When he saw our race undone,

Loved the world and gave his Son.
3 Sing the Son's unbounded love,
How he left the realms above;
Took our nature and our place;
Lived and died to save our race.
4 Sing we too the Spirit's love;
With our stubborn hearts he strove,
Chased the mists of sin away,
Turned our night to glorious day.
5 Great the joy, the union sweet,
When the saints in glory meet;
Where the theme is still the same,
Still Jehovah's glorious name.

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"Bless the Lord."

S. M.

1 STAND up, and bless the Lord,

Ye people of his choice:

Stand up, and bless the Lord your God

With heart, and soul, and voice.

2 Though high above all praise,

Above all blessing high,

Who would not fear his holy name,
And laud and magnify?

3 0 for the living fire,

From his own altar brought,

To touch our lips, our minds inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought!

4 God is our strength and song,
And his salvation ours;

Then be his love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed powers.

5 Stand up and bless the Lord,
The Lord your God adore;

Stand up, and bless his glorious name
Henceforth for evermore.

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Worthy the Lamb."

6s & 4s.

1 COME, all ye saints of God! Wide through the earth abroad,

Spread Jesus' fame:

Tell what his love has done;
Trust in his name alone;

Shout to his lofty throne,

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Worthy the Lamb!"

2 Hence, gloomy doubts and fears!
Dry up your mournful tears;
Swell the glad theme:
Praise ye our gracious King,
Strike each melodious string,
Join heart and voice to sing,
"Worthy the Lamb!"

3 Hark-how the choirs above,
Filled with the Saviour's love,
Dwell on his name!-

There, too, may we be found,
With light and glory crowned,
While all the heavens resound,
"Worthy the Lamb!"

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"Let all the People praise Thee!"

1 SONGS of praise the angels sang,
Heaven with hallelujahs rang,
When Jehovah's work begun,
When he spake, and it was done.

2 Songs of praise awoke the morn,
When the Prince of Peace was born:
Songs of praise arose, when he
Captive led captivity.

3 Heaven and earth must pass away,
Songs of praise shall crown that day;
God will make new heavens, new earth,
Songs of praise shall hail their birth.

4 And can man alone be dumb,
Till that glorious kingdom come?
No;-the Church delights to raise

Psalms, and hymns, and songs of praise.

7s.

5 Saints below with heart and voice,
Still in songs of praise rejoice;
Learning here, by faith and love,
Songs of praise to sing above.

6 Borne upon their latest breath,
Songs of praise shall conquer death;
Then, amidst eternal joy,

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Songs of praise their powers employ.

"Glory ye in His Holy Name."

S. M.

1 GIVE glory to the Lord,

Extol his holy name,

Let men and angels' tongues record

His everlasting fame.

2 While we his love relate,

Who saves the lost from hell,
O ye who kept your first estate,
His sovereign power forth tell!

3 Among our fallen race,

The living yet are we;

This is our day,—our day of grace,

The last we e'er may see.

4 Confess we then our sin,

Repent, believe, and pray;

Strive the straight gate to enter in,

And force the narrow way.

5 The Lord delights to bless
The valiant for the truth,

And crown their age with happiness,
Who serve him from their youth.

6 Angels, while ye on high

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Rejoice o'er ransomed men;

"The lost is found," we too would cry, "The dead alive again."

A Psalm of Praise.

H. M.

1 YE holy angels bright,

Who stand before God's throne,

And dwell in glorious light,

Praise ye the Lord, each one.

You there, so nigh,

Are much more meet
Than we, the feet,
For things so high.

2 Ye blessed souls at rest,

That see your Saviour's face,

Whose glory, even the least,

Is far above our grace;
God's praises sound,

As in his sight,

With sweet delight,

You do abound.