2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymns; His wond'rous works rehearse; Make them the theme of your

And subject of your verse.

3 Rejoice in his Almighty Name, Alone to be ador'd;

discourse,

And let their hearts o'erflow with joy
Who humbly seek the Lord.

4 Seek ye the Lord; his saving strength
Devoutly still implore;
And, where he's ever present, seek
His face for ever more.

PSALM 106.

Praise and Prayer.

1 O RENDER thanks to God above,
The Fountain of eternal love,

Whose mercy firm through ages past
Hath stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
Just tributes of immortal praise?
3 Extend to me that favour, Lord,
Thou to thy chosen dost afford ;-
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.

4 O may I worthy prove, to see

Thy saints in full felicity;

That I the joyful choir may join,
And count thy people's triumph mine.

L.M.

PSALM 107.

The Providence of God.

1 HOW are thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide;
Their help, Omnipotence.

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

C. M.

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

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

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

4 The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to thy will;

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

5 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.

6 Our life, while thou preserv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be ;

And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to thee.

1 O GOD, my heart is fully bent
To magnify thy name;

My tongue with cheerful songs of praise
Shall celebrate thy fame.

2 Awake, my lute! nor thou, my harp,
Thy choicest notes delay;
While I with early hymns of joy
Prevent the dawning day.

3 To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord,
Thy wonders I will tell;
And to those nations sing thy praise
That round about me dwell:

4 Because thy mercy's boundless height
The highest heaven transcends,
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds
Thy faithfulness extends.

5 Be thou, O God, exalted high
Above the starry frame;

And let the world, with one consent,
Confess thy glorious name.

6 That all thy chosen people Thee
Their Saviour may declare,

Let thy right hand protect us still,
And answer thou our prayer!

PSALM 110.

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Christ, King and Priest.

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ALL hail, victorious Lord,
At God's right-hand above,
Triumphant o'er thy foes,
Triumphant in thy love!

To thee our joyful songs we bring;
To thee we bow, all-conq'ring King.

All hail, exalted Priest !

To Thee our all we give,
Enthron'd above the skies,
All homage to receive!

There deign in our behalf to plead ;
Yea, there for ever intercede!

PSALM 111.

Praise.

L. M.

1 PRAISE ye the Lord! Our God to praise
My soul her utmost powers shall raise :
With private friends, and in the throng
Of saints, his praise shall be my song.

2 His bounty, like a flowing tide,
Hath all his people's wants supplied:
His truth, confirm'd through ages past,
Shall to eternal ages last.

3 Just are the dealings of his hands;
Immutable are his commands:

He sets his saints from bondage free

O may his grace deliver me!

PSALM 112.

The Security of the Godly.

1 BLEST is the man who knows the Lord,
Who joys to work his holy will;
He rests on God's unchanging word,
And finds it food and counsel still.

L.M.

2 In prosp'rous times, when Satan tries,
The Lord shall strengthen nature's powers;
And light break in, with sweet surprise,
To cheer affliction's darkest hours.

3 God's image in his child we see;
He feels for others' woe and pain;
And, loving all around him, he

Is lov'd himself by God again.

4 His heart is fix'd: he learns to rise

Above this world of sin and tears, And, strong in One above the skies, To smile at earthly foes and fears.

1 YE saints and servants of the Lord,
The triumphs of his name record,
His sacred name for ever bless :
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays,
Due praise to his great name address !