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12 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling

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place in all generations -Ps. 90,-1.
UR God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:

2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;

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Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

6 Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;

Be Thou our guard while life shall

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13 From everlasting to everlasting Thou

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art God.-Ps. 90, 2.

REAT God, how infinite art Thou!
What worthless worms are we!

Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere seas or stars were made;
Thou art the Ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.

3 Nature and time quite naked lie
To Thine immense survey,
From the formation of the sky
To the great burning day.

4 Eternity, with all its years,
Stands present in Thy view;

To Thee there's nothing old appears;
Great God, there's nothing new!
5 Our lives through various scenes are
And vexed with trifling cares; [drawn
While Thine eternal thought moves on
Thine undisturbed affairs.

6 Great God, how infinite art Thou!
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.

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14 The Lord reigneth; He is clothed

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with majesty.-Ps. 93, 1.

JEHOVAH reigns! His throne is high;
His robes are light and majesty;
His glory shines with beams so bright,
No mortal can sustain the sight.

2 His terrors keep the world in awe;
His justice guards His holy law;
His love reveals a smiling face;
His truth and promise seal the grace.
3 Through all His works His wisdom shines,
And baffles Satan's deep designs;
His power is sovereign to fulfil
The noblest counsels of His will.
4 And will this glorious Lord descend
To be my Father and my Friend?
Then let my songs with angels' join;
Heaven is secure, if God be mine.

L.M.

15 Give thanks at the remembrance of

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His holiness.-Ps. 97, 12.

EHOVAH reigns, exalted high

sky; Though clouds and darkness veil His feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat.

20 ye that love His holy name,
Hate every work of sin and shame:
He guards the souls of all His friends,
And from the snares of hell defends.
3 Immortal light, and joys unknown,
Are for the saints in darkness sown:
Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise,
And the bright harvest cheer their eyes.

4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record
The sacred honours of your Lord:
Come, magnify His glorious grace,
And triumph in His holiness.

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16 The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.

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-Rev. 19, 6.

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HE Lord Jehovah reigns,
His throne is built on high;

The garments He assumes

Are light and majesty;

His glories shine with beams so bright,

No mortal eye can bear the sight.

The thunders of His hand

Keep the wide world in awe;
His wrath and justice stand

To guard His holy law:

And where His love resolves to bless,
His truth confirms and seals the grace.

Through all His ancient works
His perfect wisdom shines,

Confounds the powers of hell,
And breaks their dark designs;
Strong is His arm, and shall fulfil
His great decrees, His sovereign will.
And will this mighty King

Of glory condescend?

And will He write His name,
My Father and my Friend?

I love His name, I love His word;

Join all my powers and praise the Lord.

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I am a great King, saith the Lord of
Hosts.-Mal. 1, 14.

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HE Lord is King; lift up thy voice, O earth, and all ye heavens rejoice! From world to world the joy shall ring, The Lord Omnipotent is King.

2 The Lord is King; child of the dust,
The Judge of all the earth is just:
Holy and true are all His ways;
Let every creature speak His praise.
3 He reigns: ye saints, exalt your strains:
Your God is King, your Father reigns;
And He is at the Father's side,
The Man of Love, the Crucified.

4 Come, make your wants, your burdens known,

He will present them at the throne;
And angel-bands are waiting there,
His messages of love to bear.

5 Oh, when His wisdom can mistake,
His might decay, His love forsake,
Then may His children cease to sing,
The Lord Omnipotent is King!

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18 Exalt the Lord our God, and worship

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at His holy hill.-Ps. 99, 9.

LOD the Lord is King-before Him,
Earth, with all thy nations, wait!
Where the cherubim adore Him,
Sitteth He in royal state:
He is holy:

Blessed, only Potentate!

2 God the Lord is King of glory,
Zion, tell the world His fame:
Ancient Israel, the story

Of His faithfulness proclaim.
He is holy:

Holy is His awful name.

3 In old times when dangers darkened,
When invoked by priest and seer,
To His people's cry He hearkened-
Answered them in all their fear:
He is holy:

As they called, they found Him near.
4 Laws divine to them were spoken
From the pillar of the cloud;
Sacred precepts! quickly broken;
Fiercely then His vengeance flowed:
He is holy:

To the dust their hearts were bowed. 5 But their Father God forgave them When they sought His face once more, Ever ready was to save them, Tenderly did He restore:

He is holy:

We too will His grace implore.

6 God in Christ is all forgiving, Waits His mercy to fulfil:

Come, exalt Him, all the living;
Come, ascend His Zion still!
He is holy:

Worship at His holy hill.

S.M.

19 Bless ye the Lord, all ye His hosts.

Ps. 103, 21.

1 THE Lord, the sovereign King,

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Hath fixed His throne on high, O'er all the heavenly world He rules, And all beneath the sky.

Ye angels, great in might,
And swift to do His will,

Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear,
Whose pleasure ye fulfil.

3 Let the bright hosts who wait The orders of their King,

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And guard His churches when they

pray,

Join in the praise they sing.

While all His wondrous works

Through His vast kingdom show

Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul,
Shalt sing His praises too.

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20 All Thy works shall praise Thee, O

Lord.-Ps. 145, 10.

10 WORSHIP the King All glorious above!

O gratefully sing

His power and His love!
Our Shield and Defender,
The Ancient of Days,
Pavilioned in splendour,
And girded with praise.

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.

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