2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing; The Lord"s a G.o.d of boundless might-- The whole creation"s King.
3 Come, and with humble souls adore; Come, kneel before his face; Oh, may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace.
4 Now is the time--he bends his ear, And waits for your request; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, "Ye shall not see my rest."
Isaac Watts, 1719.
20 St. Thomas. S.M.
_Bless the Lord._ (29)
Oh, bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine.
2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die.
3 "Tis he forgives thy sins-- "Tis he relieves thy pain-- "Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And gives thee strength again.
4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave; He who redeemed my soul from h.e.l.l, Hath sovereign power to save.
Isaac Watts.
21 Silver Street. S.M.
_Psalm 103._ (34)
Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sov"reign G.o.d, The universal king.
2 He formed the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground.
3 Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word.
4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious G.o.d.
Isaac Watts, 1719.
22 Gates of Praise.
_Gates of Praise._
Lift up the Gates of Praise, That we may enter in, And o"er salvation"s walls proclaim That Christ redeems from sin.
Cho.--The stars may praise the hand That decks the sky above, But man alone can tell the pow"r Of Christ"s redeeming love.
2 G.o.d"s works reveal his might, His majesty and grace; But not the tender Father"s love That saves a dying race.
3 Then let the voice of praise To heavenly courts ascend, Till with the songs the angels sing Our hallelujahs blend.
4 To him that hath redeemed Our souls from sin"s dark maze; The Hope and Savior of mankind, Be everlasting praise.
M. E. Servoss.
23 Leighton. S.M.
_Exhortation to Praise._ (32)
Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice!
Stand up, and bless the Lord, your G.o.d,.
With heart, and soul, and voice.
2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify?
3 Oh, for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!
4 G.o.d is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed, With all our ransomed powers.
James Montgomery, 1825.
24 Wilmot. 8s & 7s.
_Psalm 148._ (53)
Praise the Lord, ye heavens! adore him; Praise him, angels in the height!
Sun and moon! rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars of light!
2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws, which never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made.
3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious; Never shall his promise fail; G.o.d hath made his saints victorious; Sin and death shall not prevail.
4 Praise the G.o.d of our salvation, Hosts on high! his power proclaim Heaven and earth, and all creation!
Laud and magnify his name.
John Kempthorne, 1810.
25 Horton. 7s.
_Psalm 107._ (50)
Thank and praise Jehovah"s name; For his mercies, firm and sure, From eternity the same To eternity endure.
2 Let the ransomed thus rejoice, Gathered out of every land; As the people of his choice, Plucked from the destroyer"s hand.