2 Thousands, tens of thousands, stand,
Spirits blest, before thy throne,
Speeding thence at thy command;
And when thy command is done,
Singing everlastingly

To the blessed Trinity.

3 Cherubim and seraphim

Veil their faces with their wings;
Eyes of angels are too dim

To behold the King of kings,
While they sing eternally
To the blessed Trinity.

4 Thee, apostles, prophets, thee,
Thee, the noble martyr band,

Praise with solemn jubilee;

Thee the Church in every land;

Singing everlastingly

To the blessèd Trinity.

5 Alleluia! Lord, to thee,

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Three in One, and One in Three,

Join we with the heavenly host,

Singing everlastingly

To the blessed Trinity.

141 "This is my name for ever, and this is my

memorial unto all generations."

HE God of Abraham praise,

THE

Who reigns enthroned above;

Ancient of everlasting days,

And God of love;

[P. M.

Jehovah, great I AM,

By earth and heaven confess'd ;-
I bow and bless the sacred name,
For ever bless'd.

2 The God of Abraham praise,
At whose supreme command
From earth I rise, and seek the joys
At his right hand:

I all on earth forsake,

Its wisdom, fame, and power; And him my only portion make, My shield and tower.

3 He by himself hath sworn,
I on his oath depend,

I shall, on angel-wings upborne,
To heaven ascend:

I shall behold his face,
I shall his power adore,

And sing the wonders of his grace
For evermore.

4 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 he maintains,

And, glorious with his saints in light, For ever reigns.

5 The God who reigns on high

The great archangels sing; And, "Holy, holy, holy," cry,

"Almighty King,

Who was, and is the same,

And evermore shall be;
Jehovah, Father, great I AM,
We worship thee."

6 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.

142

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love [L. M.
of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost,
be with you all."

FATHER of heaven, whose love profound

A ransom for our souls hath found,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy pardoning love extend.

2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word,
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy saving grace extend.

3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath

The soul is raised from sin and death,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy quickening power extend.

4 Jehovah,-Father, Spirit, Son,-
Mysterious Godhead, Three in One!
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.

143 "Of him and through him and to him are all [6s. 8s. things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen."

WE give immortal praise

To God the Father's love,

For all our comforts here,

And better hopes above:

He sent his own Eternal Son

To die for sins that man had done.

2 To God the Son belongs
Immortal glory too,

Who bought us with his blood

From everlasting woe:

And now he lives, and now he reigns,
And sees the fruit of all his pains.

3 To God, the Spirit's name,
Immortal worship give,

Whose new-creating power

Makes the dead sinner live:

His work completes the great design,
And fills the soul with joy divine.

4 Almighty God, to thee

Be endless honours done;

The undivided Three,

And the mysterious One;

Where reason fails with all her powers,

There faith prevails, and love adores.

144 "And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, [75. Double. holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts."

HOLY, holy, holy Lord

God of hosts! When heaven and earth,

Out of darkness, at thy word,

Issued into glorious birth,

All thy works before thee stood,
And thine eye beheld them good,
While they sang, with one accord,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!

2 Holy, holy, holy! Thee,
One Jehovah evermore,
Father, Son, and Spirit, we,

Dust and ashes, would adore;
Lightly by the world esteemed,
From that world by thee redeemed,
Sing we here, with glad accord,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!

3 Holy, holy, holy! All

Heaven's triumphant choir shall sing,
When the ransomed nations fall

At the footstool of their King:
Then shall saints and seraphim,
Hearts and voices, swell one hymn,
Round the throne with full accord,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!