-3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day,
Joy through the earth be seen;
Let cities shine in bright array,
And fields in cheerful green.
4 Let an unusual joy surprise
The islands of the sea;

d Ye mountains, sink, ye valleys, rise;
Prepare the Lord his way.

o 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless 'The nations as their God;

o To show the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad.

g 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near; a How will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear!

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P. M., St. Helen's.

The God of the Gentiles.

LET all the earth their voices raise, To sing the choicest psalm of praise'; To sing and bless Jehovah's name : His glory let the heathens know; His wonders to the nations show; And all his saving works proclaim. 2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord, The wondering nations read thy word; Among us is Jehovah known: Our worship shall no more be paid To gods which mortal hands have made : Our Maker is our God alone.

3 He framed the globe, He built the sky,
He made the shining worlds on high,
And reigns complete in glory there;
-His beams are majesty and light;
b His beauties, how divinely bright!
His temple, how divinely fair!

g 4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour.
When earth shall feel his saving power,
And barbarous nations fear his name;
Then shall the race of men confess
The beauty of his holiness,"

And, in his courts, his grace proclaim.

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PSALM 97. L.M. FIRST PART. Psalm 97th. [*] Ver. 1-5. Christ the Sovereign Judge.

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H Praise him in evangelic strains:
E reigns-the Lord, the Saviour reigns:

o Let the whole earth in songs rejoice;
And distant islands join their voice.
e 2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown;
o But grace and truth support his throne:
e Though gloomy clouds his way surround,
-Justice is their eternal ground.

g 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes!
Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs;
Before him burns devouring fire!

The mountains melt, the seas retire! -4 His enemies, with sore dismay,

Fly from the sight and shun the day: o Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, u And sing, for your redemption's nigh.

L. M.

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SECOND PART. Old Hundred. [*]

THE

Ver. 6-9. Christ's Incarnation.
HE Lord is come: the heavens proclaim
His birth; the nations learn his name:
An unknown star directs the road
Of Eastern sages to their God.
g 2 All ye bright armies of the skies,
Go worship where the Saviour lies;
Angels and kings, before him bow,
Those gods on high and gods below.
-3 Let idols totter to the ground,

And their own worshippers confound; o But Judah shout, but Zion sing, -And earth confess her sovereign King.

L. M. THIRD PART. Green's. [*]
Grace and Glory.

Ter all the earth, o'er all the sky';
HE Almighty reigns, exalted high,

e Though clouds and darkness veil his feet,
o His dwelling is the mercy-seat.

-2 O ye who love his holy name,
Hate every work of sin and shame :
He guards the souls of all his friends,
And from the snares of hell defends.

o 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown,
Are for the saints in darkness sown;
These glorious seeds shall spring and rise,
And the bright harvest bless our eyes.
0 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record
The sacred honours of the Lord;
-None, but the soul that feels his grace,
Can triumph in his holiness.

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C. M. Mitcham. Mear. [*]

YE

V.1,3,5-7,11. Christ's Incarnation, and the Judgment.
E shores and isles of every sea,
Rejoice-the Saviour reigns;
His word, like fire, prepares his way,
And mountains melt to plains.

• 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills,
And makes the valleys rise;

-The humble soul enjoys his smiles,
The haughty sinner dies.

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o 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim; The idol gods around

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Fill their own worshippers with shame,
And totter to the ground.

4 Adoring angels, at his birth,

Make the Redeemer known:

g Thus shall he come-to judge the earthAnd angels guard his throne.

05 His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire;

o His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world on fire.

6 The seeds of joy and glory, sown

For saints in darkness here,

o Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, And a rich harvest bear.

PSALM 98. C. M. FIRST PART. Sunday. [*]

Praise for the Gospel.

our almighty Maker God, New honours be addressed, His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blessed.

2 He spake the word to Abraham first; His truth fulfills his grace :

The Gentiles make his name their trust.

And learn his righteousness.

o 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim, With all her different tongues;

u And spread the honours of his name, In melody and songs.

St. Martin's.

C. M. SECOND PART. Arundel. Bethlehem. [*] The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom.

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Joy

OY to the world-the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King:

o Let every heart prepare him room,

And heaven and nature sing.

-2 Joy to the earth-the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ;

o While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy.

e 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground;

o He comes to make his blessings flow,
Far as the curse is found.

g 4 He rules the world with truth and grace;
And makes the nations prove,
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.

PSALM 99. S. M. FIRST PART. Peckham. [*] Christ's Kingdom and Majesty.

God, Jehovah, reigns'
Let all the nations fear;

e Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humble there.

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2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns!
Let earth adore its Lord;

o Bright cherubs his attendants stand,

Swift to fulfill his word.

3 In Zion is his throne,

His honours are divine:

His church shall make his wonders known;
For there his glories shine.

e 4 How holy is his name!

How terrible his praise!

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

S. M. SECOND PART. Newton. Watchman. [*] A holy God worshipped with Reverence.

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EXALT the Lord our God,

And worship at his feet;

His nature is all holiness,

And mercy is his seat.

2 When Israel was his church,

When Aaron was his priest,-
When Moses cried, when Samuel prayed,-
He gave his people rest.

3 Oft he forgave their sins,

Nor would destroy their race;

And oft he made his vengeance known,
When they abused his grace.

• 4 Exalt the Lord our God,

Whose grace is still the same:

-Still he's a God of holiness,

And jealous for his name.

PSALM 100. L. M. 1ST PT. Old Hundred.[*] A plain translation.-Praise to our Creator.

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YE

nations of the earth, rejoice

Before the Lord, your Sovereign King, o Serve him with cheerful heart and voice; o With all your tongues his glory sing. e 2 The Lord is God ;-'tis he alone Doth life and breath and being give; We are his work, and not our own; The sheep that on his pastures live. o 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy; With praises to his courts repair; And make it your divine employ, To pay your thanks and honours there. 4 The Lord is good; the Lord is kind; o Great is his grace, his mercy sure; g And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure.

L. M. SECOND PART. Old Hundred. [*] A Paraphrase.

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ISING

ING to the Lord with joyful voice;
Let every land his name adore ;

The northern isles shall send the noise
Across the ocean to the shore.]