Your voices raise,
Ye Cherubim
And Seraphim,
To sing his praise.
2 Thou moon, that rul'st the night, And sun, that guid'st the day, Ye glitt'ring stars of light, To him your homage pay: His praise deciare, Ye heavens above, And clouds that move In liquid air.
3 Let them adore the LORD, And praise his holy Name, By whose almighty word They all from nothing came; And all shall last, From changes free; His firm decree
Stands ever fast.
4 Let earth her tribute pay: Praise him ye dreadful whales, And fish that through the sea Glide swift with glitt'ring scales Fire, hail, and snow,
And misty air,
And winds that where
He birds them blow.
5 By hills and mountains, all In grateful concert join'd; By cedars stately tall,
And trees for fruit design'd; By every beast, And creeping thing, And fowl of wing, His name be blest.
6 Let all of highest birth, With those of humbler name, And judges of the earth,
His matchless praise proclaim. In this design, Let youths with maids, And hoary heads
With children, join.
7 United zeal be shown
His wondrous fame to raise, Whose glorious Name alone Deserves our endless praise: Earth's utmost ends His power obey; His glorious sway
The sky transcends.
8 His chosen saints to grace, He sets them up on high; And favors Israel's race,
Who still to him are nigh.
From the exlix. Psalm of David
10 PRAISE ye the LORD, Prepare your glad voice His praise in the great Assembly to sing: In their great Creator Let Israel rejoice; And children of Sion Be glad in their King.
2 Let them his great Name Extol in their songs, With hearts well attuned His praises express: Who always takes pleasure To hear their glad tongues, And waits with salvation The humble to bless.
3 With glory adorn'd, His people shall sing To GOD, who their heads With safety doth shield; Such honor and triumph His faver shall bring: O therefore, for ever All praise to him yield'
From the cl. Psalm of David.
1 O PRAISE the LORD in that blest place From whence his goodness largely flows Praise him in heaven, where he his tace, Unveil'd, in perfect glory snows.
2 Praise him for all the mighty acts Which he in our behalf has done; His kindness this return exacts,
With which our praise should equal run. S Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice Make rocks and hills his praise rebound Praise him with harp's melodious noise And gentle psalt ry's silver round.
4 Let them who joyful hymns compose, To cymbals set their songs of praise; To well-tuned cymbals, and to those That loudly sound on solemn days. 5 Let all, that vita, breath enjoy, The breath he does to them ford In just returns of praise employ: Let every creature praise the LORD!
N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the preceding psalms and hymns, have reference to a division of the metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four classes, marked-I., II., III., IV.
Class I. includes coramon, long, and short metres, marked-. M., L. M., S. M.
Class II. includes the other Iambic metres, eight in number, marked-II. 1, II. 2, II. 3, II. 4, &c., which may be named; Two, one; Two, two; Two, three, &c.
Class III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked-III. 1, III. 2, III. 3, &c., which may be named; Three, one; Three, two, &c.
Class IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in number, marked-IV. 1, IV. 2, IV. 3, &c., and may be named; Four, one; Four, two, &c.
TO GOD the FATHER, SON, And SPIRIT, ever bless'd, Eternal Three in One, All worship be address'd; As heretofore
It was, is now, And shall be so For evermore.
TO GOD the FATHER, and to GOD the
To GOD the HOLY SPIRIT, Three in One, Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven, As was, and is, and ever shall be given.
ETERNAL praise be given, And songs of highest worth, By all the hosts of heaven, And all the saints on earth, To Gon, supreme confessed, To CHRIST, his only SON, And to the SPIRIT blessed, Eternal Three in One. -
TO FATHER, SON, and SPIRIT bless'd, Supreme o'er earth and heaven, Eternal Three in One confess'd,
Be highest glory given, As was through ages heretofore, Is now, and shall be evermore, By all in earth and heaven.
BY all on earth and all in heaven, Be everlasting glory given
To GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON And GOD the SPIRIT; equal Three In undivided Unity,
Ere time had yet its course begun: As was, and is, be highest praise, As still shall be through endless days.
Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of divine service, a certain portion or portions of
the Psalms of David in metre shall also be sung.
SHOWING WHERE TO FIND EACH PSALM, AND PART OF A PSALM, BY THE BEGINNING.
For ever, and for ever, LORD.. For thee, O GOD, our constant praise. From lowest depths of wo
Give ear, thou Judge of all the earth GOD is our refuge in distress... GOD, my King, thy might confessing GOD of my life, O LORD most high GOD shall arise, and Sion view GOD shali charge his angel legions. GOD's perfect law converts the scul. GOD's temple crowns the holy mount
Had not the LORD, may Israel say Happy the man whose tender care Have mercy, LORD, on me.... Hear, O my people, to my law. He's blest whose sins have pardon gain'd He that has GOD his guardian made. How bless'd are they who always keep How biest is he who ne'er consents
How good and pleasant must it be.
How long wilt thou forget me, LORD
How manifold thy works, O LORD
LORD, though at times surprised by fear LORD, to my brethren I'll declare
LORD, what's in man that thou should'st love LORD, who's the happy man that may
Magnify Jehovah's name May Jacob's Gon defend. Mine eyes, alas, begin to fail
My GoD, my GOD, why leav'st thou me My grateful soul shall bless the LORD My off'rings to God's house I'll bring My soul, for help on GOD rely. My soul, howe'er distress'd and poor My soul, inspired with sacred love My soul, oppress'd with deadly care My soul, with grateful thoughts of love My soul with long expectance faints
No change of time shall ever shock
O all ye people, clap your hands O bless the LORD, my soul O come, loud anthems let us sing O GOD, my gracious GOD, to thee O GOD, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent O GOD, my heart is fully bent.. O GOD of hosts, the mighty LORD O GOD our Saviour, all our hearts O LORD, my GOD, my portion thou O LORD, the Saviour and defence. O LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope O praise the LORD, and thou, my soul O praise the LORD, for he is good. O praise the LORD in that blest place O praise the LORD with hymns of joy O praise the LORD with one consent. O praise ye the LORD.
O render thanks, and bless the LORD O render thanks to GOD ahove O thou, whom heavenly hosts obey O Thou, to whom all creatures bow O't was a joyful sound to hear. O with due rev'rence let us all
Praise the LORD; our GOD to praise Regard my words, O gracious GOD.
Save me, O GOD, from waves that roll Say ye, the LORD shall not regard Sing to the LORD a new-made song Sing to the LORD a new-made song.
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