THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
United States of Anterica,
SET FORTH IN THE YEARS OF OUR LORD 1782, 1808, AND 1826.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, that this edition of the Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the United States of America, set forth in General Conventions of said Church, in the years of our Lord 1789, 1808, and 1826, has been compared and corrected by the Standard Stereotype Edition, and is permitted to be published as a stereotype edition, duly compared and corrected by a suitable person, appointed for that purpose.
BENJAMIN T. ONDERDONK.
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the State of New York.
L THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
HYMN 1. C. M.
1 GREAT GOD! with wonder and with praise
On all thy works I look ;
But still thy wisdom, power, and grace,
Shine brightest in thy hook.
2 The stars, that in their courses roll,
Have much instruction given;
But thy good word informs my soul
How I may soar to heaven.
3 The fields provide me food, and show
The goodness of the LORD;
But fruits of life and glory grow
In thy most holy word.
4 Here are my choicest treasures hid;
Here my best comfort lies;
Here my desires are satisfied,
And here my hopes arise.
5 LORD, make me understand thy law,
Show what iny faults have been,
And from thy Gospel let me draw
Pardon for all my sin.
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1 GREAT first of beings! mighty LORD Of all this wondrous frame! Produced by thy creating word,
The world from nothing came.
2 Thy voice sent forth the high command "T was instantly obey'd:
And through thy goodness all things stand,
Which by thy power were made.
3 LORD! for thy glory shine the whole;
They all reflect thy light:
For this in course the planets roll,
And day succeeds the night.
4 For this the sun disperses heat
And beans of cheering day;
And distant stars, in order set,
By night thy power display.
6 Here would I learn how CHRIST has died 5 For this the earth its produce yields,
To save my soul from hell;
Not all the books on earth beside,
Such heavenly wouders tell.
7 Then let me love my Bible more,
And take a fresh delight,
By day to read these wonders o'er,
And meditate by night.
HYMN 2. C. M.
1 FATHER of mercies! in thy word
What endless glory shines!
For ever be thy name adored,
For these celestial lines.
2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;
Riches above what earth can grant,
And, lasting as the mind.
3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows
Invite the longing taste.
4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys,
Attend the blissful sound.
For this the waters flow;
And blooming plants adorn the fields,
And trees aspiring grow.
6 Inspired with praise, our minds pursue This wise and noble end
That all we think, and all we do,
Shall to thine honor tend.
1 LET heaven arise, let earth appear
Proclaim'd the Eternal LORD;
The heaven arose, the earth appear'd,
At his creating word.
2 But form.less was the earth, and void,
Dark, sluggish, and confused;
Till o'er the mass the Spirit moved,
And quick'ning power diffused.
3 Then spake the LORD Omnipotent
The mandate, "Be there light:"
Light darted forth in vivid rays,
And scatter'd ancient night.
4 The glorious firmament He spread,
To part the earth and sky;
And fix'd the upper elements
Within their spheres on high.
5 He bade the seas together flow;
They left the solid land;
And herbs, and plants, and fruitful frees,
Sprung forth at his command.
6 Above, he form'd the stars; and placed
Two greater orbs of light;
The radiant sun to rule the day
The moon to rule the night."
7 To all the varied living tribes
He gave their wondrous birth;
Seme form'd within the wat❜ry deep,
Seme, from the teeming earth.
8 Then, chief o'er all his works below,
Man, honor'd man, was made;
His soul with GOD's pure image stamp'd,
With innocence array'd.
9 Completed now the mighty work,
GOD his creation view'd;
And, pleased with all that he had made,
Pronounced it "very good."
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Praise from Living Creatures.
I BEGIN, my soul, the exalted lay,
Let each enraptured thought obey,
And praise the ALMIGHTY's name:
Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,
To swell the inspiring theme.
2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound,
While all the adoring thrones around
His boundless mercy sing;
Let every list'ning saint above
Wake all the tuneful soul of love,
And touch the sweetest string.
3 Whate'er this living world contains,
That wings the air, or treads the plains,
United praise bestow;
Ye tenants of the ocean wide,
Proclaim him through the mighty tide,
And in the deeps below.
4 Let man, by nobler passions sway'd,
The feeling heart, the judging head,
In heavenly praise employ;
Spread HIS tremendous Name around,
While heaven's broad arch rings back the
The general burst of joy. [sound,
Praise from the Elements and Worlds.
1 YE fields of light, celestial plains,
Where pure, serene effulgence reigns,
Ye scenes divinely fair,
Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim,
Tell how he form'd your shining frame,
And breath'd the fluid air.
2 Join, all ye stars, the vocal choir;
Thou dazzling orb of liquid fire
The mighty chorus aid;
And, soon as evening veils the plain,
Thou moon, prolong the hallow'd strain,
And praise him in the shade.
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1 THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
2 The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an Almighty hand.
3 Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale;
And, nightly, to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;
4 Whilst all the stars that round her
burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll
And spread the truth from pole to pole.
5 What though in solemn silence all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball,
What though no real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs be found;
6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice,
For ever singing as they shrine,
"The hand that made us is diviue."
II. PROVIDENCE.
HYMN 8. L. M.
ETERNAL source of every joy'
Well may thy praise our lips employ,
While in thy temple we appear,
To hail tnee, sovereign of the year.
2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll,
Thy hand supports and guides the whole
The sun is taught by thee to rise,
And darkness when to veil the skies.
3 The flowery spring at thy command,
Perfumes the air, and paints the land;
The summer rays with vigor shine
To raise the corn and cheer the vine.
4 Thy hand in autumn richly pours
Through all our coasts redundant stores
And winters, soften'd by thy care,
No more the face of horror wear.
5 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and
days,
3 Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, Demand successive songs of praise;
Proclaim the glories of thy GOD;
Ye worlds, declare his might;
And be the grateful homage paid,
With morning light and evening shade.
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