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join their voice.

Sel. 36.

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[Ps. 97, P. 1. E reigns; the Lord, the Saviour reigns! Praise Him in evangelic strains: Let the whole earth in songs rejoice, And distant islands join their voice. 2. Deep are his counsels, and unknown; But grace and truth support his throne: Though gloomy clouds his ways surround, Justice is their eternal ground.

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;
Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high,
And sing, for your redemption's nigh.

1. GIVE to

mercies in your song.

Sel. 39.

(Stanzas 3-6 omitted.)

IVE to our God immortal praise;

GIV

Mercy and truth are all his ways; Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song.

2. Give to the Lord of lords renown! The King of kings with glory crown: His mercies ever shall endure,

When lords and kings are known no

Sel. 42.

(Stanza 1 in Music, 6 omitted.) 2. What strange compassion fill'd thy breast,

That brought thee from thy throne on high,

To woes that cannot be express'd,
To be despised, to groan and die!
3. Was it for man, rebellious man,
Sunk by his crimes below the grave,
Who, justly doom'd to endless pain,
Found none to pity or to save?

4. For man didst thou forsake the sky,
To bleed upon the accursed tree?
And didst thou taste of death to buy
Immortal life and bliss for me?

5. Had I a voice to praise thy name,
Loud as the trump that wakes the dead,
Had I the raptured seraph's flame,
My debt of love could ne'er be paid.
Sel. 43.

[Ps. 51, P. 1.

(Stanzas 3, 4 omitted.)

SHOW pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive;
Let a repenting rebel live;
Are not thy mercies large and free?
May not a sinner trust in thee?

2. My crimes are great, but don't surpass
The power and glory of thy grace;
Great God, thy nature hath no bound,
So let thy pardoning love be found.

breath,

I must pronounce thee just in death;
And if my soul were sent to hell,
Thy righteous law approves it well.

6. Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word,

Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair.

Sel. 44.

WHEN

(Stanza 4 omitted.)

[H. 283.

I survey the wondrous cross, On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride.

2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ, my God;
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.

3. See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down;
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

5. Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

(Stanza 1 in Music, 3, 4, 7, omitted.) 2. He saw me ruin'd in the fall, Yet loved me notwithstanding all; He saved me from my lost estate; His loving-kindness, O! how great! 5. Often I feel my sinful heart Prone from my Saviour to depart; But, though I oft have Him forgot, His loving-kindness changes not. 6. Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal powers must fail; O may my last expiring breath His loving-kindness sing in death. Sel. 46.

[Ps. 138.

TO God, my Saviour, and my King,

Fain would my soul her tribute bring; Join me, ye saints, in songs of praise, For ye have known and felt his grace,

2. Wretched and helpless once I lay,
Just breathing all my life away;
He saw me weltering in my blood,
And felt the pity of a God.

3. With speed he flew to my relief, Bound up my wounds and soothed my grief,

Pour'd joys divine into my heart,
And bade each anxious fear depart.

4. These proofs of love, my dearest Lord,
Deep in my breast I will record;
The life which I from thee receive,
To thee, behold, I freely give.

5. My heart and tongue shall tune thy praise,

Through the remainder of my days;
And when I join the powers above,
My soul shall better sing thy love.