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Psalm 145: 3.

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1 THE Lord is great! ye hosts of heaven, 1
adore him,

And ye who tread this earthly ball;
In holy songs rejoice aloud before him,
And shout his praise who made you all.
2 The Lord is great; his majesty how glo-

rious!

Resound his praise from shore to shore; O'er sin, and death, and hell, now made victorious,

He rules and reigns forevermore.

3 The Lord is great; his mercy how

abounding!

Ye angels, strike your golden chords; Oh, praise our God, with voice and harp resounding,

Psalm 29.

The King of kings and Lord of lords! 141. lls. 1 GIVE glory to God in the highest; give praise,

Ye noble, ye mighty, with joyful accord; All-wise are his counsels, all-perfect his

ways;

In the beauty of holiness worship the
Lord.

2 At the voice of the Lord the strong cedars are bowed,

And towers from their base into ruin are hurled;

The voice of the Lord, from the darkbosomed cloud,

Dissevers the lightning in flames o'er the world.

3 The voice of the Lord, through the calm

of the wood,

Awakens its echoes, strikes light through

its caves;

The Lord sitteth king on the turbulent flood;

The winds are his servants,—his servants

the waves

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Psalm 92.

THOU who art enthroned above,
Thou by whom we live and move!
Oh, how sweet, with joyful tongue,
To resound thy praise in song!

Sweet the day of sacred rest,
When devotion fills the breast,

When we dwell within thy house,

Hear thy word, and pay our vows ;—

Notes to heaven's high mansions raise;
Fill its courts with joyful praise;
With repeated hymns proclaim

Great Jehovah's awful name.

From thy works our joys arise,
O thou only good and wise!
Who thy wonders can declare?
How profound thy counsels are!

5 Warm our hearts with sacred fire;
Grateful fervors still inspire;
All our powers, with all their might,
Ever in thy praise unite.

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His glories shine with beams so bright,
No mortal eye can bear the sight.

2 The thunders of his hand

Keep the wide world in awe;
IIis wrath and justice stand,

To guard his holy law;
And where his love resolves to bless,
His truth confirms and seals the grace.

3 Through all his perfect work,

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Surprising wisdom shines; Confounds the powers of hell,

And breaks their cursed designs:
Strong is the arm-and shall fulfill
His great decrees, his sovereign will.

And can this mighty King
Of glory condescend-
And will he write his name,

My Father and iny Friend!

I love his name, I love his word;
Join, all my powers, and praise the Lord!

144.

Psalm 96.

C. P. M., 3 Thy sway is known below, above,
And full of majesty thy voice;
And as it speaks, in wrath or love,
The nations tremble or rejoice.

1 LET all on earth their voices raise,
To sing the great Jehovah's praise,
And bless his holy name:
His glory let the heathen know,
His wonders to the nations show,
His saving grace proclaim.

z He framed the globe, he built the sky,
He made the shining worlds on high,
And reigns in glory there:
His beams are majesty and light;
His beauties, how divinely bright!
His dwelling-place, how fair!

3 Come the great day, the glorious hour,-
When earth shall feel his saving power,

All nations fear his name:

Then shall the race of men confess
The beauty of his holiness,-

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His saving grace proclaim.

L.M. 61.

4 The final, awful hour is near,

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Time paces on with ceaseless tread, When opening graves that voice shall hear,

And render up the sleeping dead. 5 Oh, in that great decisive day,

May we be found in Christ, and stand, While flaming worlds shall melt away, Accepted, owned, at thy right hand!

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1 LET glory be to God on high:
Peace be on earth as in the sky;
Good will to men! We bow the knee,
We praise, we bless, we worship thee;
We give thee thanks, thy name we sing, 3
Almighty Father! Heavenly King!

2 O Lord, the sole begotten Son,

Who bore the crimes which we had done;
Son of the Father, who wast slain
To take away the sins of men;
O Lamb of God, whose blood was spilt
For all the world, and all its guilt;-

3 Have mercy on us, through thy blood;
Receive our prayer, O Lamb of God!
For thou art holy; thou alone,
At God's right hand, upon his throne,
In all his glory, art adored,
With thee, O Holy Ghost, ONE LORD.

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Not now, on Zion's height alone
The favored worshiper may dwell;
Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son
Sat, weary, by the patriarch's well.
From every place below the skies,

The grateful song, the fervent prayer,
The incense of the heart may rise

To heaven, and find acceptance there.
4 O thou to whom, in ancient time,
The holy prophets' harp was strung!
To thee at last, in every clime,
Shall temples rise, and praise be sung.
S. M.

148.

Psalm 99.

1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns,
Let all the nations fear;
Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humble there.

L. M. 2 In Zion stands his throne;

Ruler of heaven and earth beneath!
From thee our hopes, our comforts spring;
In thee we live, and move, and breathe.
2 Thy word brought forth the flaming sun,
The changeful moon, the starry host;
In thine appointed course they run,
Till in the final ruin lost.

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His honors are divine;

His Church shall make his wonders known,

For there his glories shine.

How holy is his name!

How fearful is his praise!

Justice, and truth, and judgment join
In all his works of grace.

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1. Thus far the Lord has led me on; Thus far his pow'r pro- longs my days;

And ev'ry evening shall make known Some fresh me - mo - rial

of his grace.

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1 DISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord!
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss, forgive,
And let thy truth within us live.

2 Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Wash all our works in Jesus' blood;
Give every burdened soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.
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1 WHILE now upon this Sabbath eve, Thy house, Almighty God, we leave, 'Tis sweet, as sinks the setting sun, To think on all our duties done.

2 Oh! evermore may all our bliss
Be peaceful, pure, divine like this;
And may each Sabbath, as it flies,
Fit us for joys beyond the skies.

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1 ERE to the world again we go,
Its pleasures, cares, and idle show,
Thy grace, once more, O God, we crave,
From folly and from sin to save.

2 May the great truths we here have heard,
The lessons of thy holy word-
Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep,
And all our souls from error keep.

3 Oh! may the influence of this day
Long as our memory with us stay,
And as a constant guardian prove,
To guide us to our home above.

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1 GLORY to thee, my God, this night, For all the blessings of the light: Keep me, oh, keep me, King of kings! Beneath thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, The ill which I this day have done; That with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread The grave as little as my bed: Teach me to die, that so I may Rise glorious at the judgment-day. 4 Oh, let my soul on thee repose,

And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close! Sleep, which shall me more vigorous make,

To serve my God when I awake. 5 Be thou my guardian, while I sleep, Thy watchful station near me keep; My heart with love celestial fill, And guard me from the approach of ill. 6 Lord, let my soul forever share,

Philippians 4:7.

The bliss of thy paternal care: 'Tis heaven on earth, 't is heaven above, To see thy face, and sing thy love! 155. 1 THE peace which God alone reveals, And by his word of grace imparts, Which only the believer feels, Direct, and keep, and cheer our hearts!

2 And may the holy Three in One,
The Father, Word, and Comforter,
Pour an abundant blessing down
On every soul assembled here!

3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 156.

Psalm 35: 18.

1 MILLIONS within thy courts have met, Millions, this day, before thee bowed; Their faces Zion-ward were set,

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Vows with their lips to thee they vowed.
Soon as the light of morning broke
O'er island, continent, or deep,

Thy far-spread family awoke,

Sabbath, all round the world, to keep.

3 From east to west, the sun surveyed, From north to south, adoring throngs; And still, when evening stretched her shade,

The stars came out to hear their songs. 4 And not a prayer, a tear, a sigh,

Hath failed this day some suit to gain; To those in trouble thou wert nigh: Not one hath sought thy face in vain. 5 Yet one prayer more!-and be it one, In which both heaven and earth accord Fulfill thy promise to thy Son;

Let all that breathe call Jesus LORD!

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Luke 24: 29.

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1 LORD, at this closing hour, Establish every heart

Upon thy word of truth and power, To keep us when we part.

2 Peace to our brethren give;

Fill all our hearts with love;
In faith and patience may we live,
And seek our rest above.

3 Through changes, bright or drear,
We would thy will pursue;
And toil to spread thy kingdom here,
Till we its glory view.

4 To God, the only wise,

In every age adored,

Let glory from the church arise
Through Jesus Christ our Lord!

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