Let all that vital breath enjoy,
The breath he does to them afford,
In just returns of praise employ :
Let every creature praise the Lord!
"Praise the Lord, O my soul; and all that S. M. is within me, praise his holy name.”
BLESS the Lord, my soul,
His grace to thee proclaim;
And all that is within me, join
To bless his holy name.
2 O bless the Lord, my soul,
His mercies bear in mind;
Forget not all his benefits,
Who is to thee so kind.
3 He pardons all thy sins,
Prolongs thy feeble breath;
He healeth thine infirmities,
And ransoms thee from death.
4 He feeds thee with his love,
Upholds thee with his truth;
And, like the eagle's, he renews
The vigour of thy youth.
5 Then bless the Lord, my soul,
His grace, his love proclaim;
Let all that is within me, join
To bless his holy name.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is
fixed: I will sing and give praise."
From the lvii. Psalm.
GOD, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent,
Its thankful tribute to present;
And, with my heart, my voice I'll raise
To thee, my God, in songs of praise.
2 Awake, my glory; harp and lute,
No longer let your strings be mute:
And I, my tuneful part to take,
Will with the early dawn awake.
3 Thy praises, Lord, I will resound
To all the listening nations round:
Thy mercy highest heaven transcends,
Thy truth beyond the clouds extends.
4 Be thou, O God, exalted high;
And as thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
Till thou art here, as there, obeyed.
415 "I will alway give thanks unto the Lord." C. M.
Tin trouble and in joy,
HROUGH all the changing scenes of life,
The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.
2 Of his deliverance I will boast,
Till all that are distressed
From my example comfort take,
And charm their griefs to rest.
3 O magnify the Lord with me,
With me exalt his name;
When in distress to him I call'd,
He to my rescue came.
4 The angel of the Lord encamps
Around the good and just;
Deliverance he affords to all ́
Who on his succour trust.
5 O make but trial of his love,
Experience will decide
How blest they are, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.
6 Fear him, ye saints; and you will then
Have nothing else to fear;
Make you his service your delight,
Your wants shall be his care.
O give thanks unto the Lord: for he is
gracious, and his mercy endureth for
ever."
From the cvi. Psalm.
RENDER thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love;
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Has stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
His tribute of immortal praise?
3 Extend to me that favour, Lord,
Thou to thy chosen dost afford;
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.
4 Let Israel's God be ever bless'd, His name eternally confess'd; Let all his saints, with full accord, Sing loud Amens, Praise ye the Lord! 417. "O Lord, our Lord, how excellent is thy
name in all the earth."
From the viii. Psalm.
ISING the almighty power of God,
That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.
2 I sing the wisdom that ordain'd
The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.
3 Lord, how thy wonders are display'd
Where'er I turn my eye;
If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky,
4 There's not a plant nor flower below
But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow
By order from thy throne.
5 His hand is my perpetual guard;
He keeps me with his eye:
Why should I, then, forget the Lord,
Who is forever nigh?
"The Lord is King; the earth may be
glad thereof."
From the xcvii. Psalm.
Jin his just government rejoice;
EHOVAH reigns, let all the earth
Let all the lands, with sacred mirth,
In his applause unite their voice.
2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade
His dazzling glory shroud in state;
Judgment and righteousness are made
The habitation of his seat.
3 For thou, O God, art seated high,
Above earth's potentates enthroned;
Thou, Lord, unrivalled in the sky,
Supreme by all the gods art owned.
"Let everything that hath breath praise Ss. 6s. the Lord."
From the cxlviii. Psalm.
B Let each enraptured thought obey,
EGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay;
And praise th' Almighty's name:
Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,
To swell th' inspiring theme.
2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound,
While all the adoring thrones around
His boundless mercy sing;
Let every listening 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.
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