221

6.6.6.6.8.8.

REJOICE, the Lord is King,

Your Lord and King adore;

Mortals, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore;

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice,
Rejoice, again I say, Rejoice!

Jesus, the Saviour, reigns,

The God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above.

His kingdom cannot fail;

He rules o'er earth and heaven;

The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given.

He sits at God's right hand
Till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
And fall beneath His feet.

222

(PSALM CIII.)

8.7.8.7.4.7.

PRA is leet thy tribute bring;

RAISE, my soul, the King of heaven,

Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me His praise should sing?
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise the everlasting King!

Praise Him for His grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him still the same for ever,
Slow to chide and swift to bless;
Praise Him! Praise Him
Glorious in His faithfulness!

Fatherlike, He tends and spares us,
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hand He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes;
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Widely yet His mercy flows.

Angels, help us to adore Him,

Ye behold Him face to face:
Sun and moon, bow down before Him,
Dwellers all in time and space,

Praise Him! Praise Him!
Praise with us the God of grace!

Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), 1834.

PRAIS

223

(PSALM CL.)

7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.

ORAISE the Lord, His glories show,
Saints within His courts below,

Angels round His throne above,
All that see and share His love:
Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth,
Tell His wonders, sing His worth;
Age to age, and shore to shore,
Praise Him, praise Him evermore!

Praise the Lord, His mercies trace,
Praise His providence and grace,
All that He for man hath done,
All He sends us through His Son:
Strings and voices, hands and hearts,
In the concert bear your parts;
All that breathe, your Lord adore,
Praise Him, praise Him evermore !

PRAISE

224

(PSALM CXLVIII.)

8.7.8.7.D.

RAISE the Lord; ye heavens, adore Him;
Praise Him, angels in the height;

Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;
Praise Him, all ye stars and light:
Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken,
Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;
Laws which never shall be broken

For their guidance He hath made.

Praise the Lord, for He is glorious;
Never shall His promise fail;
God hath made His saints victorious,
Sin and death shall not prevail :
Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high, His power proclaim;
Heaven and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify His Name.

Author unknown, 1796.

225

6.6.8.4.D.

HE God of Abraham praise,
Who reigns enthroned above,

Ancient of everlasting days,

And God of love,

Jehovah, great I Am,

By earth and heaven confessed; I bow and bless the sacred Name For ever blest.

He by Himself hath sworn, -
I on His oath depend,

I shall on eagle's wings upborne
To heaven ascend;

I shall behold His face,

I shall His power adore,

And sing the wonders of His grace
For evermore.

There dwells the Lord our King,
The Lord our Righteousness;
Triumphant o'er the world and sin,
The Prince of Peace,

On Sion's sacred height

His kingdom still maintains,

And glorious with His saints in light
For ever reigns.

The whole triumphant host
Give thanks to God on high;

'Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!'

They ever cry;

Hail, Abraham's God and mine!

I join the heavenly lays;

All might and majesty are Thine,

And endless praise.