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

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HE reigns-the Lord, the Saviour reigns:

Praise him in evangelic strains : • 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 seus retire!
4 His enemies, with sore dismay,
Fly from the sight and shun the day:

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

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

Ver. 6-9. Christ's Incarnation.

HE Lord is come: the heavens proclaim

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His birth; the nations learn his name :

An unknown star directs the road.

Of Eastern sages to their God.

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.

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L. M. THIRD PART.

Green's. [*].

Grace and Glory.

Team the earth, o'er all the sky;
THE 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,

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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.
o 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record
The sacred honours of the Lord 3
-None, but the soul that feels his grace,
Can triumph in his holiness.

C. M. Mitcham. Mear. [*]

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V.1,3,5-7,11. Christ's Incarnation, and the Judgment.
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;

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-The humble soul enjoys his smiles,

The haughty sinner dies.

0.3 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.ne

- Adoring angels, at his birth, Make the Redeemer known:1

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

o 5 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. [*]

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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.

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

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o Let every heart prepare him room,

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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.

1 T Let all the nations fear;
HE God, Jehovah, reigns!

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!

• 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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End worship at his feet

XALT the Lord our God,

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.

0 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.
E nations of the earth, rejoice

Before the Lord, your Sovereign King,
o Serve him with cheerful heart and voice;
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. [*]

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SING

A Paraphrase.

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.]

e 2 Before Jehovah's awful throne,
Ye nations, bow with sacred joy;
Know that the Lord is God alone;
He can create, and he destroy.

-3 His sovereign power, without our aid,
Made us of clay, and formed us men;
e And when, like wandering sheep, we strayed,
o He brought us to his fold again.

e 4 We are his people, we his care;
Our souls and all our mortal frame:
o What lasting honours shall we rear,
Almighty Maker, to thy name?

5 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs
High as the heavens our voices raise ;
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise.
g 6 Wide-as the world, is thy command;"
Vast-as eternity, thy love:

Firin-as a rock, thy truth must stand,
When rolling years shall cease to move.

PSALM 101. L. M. Old Hundred. [*] The Magistrate's Psalm.

ERCY and judgment are my song;
And, since they both to thee belong,
My gracious God, my righteous King,
To thee my songs and vows I bring.

2 If I am raised to bear the sword,
I'll take my counsels from thy word;
Thy justice and thy heavenly grace
Shall be the pattern of my ways.
3 Let wisdom all my actions guide,
And let my God with me reside;
No wicked thing shall dwell with me,
Which may provoke thy jealousy.
4 No sons of slander, rage, and strife
Shall be companions of my life;
The haughty look, the heart of pride,
Within my doors shall ne'er abide.

5 (I'll search the land, and raise the just
To posts of honour, wealth and trust;
The men who work thy holy will,
Shall be my friends and favourites still.)