation in God. Psalm 138. L.M.
1.With grateful heart my thanks I
bring,
Before the great Thy praise I sing;
I worship in Thy holy place
And praise Thee for Thy truth and grace;
For truth and grace together shine
In Thy most holy word divine.
2.I cried to Thee and Thou didst
save,
Thy word of grace new courage gave;
The kings of earth shall thank Thee, Lord,
For they have heard Thy wondrous word;
Yea, they shall come with songs of praise,
For great and glorious are Thy ways.
3.O Lord, enthroned in glory bright,
Thou reignest in the heavenly height;
The proud in vain Thy favor seek,
But Thou hast mercy for the meek;
Through trouble though my pathway be,
Thou wilt revive and strengthen me.
4.Thou wilt stretch forth Thy mighty
arm
To save me when my foes alarm;
The work Thou hast for me begun
Shall by Thy grace be fully done;
Forever mercy dwells with Thee;
O Lord, my Maker, think on me.
187. Supplication and Testimony. Psalm 69. 10s.
1.Thy lovingkindness, Lord, is good
and free,
In tender mercy turn Thou unto me;
Hide not Thy face from me in my distress,
In mercy hear my prayer, Thy servant bless.
2.Needy and sorrowful, to Thee I cry;
Let Thy salvation set my soul on high;
Then I will sing and praise Thy holy Name,
My thankful song Thy mercy shall proclaim.
3.With joy the meek shall see my soul
restored,
Your heart shall live, ye saints that seek the Lord;
He helps the needy and regards their cries,
Those in distress the Lord will not despise.
4.Let heaven above His grace and
glory tell,
Let earth and sea and all that in them dwell;
Salvation to His people God will give,
And they that love His Name with Him shall live.
49. The Triumphs of the Gospel. Psalm 22. L.M.
1.The ends of all the earth shall
hear
And turn unto the Lord in fear;
All kindreds of the earth shall own
And worship Him as God alone.
Chorus:
All earth to Him her homage brings,
The Lord of lords, the King of kings.
2.For His the kingdom, His of right,
He rules the nations by His might;
All earth to Him her homage brings,
The Lord of lords, the King of kings.
3.Both rich and poor, both bond and
free,
Shall worship Him with bended knee,
And children's children shall proclaim
The glorious honor of His Name.
171. God in Nature. Psalm 65. 7s and 6s.
1.Thy might sets fast the mountains;
Strength girds Thee evermore
To calm the raging peoples
And still the ocean's roar.
Thy majesty and greatness
Are through all lands confessed,
And joy on earth Thou sendest
Afar, from east to west.
2.To bless the earth Thou sendest
From Thy abundant store
The waters of the springtime,
Enriching it once more.
The seed by Thee provided
Is sown o'er hill and plain,
And Thou with gentle showers
Dost bless the springing grain.
3.The year with good Thou crownest,
The earth Thy mercy fills,
The wilderness is fruitful,
And joyful are the hills;
With corn the vales are covered,
The flocks in pastures graze;
All nature joins in singing
A joyful song of praise.
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