1. Praise ye the Lord, His praise proclaim,
And, O my soul, bless thou His Name;
Yea, I will sound His praise abroad
And ever bless the Lord, my God.
2. Trust not in man who soon must die,
But on the living God rely;
Most blest the man whose help is He
That made the heav'n and earth and sea.
3. His truth unchanged shall ever stand,
He saves from strong oppression's hand,
In Him the sad a helper find,
He feeds the poor and heals the blind.
4. Thy God shall reign for ever more,
Praise Him, O Zion, and adore;
The Lord is heav'n's eternal King,
To Him all praise and honor bring.
1. O sing ye Hallelujah!
'Tis good our God to praise;
'Tis pleasant and becoming
To Him our songs to raise;
He builds the walls of Zion,
He seeks her wand'ring sons,
He binds their wounds and comforts
The broken hearted ones.
2. The starry hosts He numbers,
He calls them all by name;
His greatness and His wisdom
His wondrous works proclaim;
The meek He lifts to honor
He humbles sinful pride;
Give thanks to Him and utter
His praises far and wide.
3. The heav'ns with clouds He covers,
He sends the cheering rain;
The slopes of all the mountains
He fills with grass and grain;
To beast and bird His goodness
Their daily food supplies;
He cares for all His creatures,
Attentive to their cries.
4. No human pow'r delights Him,
No earthly pomp or pride;
He loves the meek who fear Him
And in His love confide;
Then praise thy God, O Zion,
His gracious aid confess;
He gives thee peace and plenty,
His gifts thy children bless.
5. He sends His swift commandment,
And snow and ice enfold
The world, and none are able
To stand before His cold.
Again He gives commandment;
The winds of summer blow,
The snow and ice are melted,
Again the waters flow.
6. His statutes and His judgments
He makes His people know;
To them as to no others
His grace He loves to show;
For matchless grace and mercy
Your grateful praises bring;
To Him give thanks for ever,
And Hallelujah sing.
1. Praise ye the Lord, for it is good
To sing unto our God;
'Tis right and pleasant for His saints
To tell His praise abroad.
The Lord our God builds up His Church,
He seeks her wand'ring sons;
He binds their wounds and gently heals
The broken hearted ones.
2. Our Lord is great, He calls by name
And counts the stars of night;
His wisdom is unsearchable,
And wondrous is His might.
The Lord upholds the poor and meek,
He brings the wicked low;
Sing praise to Him and give Him thanks
And all His goodness show.
3. No human might, no earthly pride,
Delights the Lord above;
In them that fear Him He delights,
In them that trust His love.
O Zion, praise the Lord thy God,
His wondrous love confess;
He is thy glory and thy strength,
He will thy children bless.
1. Praise ye, praise ye the Lord
In yonder heav'nly height;
Ye angels, all His hosts,
In joyful praise unite;
O sun and moon, declare His might,
Show forth His praise, ye stars of light.
2. Praise Him, ye highest heav'ns,
Praise Him, ye clouds that roll,
Created by His pow'r
And under His control,
Ye heav'ns that stand eternally,
Established by His firm decree.
3. Ye creatures in the sea
And creatures on the earth,
Your mighty Maker praise
And tell His matchless worth;
Praise Him, ye stormy winds that blow,
Ye fire and hail, ye rain and snow.
4. Ye hills and mountains, praise,
Each tree and beast and bird;
Ye kings and realms of earth,
Now let your praise be heard;
By high and low, by young and old,
Be all His praise and glory told.
5. By all let God be praised,
For He alone is great;
Above the earth and heav'n
He reigns in glorious state;
Praise Him, ye saints, who know His grace
And ever dwell before His face.
1. Praise the Lord in heav'nly places,
Ye His hosts and angels bright;
Sun and moon declare His glory,
Praise Him, all ye stars of light.
2. Let the sky and clouds forever
Praise His glorious majesty;
At His word they were created,
Ordered by His firm decree.
3. In the earth let all things praise Him,
Seas and all that they contain,
Stormy winds that do His pleasure,
Hail and lightning, snow and rain.
4. Hills and mountains, praise your Maker,
Praise Him all ye flocks and herds,
Woods and fields and fruitful vineyards,
Creeping things and flying birds.
5. Kings and princes, bow before Him,
Earthly judges, give Him praise,
All ye people, tell His glory,
Old and young, your voices raise.
6. Praise His Name with praise unending,
For His Name alone is great;
Over heaven and earth exalted,
Reigns the Lord in kingly state.
7. He has greatly blessed His people,
Therefore, all ye saints, give praise;
Chosen of the Lord and precious,
Thankful hallelujahs raise.
1. Praise ye the Lord among His Saints,
New songs of gladness sing;
Let Zion's children praise and bless
Their Maker and their King,
Their Maker and their King.
2. Yea, let them praise His blessed Name
With all abounding joy,
The sounding timbrel and the harp
In songs of praise employ,
In songs of praise employ.
3. The Lord takes pleasure in His saints,
He is His people's strength,
And He will glorify the meek
With victory at length,
With victory at length.
4. Ye saints, by day and night rejoice,
Exult and joyful stand,
Jehovah's praises in your mouth,
His sword within your hand,
His sword within your hand.
5. This is the glorious judgment giv'n:
His saints shall rule the earth;
Then bless the Lord, His glory tell,
And celebrate His worth,
And celebrate His worth.
1. O praise ye the Lord and sing a new song,
Amid all His saints His praises prolong;
The praise of their Maker His people shall sing,
And children of Zion rejoice in their King.
2. With timbrel and harp and joyful acclaim,
With gladness and mirth, sing praise to His Name;
For God in His people His pleasure doth seek,
With robes of salvation He clotheth the meek.
3. In glory exult, Ye saints of the Lord;
With songs in the night high praises accord;
Go forth in His service and strong in His might
To conquer all evil and stand for the right.
4. For this is His word: His saints shall not fail,
But over the earth their pow'r shall prevail;
All kingdoms and nations shall yield to their sway.
To God give the glory and praise Him for aye.
1. Ye who His temple throng,
Jehovah's praise prolong,
New anthems sing;
Ye saints, with joy declare
Your Maker's loving care,
And let the children there
Joy in their King.
2. O let His Name employ
Your every note of joy,
His praises speak;
He looks with loving face
Upon His chosen race,
And will with every grace
Adorn the meek.
3. Ye saints, your joy proclaim
And glory in the Name
Of God above;
And when the daylight dies,
Ere sleep shall close your eyes,
Let praise to God arise
For all His love.
1. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
In His temple God be praised;
In the high and heav'nly places
Be the sounding anthem raised.
2. Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
For His mighty acts of fame;
Excellent His might and greatness;
Fitting praises then proclaim.
3. Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
With the trumpet's joyful sound;
Praise with harp and praise with viol,
Let His glorious praise abound.
4. Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah,
With the flute His praises sing;
Praise Him with the clanging cymbals,
Let them with His praises ring.
5. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
All that breathe, Jehovah praise;
Let the voices God hath given
Joyful anthems to Him raise.
1. Praise ye the Lord, ye saints below,
And in His courts His goodness show;
Praise ye the Lord, ye hosts above,
In heav'n adore His boundless love,
In heav'n adore His boundless love.
2. Praise ye the Lord; all creatures, sing
The praises of your God and King;
Let all that breathe, His praise proclaim
And glorify His holy Name,
And glorify His holy Name.
1. Praise ye the Lord, ye hosts above,
In yonder heav'nly height,
And bless the Lord, ye saints below,
Who in His praise delight.
2. By all His creatures let His Name
Be honored and adored;
Let all that breathe, in praise unite
To glorify the Lord.
1. Praise ye the Lord, His saints
Who throng His courts below,
And ye, His hosts in heav'n above,
His glorious praises show,
His glorious praises show.
2. Let all His creatures join
To praise His holy Name;
Let all that breathe, their Maker bless
And celebrate His fame,
And celebrate His fame.
1. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Earth and heav'n in sweet accord
Join to sound Jehovah's praises,
Tell the glory of the Lord.
2. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Magnify Jehovah's Name;
Praise the living God, your Maker,
All that breathe, His praise proclaim.
1. O Lord, how swiftly grows
The number of my foes,
Who wantonly oppress me!
Yea, multiplied are they
That rise to my dismay,
And day by day distress me.
Though heavy my despair,
They scornfully declare,
To my humiliation,
That Thou, O God, no more
Canst help me as before
Or come to my salvation.
2. But Thou, Jehovah, art
A shield about my heart,
My hope and sure reliance.
Thou, in the hour of dread,
Dost lift my wary head,
And biddest them defiance
Whene'er to God I cried,
He hastened to my side
In all my tribulations;
From Zion's mountain fair
He looked on my despair,
And heard my supplications.
3. I laid me down and slept;
I waked, for I was kept
In His divine protection;
The Lord was at my side,
My succor He supplied,
Whatever my affliction.
Defended by His hand,
I shall undaunted stand,
While thousands surge about me;
Though furious foemen wage
Their war with mighty rage,
I know they shall not rout me.
4. Arise and save me, Lord,
For Thou hast smitten hard
The jaws of them that hate me;
Yea, Thou didst fiercely break
For me Thy servant's sake
The teeth of the ungodly
I shall not suffer long,
For my salvation strong
Belongeth to Jehovah;
Thou, Lord, wilt freely pour
A blessing from Thy store
Upon us; Hallelujah!
1. Unto Thee, O Lord Jehovah,
Do I lift my waiting soul.
O my God, in Thee I trusted;
Let no shame now o'er me roll.
On my enemy be shame,
Oft without a cause transgressing;
But all those who trust Thy Name
Honor with abundant blessing.
2. Unto me, O Lord Jehovah,
Show Thy ways and teach Thou me;
So that, by Thy Spirit guided,
Clearly I Thy paths may see.
In Thy truth wilt Thou me guide,
Teach me, God of my salvation;
All the day for Thee I bide,
Lord, with eager expectation.
3. Call to mind, O Lord Jehovah,
Tender mercies manifold,
And Thy store of loving kindness
Which has ever been of old.
Sins of youth remember not,
Nor recall my hid' transgression;
For Thy goodness' sake, O God,
Think of me in Thy compassion.
4. Good and upright is Jehovah
In His dealings ever more.
Sinners are by Him instructed
In the way untrod before.
He will ever guide the meek
In His judgments true and holy;
Teach His ways to those who seek
With a contrite heart and lowly.
5. All the pathways if Jehovah
Speak of truth and mercies pure
Unto such as keep His covenant
And His testimony sure.
For the glory of Thy Name,
Pardon, Lord, my evil-doing;
Grievous though my sin and shame,
Hear my cry, Thy love renewing.
6. Who is he that fears Jehovah,
Walking with Him day by day?
God will lead him safely onward,
Guide him in the chosen way.
Then at ease his soul shall rest,
In Jehovah still confiding;
E'en his children shall be blest,
Safely in the land abiding.
7. Yea, the secret of Jehovah
Is with those who fear His Name;
With His friends in tender mercy
He His covenant will maintain.
With a confidence complete,
Toward the Lord my eyes are turning;
From the net He'll pluck my feet;
He will not despise my yearning.
8. Turn Thou unto me in mercy;
Have compassion on my soul.
I am sore distressed and lonely;
Waves of trouble o'er me roll.
Myriad woes beset my heart,
Myriad doubts and bitternesses;
Thou who my Deliverer art,
Bring me out of my distresses.
9. O consider my affliction,
All my travail, Lord, behold;
Grant me full and free remission
Of my trespasses untold.
See mine enemies; for great
Is the number that upbraid me;
Who, in their consuming hate,
With their cruel scorn have flayed me.
10. Keep my soul, O gracious Savior;
Come, I pray, deliver me,
Lest my head with shame be covered,
For my refuge is in Thee.
Trusting in Thy power supreme,
Lord, I wait for Thy salvation;
Come, Jehovah, and redeem
Israel from tribulation.
1. As the hart, about to falter,
In its trembling agony,
Panteth for the brooks water,
So my soul doth pant for Thee.
Yea, athirst for Thee I cry;
God of life, O when shall I
Come again to stand before Thee
In Thy temple, and adore Thee?
2. Bitter tears of lamentation
Are my food by night and day;
In my deep humiliation
Where is now thy God? they say.
Yea, my soul doth melt in me,
When I bring to memory,
How of yore I did assemble
With the joyful in Thy temple.
3. O my soul, why art thou grieving,
Why disquieted in me?
Hope in God, thy faith retrieving;
Let Him still thy refuge be.
I shall yet extol His grace
For the comfort of His face;
He has ever turned my sorrow
Into gladness on the morrow.
4. From the land beyond the Jordan
I bewail my misery;
From the foothills of Mount Hermon,
O my God, I think of Thee.
As the waters plunge and leap,
Deep re-echoes unto deep;
All Thy waves and billows roaring
O'er my troubled soul are pouring.
5. But the Lord will send salvation,
And by day His love provide;
He shall be my exultation,
And my song at eventide.
On His praise e'en in the night
I will ponder with delight,
And in prayer, transcending distance,
Seek the God of my existence.
6. I will say to God, my fortress:
Why hast Thou forsaken me?
Why go I about in sadness
For my foes' dread tyranny?
Their rebukes and scoffing words
Pierce my bones as pointed swords,
As they say with proud defiance:
Where is God, thy soul's reliance?
7. O my soul, why art thou grieving;
Why disquieted in me?
Hope in God, thy faith retrieving;
He will still thy refuge be.
I shall yet through all my days
Give to Him my thankful praise;
God, who will from shame deliver,
Is my God, my rock, forever.
1. Send forth, O Lord of my salvation,
Thy light and truth to be my guide,
O let their rays, in my privation,
Lead me unto Thy habitation,
Where 'neath Thy wings I'll be supplied
With grace Thou wilt provide.
2. Then, at Thy sacred altar bending,
My heart to God in prayer I'll raise
With harp and voice, in worship blending,
Thy courts resound, while psalms, ascending
To God, my highest joy, bring praise
For all His wondrous ways.
3. My soul, why art thou sad and grieving?
Why so oppressed with anxious care?
Hope thou in God! His Word believing,
Thou shalt behold His face, receiving
The blessings of His countenance fair
What bliss beyond compare!
1. Praise the Lord, ye lands;
Nations, clap your hands;
Shout aloud to God,
Spread His fame abroad;
Praise Him loud and long
With a triumph song;
Bow as ye draw nigh,
For the Lord Most High,
Terrible is He
In His dignity;
And His Kingdom's girth
Circles all the earth.
2. God has gone on high
With a joyful cry;
Hosts with trumpet sound
Make His praise abound;
Sing ye praise to God,
Tell His fame abroad,
Take a psalm and shout,
Let His praise ring out,
Lift your voice and sing
Glory to our King;
He is Lord of earth,
Magnify His worth.
3. Praise His majesty
Understandingly;
God is King alone
On His holy throne,
Issues His commands
To all heathen lands.
Lo, the princes all
Gather at His call;
His the shields of earth,
His the power, the worth;
He, the God on high,
Is our Helper nigh.
1. Forth from Thy courts, Thy sacred dwelling,
In jubilant accord,
We hear sweet strains of praises swelling,
O Israel's mighty Lord!
To God, who hears our imploration,
We come to pay our vow,
Soon men from every tribe and nation
Before our God shall bow.
2. A mighty stream of foul transgression
Prevails from day to day;
But Thou, O God, in great compassion,
Wilt purge my guilt away.
Blest is the man whom Thou hast chosen,
And bringest nigh to Thee,
That in Thy courts, in Thee reposing,
His dwelling place may be.
3. There, in Thy holy habitation,
Thou wilt Thy saints provide
With every blessing of salvation,
Till all are satisfied.
By awful deeds, so just and mighty,
God saves us from our foe;
To all who walk with Him uprightly
He will salvation show.
4. From stores on high Thy streams flow over
The hard and arid land;
The fields are sown with corn and clover,
Provided by Thy hand;
The furrows, softened by Thy showers,
Are blest with springing grain.
How great, O God, Thy love and power
Throughout Thy vast domain!
5. The year is crowned, O Fount of blessing,
With gifts to cheer the land;
Thy goodness fills the earth, expressing
The wonders of Thy hand.
The hills rejoice; the pastures, teeming
With flocks that skip and spring,
The golden grain, in valleys gleaming
All sing to God the King.
1. God shall arise and by His might
Put all His enemies to flight
With shame and consternation.
His haters, haughty though they be,
Shall at His august presence flee
In utter desolation;
For when Jehovah shall appear,
He shall consume, afar and near,
All those that evil cherish.
As smoke before his dreadful ire,
As wax is molten by the fire,
So shall the wicked perish.
2. But let the righteous, blessed of yore,
Joy in their god as ne'er before,
Faith's victory achieving.
Their joy shall then unbounded be
Who see God's face eternally,
Their heart's desire receiving.
Exalt, exalt the Name of God;
Sing ye His royal fame abroad
With fervent exultation;
Cast up a highway smooth and wide
That through the desert He may ride,
Jehovah, our salvation.
3. Sing praise, thou chosen Israel,
Who with the folds of sheep dost dwell;
Thou art God's joy and treasure.
Like doves on golden feathered wing,
In holy beauty thou shalt bring
Thy praise to God with pleasure.
Jehovah scattered kings and foes,
Redeeming thee from grievous woes;
Praise is thy holy duty.
For God did choose a mount so fair
That Bashan's height cannot compare
With Zion's fame and beauty.
4. The Lord is great, His might untold,
His chariots thousand thousand fold,
His armies ne'er confounded.
Among them God with joy displays
The glory that in Moses' days
Mount Sinai surrounded.
When Thou, O Lord, in glory bright,
Ascendedst in the heavenly height
Our captive bonds to sever,
Rich gifts from those who did rebel
Thou didst receive, that men might dwell
With Thee, O Lord, forever.
5. Let God be praised with reverence deep;
He daily comes our lives to steep
In bounties freely given.
God cares for us, our God is He;
Who would not fear His majesty
In earth as well as heaven?
Our God upholds us in the strife;
To us He grants eternal life,
And saves from desolation.
He hears the needy when they cry,
He saves their souls when death draws nigh,
This God is our salvation.
6. Ye kings and kingdoms of the earth,
Extol Jehovah's matchless worth
With psalms of adoration.
Praise Him whose glory rides on high,
Whose thunders roll through clouded sky
With mighty intonation.
Ascribe ye strength to God alone,
Whose worth in Israel is known,
For whom the heavens tremble.
O Lord, our strength, to Thee we bow,
For great and terrible art Thou
Out of Thy holy temple.
1. O God of hosts, O God of grace,
How lovely is Thy holy place,
How good and pleasant is Thy dwelling!
My thirsty soul longs earnestly,
Yea, faints Thy holy courts to see
'Mid festal throngs and music swelling.
My heart and flesh cry out to God,
To Him I spread my hands abroad.
2. The sparrow finds a house to rest,
The swallow deftly builds her nest,
And broods her young hard by Thine altar.
O Lord of hosts, my God, my King,
With all my soul to Thee I cling!
Hold Thou my hand, lest I should falter.
How blest are they that dwell with Thee!
They praise Thy Name continually.
3. Blest is the man whose strength Thou art,
Thy ways are hidden in his heart,
He treads the highway to Thy dwelling.
Though passing through a vale of tears,
Thy grace, O God, to him appears
With winged hope and power impelling.
The wilderness, by showers blest,
Is now a pilgrim's vale of rest.
4. From strength to strength Thy children dear
Go forward, till they all appear
In Zion's courts, God's holy mountain.
O how delightful, God of grace,
The paths of those that seek Thy face,
And yearn for waters from Thy fountain!
Jehovah, God of hosts, give ear,
O Jacob's God, in mercy hear.
5. O God, our shield, with face benign
Look on Thy servant, wholly Thine,
And keep him, Lord, Thou great Defender!
One day, passed in Thy house of praise,
Is better than a thousand days
Spent in the realm of earthly splendor.
Though only at Thy door I wait,
No tents of sin give joy so great.
6. O God Jehovah, good and kind,
On Zion's mount in clouds enshrined,
Thou art our sun and shield forever.
To upright souls that seek Thy face
Thou givest glory, truth, and grace;
E'en in death's vale Thou failest never.
O Lord of hosts, how blest is he
Who puts his stedfast trust in Thee!
1. My mouth shall sing for aye Thy tender mercies, Lord;
To every age will I Thy faithfulness record;
I know how firm and sure Thy wondrous grace is founded,
Established in the skies by love that is unbounded;
As Thy celestial throne shall never sway, no never,
So shall Thy truth endure forever and forever.
2. With My own chosen one, e'en David," God affirmed,
I've made a covenant, with sacred oath confirmed;
I've sworn in truth to him, My servant: 'I will surely
Build up thy lustrous throne through every age securely;
Forever will thy seed, in spite of degradation,
Endure upon thy throne through every generation."
3. The heavens praise, O Lord, Thy wonders day and night;
Thy saints on earth extol Thy faithfulness and might;
Exultingly they ask: "Who, Lord, within Thy dwelling,
Who of the kings of earth, in carnal strength excelling,
Can be compared with Thee, Jehovah great and glorious,
In all Thy wise designs triumphant and victorious?"
4. The hosts of heaven, O God, acclaim Thee Lord alone,
And greatly fear Thy Name 'bove all around Thy throne.
Who is there like to Thee, throughout this vast creation,
Jehovah, Lord of hosts, the God of our salvation,
Arrayed like Thee with power and faithfulness astounding,
Constraining saints to praise Thy wondrous grace abounding?
5. How blessed, Lord, are they who know the joyful sound,
Who, when they hear Thy voice, in happiness abound!
With stedfast step they walk, their countenances beaming
With brightness of the light that from Thy face is streaming;
Exalted by Thy might from depths of desolation,
They praise fore'er Thy Name, Thy justice and salvation.
6. Thou art, O God, our boast, the glory of our power;
The sovereign grace is e'er our fortress and our tower.
We lift our heads aloft, for God, our shield, is o'er us;
Through Him, through Him alone, whose presence goes before us,
We'll wear the victor's crown, no more by foes assaulted,
We'll triumph through our King, by Israel's God exalted.
7. As long as heaven stands on pillars firm and sure,
So long shall David's seed through endless years endure.
But if his children e'er forsake My law appointed,
And walk not in the ways decreed by Mine Anointed,
Then truly will I come in holy indignation,
And chastise them with rods for all their provocation.
8. Remember, Lord, how frail I am, how few my years;
My life is like a cloud that comes and disappears;
Has man, then, lived in vain? Who can, in death's dark hour,
Escape the dismal grave with all its ruinous power?
O Lord, recall Thy love, Thy words to David spoken,
Sustain us as of yore by covenant-oaths unbroken.
1. Jehovah reigns as King,
To Him all homage bring;
Ye islands, earth, and ocean,
Break forth in glad devotion.
Dark clouds of secrecy
Enshroud His majesty.
The pillars of His throne
Are fixed on truth alone
And perfect equity.
2. Consuming flames deploy
Before Him, to destroy
His foe men round about Him,
Who vainly seek to flout Him.
His lightning bolts, when hurled,
Enlightened all the world;
Earth saw and quaked with fear,
To see His wrath appear,
And thunderous clouds unfurled.
3. The hills, as wax by fire,
Are molten at His ire,
When God on His creation
Pours flaming indignation.
The heavens in awe express
His perfect righteousness.
Let all the nations see
His glorious majesty,
His royal power confess.
4. Confounded be all they
Who in their folly pray
To gods of man's creation
And boast in vain salvation.
Jehovah, Him we laud,
For He alone if God.
Come, all ye gods draw near,
And worship Him with fear,
By His dominion awed.
5. All Zion then rejoiced,
When in her gates were voiced
The judgments, O Jehovah,
Which Thou hast wrought for Judah.
Her daughters sang with mirth,
For high above the earth,
Thou, who art God alone,
Hast made Thyself a throne
And magnified Thy worth.
6. Ye lovers of the Lord,
To Him all praise accord;
Rejoice in your confession
And hate all base transgression.
Jehovah keepeth well
The saints in Israel;
He frees them from the snare
That wicked men prepare,
And makes them safely dwell.
7. Jehovah's kindly face
Gives happiness and grace
To all that are pure-hearted;
To them is life imparted.
Rejoice in God, ye just,
He raised you from the dust;
Give thanks, ye people all,
His holy Name recall,
Repose in Him your trust.
1. Sing, sing a new song to Jehovah
For all the wonders He has wrought;
His right hand and His arm most holy
The victory to Him have brought.
The Lord has published His salvation,
His righteousness has He made known;
He showed to every heathen nation
That judgment issues from His throne.
2. He has remembered all His mercy,
His truth declared to Israel;
The ends of earth have seen His glory;
His ways in majesty excel.
Then make a joyful noise before Him,
O all ye earth, His praises sing;
With loud acclaim let all adore Him
And let the joyful anthems ring.
3. Join to the harp your glad rejoicing,
A psalm of adoration bring,
With trumpet and the cornet voicing
A joyful noise to God, the King.
Let oceans roar with all their fullness,
The world and they that dwell therein;
Proclaim Jehovah's power with boldness,
Exalt Him ever and again.
4. Let all the streams in joyous union
Now clap their hands and praise accord,
The hills rejoice in glad communion,
And skip for joy before the Lord.
He comes, He comes to judge the people,
Arrayed in truth and equity;
The world shall He redeem from evil,
And righteous shall His judgment be.
1. Unto the Lord lift thankful voices,
Come, worship while your soul rejoices;
Make known His doings far and near
That peoples all His Name may fear,
And tell, in many joyful lay,
Of all His wonders day by day.
2. In joyful song your hearts uniting,
His works most marvelous reciting,
Now glory in His holy Name;
Let those that seek Him spread His fame,
Incline their hearts to sing His praise,
And unto Him their anthems raise.
3. Seek ye Jehovah and His power,
Seek ye His presence every hour.
His works, so marvelous and great,
Remember still, and meditate
Upon the wonders of His hands,
The judgments which His mouth commands.
4. Ye seed from Abraham descended,
To whom His favors were extended,
And Jacob's children, whom the Lord
Has chosen, hearken to His word.
He is the Lord, our Judge divine;
In all the earth His glories shine.
5. Jehovah's truth will stand forever,
His covenant-bonds He will not sever;
The word of grace which He commands
To thousand generations stands;
The covenant made in days of old
With Abraham He doth uphold.
6. The Lord His covenant people planted
In lands of nations which He granted,
That they His statutes might observe,
Nor from His laws might ever swerve.
Let songs of praise to Him ascend,
And hallelujahs without end.
1. I love the Lord, the fount of life and grace;
He hears my voice, my cry and supplication,
Inclines His ear, gives strength and consolation;
In life, in death, my heart will seek His face.
2. The cords of death held me in deep despair;
The pangs of hell, like waves by tempest driven,
Rolled o'er my soul; by grief and sorrow riven,
I turned in my distress to God in prayer.
3. I cried, Deliver Thou my soul, O Lord!
Jehovah heard. I pledge Him my devotion.
The Lord is just, His grace wide as the ocean;
In boundless mercy He fulfils His word.
4. The Lord preserves the meek most tenderly;
Brought nigh to death, in Him I found salvation.
Come, thou my soul, relieved from agitation,
Turn to thy rest; the Lord has favored thee.
5. Thou, O Jehovah, in Thy sovereign grace,
Hast saved my soul from death and woe
appalling,
Dried all my tears, secured my feet from falling.
Lo, I shall live and walk before Thy face.
6. I have believed, and therefore did I speak
When I was made to suffer tribulation;
I said in haste and bitter desperation:
All men are false, 'tis nought but lies they speak.
7. What shall I render to Jehovah now
For all the riches of His consolation?
With joy I'll take the cup of His salvation,
And call upon His Name with thankful vow.
8. Before His saints I'll pay my vows to God;
E'en in death's vale He keepeth me from evil;
How dear to God the dying of His people!
Praise Him, ye saints, and sound His Name abroad.
9. I am, O Lord, Thy servant, bound yet free,
Thy handmaid's son, whose shackles Thou hast broken;
Redeemed by grace, I'll render as a token
Of gratitude my constant praise to Thee.
10.Jerusalem! Within thy courts I'll praise
Jehovah's Name; and with a spirit lowly
Pay all my vows, O Zion, fair and holy,
Come join with me and bless Him all thy days!
1. Let all exalt Jehovah's goodness,
For most compassionate is He;
His mercy, excellent in fullness,
Endureth to eternity.
Let Israel praise Jehovah's goodness,
And say, Exalt His majesty;
His mercy, excellent in fullness,
Endureth to eternity.
2. Jehovah is my strength and tower,
He is my happiness and song;
He saved me in the trying hour,
Hence shall my mouth His praise prolong.
The voice of gladness and salvation
Is in the tents of righteousness;
There do they sing with adoration,
The Lord's right hand is strong to bless.
3. The Lord's right hand is high exalted,
Jehovah's strong and mighty hand;
The vaunting enemy He halted,
And made His chosen ones to stand.
I shall not die but live before Him,
And all His mighty works declare,
That all may joyfully adore Him
Who in His loving kindness share.
4. In truth, the Lord has sorely chastened,
But not to death delivered me;
In His paternal love He hastened
To mitigate my misery.
Now open at my salutation
The gates of truth and righteousness,
And I will enter with elation,
There to proclaim my thankfulness.
5. The stone the builders had rejected,
And in contempt refused to own,
To their dismay has been selected
To be the foremost cornerstone.
This thing is from the Lord Almighty,
It is a marvel in our eyes;
Man cannot understand it rightly
Nor fathom it in any wise.
6. This is the day of full salvation
That God has made and sanctified;
Come, let us voice our jubilation,
And triumph in the grace supplied.
Save, O Jehovah, we implore Thee,
Save now Thy people, e'en today;
Prosperity send Thou in mercy.
And favor us upon our way.
7. Now blessed be the King of Glory,
That cometh in Jehovah's Name;
Out of His temple we adore Thee,
And all Thy blessedness proclaim.
The Lord is mighty; He provideth
A light for us with sore afraid;
Then be our thankful sacrifices
Upon the sacred altar laid.
8. Thou art my God, I will extol Thee,
And magnify Thy majesty;
My God, in glory none excel Thee,
Thy praise be to eternity.
Let all exalt Jehovah's goodness,
For most compassionate is He;
His mercy, excellent in fullness,
Endureth to eternity.
1. How blessed are the perfect in the way
Who, walking in Jehovah's law with pleasure,
Preserve their piety from day to day.
How blest are they who make His Word their treasure,
Who keep His testimonies and display
Their love for Him whose goodness none can measure.
2. O let Thy Spirit be my constant aid,
That all my ways may ever be directed
To keep Thy statues, so to be obeyed,
That from all error I may be protected.
I shall not be ashamed then or afraid,
When Thy commandments I have e'er respected.
3. O Lord, how shall a youth preserve his way,
At every turn by vanity surrounded?
In truth, if he Thy statutes will obey,
If on Thy Word his attitudes are founded.
Thou whom I've sought, O let my never stray
From Thy commandments, lest I be confounded.
4. The precepts have I hid within my heart,
Lest I should stray and fall into transgression;
O teach Thou me and unto me impart
Thy statutes for a permanent possession.
In all Thy judgments Thou most righteous art;
Thy truth I praise is rapturous confession.
5. O teach me, Lord, the way that I should go;
Then shall Thy servant walk therein forever.
Give understanding all Thy paths to know;
Then shall I keep Thy law with zealous fervor.
Instruct me in Thy perfect will and, lo,
I shall observe it with my whole endeavor.
6. O Lord, Thou art my portion and my lot;
I said that I would keep Thy Word forever,
Though to my sorrow I have oft forgot.
With all my heart I now entreat Thy favor:
Be merciful to me and chasten not;
According to Thy Word be Thou my Savior.
7. O how I love Thy law! Yea, Thou canst see
Through all the day it is my meditation;
By Thy commandments, Lord, Thou madest me
More wise than all who seek my ruination.
Thy testimonies evermore shall be
The perfect source of all my inspiration.
8. Thy Word is as a lamp unto my feet,
A light upon my pathway unto heaven;
I've sworn an oath, which gladly I repeat,
That I shall keep, as always I have striven,
Thy righteous judgments, holy and complete,
When unto me Thy helping grace is given.
9. Great peace have they who love Thy perfect law;
They shall not swerve from paths of consecration;
Their happiness shall be without a flaw.
Lord, I have ever hoped for Thy salvation;
All Thy commandments I have kept with awe;
The precepts are my daily meditation.
10. Grant life unto my soul, O Lord, I pray;
Shed still the brightness of Thy presence o'er me;
Then shall I praise Thee in a perfect way,
Yea, let Thy judgments quicken and restore me.
Thy servant like a sheep has gone astray,
Yet Thy commandments I will keep before me.
1. With all my heart will I record
Thy praise, O Lord,
And exaltation;
Before the gods with joyful song
Will I prolong
My adoration.
I'll worship toward Thy holy place
And for Thy grace
And truth extol Thee;
Above Thy Name, Thou, Lord Most High,
Didst magnify
Thy Word so holy.
2. O God, whene'er I cried to Thee
Thou heardest me
And didst deliver;
For by They strength, when sore afraid,
My soul was stayed,
O gracious Giver.
The kings of earth in one accord
Shall thank Thee, Lord
With praise unbroken;
When over all the earth is heard
The wondrous Word
Which Thou hast spoken.
3. They all shall sing in joyful lays
And laud His ways
With jubilation;
For great is God in majesty,
The Lord is He
Of all creation.
Jehovah looketh from on high
With kindly eye
Upon the lowly,
But knoweth those from far who hide,
In sinful pride,
Their ways unholy.
4. Lord, though I walk 'mid troubles sore,
Thou wilt restore
My faltering spirit;
Though angry foes my soul alarm,
Thy mighty arm
Will save and cheer it.
Yea, Thou wilt finish perfectly
What Thou for me
Hast undertaken;
May not Thy works, in mercy wrought,
E'er come to naught,
Or be forsaken.
1. Hallelujah! Praise ye God!
In His temple shout His laud,
Praise Him in the wide extent
Of His spacious firmament,
Sing Jehovah's praise uprightly;
Praise Him for the plentitude
Of His boundless magnitude,
Praise Him for His deeds so mighty.
2. Praise Him with the trumpet sound,
Let Jehovah's praise abound,
Praise Him with the Psaltery,
Harp unto His majesty,
Praise Him with the pipe and timbrel;
Praise Him with stringed instruments,
Organ forth His excellence,
Praise Him with the sounding cymbal.
3. Let the clashing cymbals ring,
To the praise of God, the King,
Praise Him with a mighty sound,
Let your voice shake the ground
With the praises of Jehovah;
All that breathe, exalt the Lord,
All ye men, His fame record;
Great is God! Sing: HALLELUJAH!
1. Unto God, our King,
Joy and strength of Israel,
Lofty anthems sing;
Glorious are His ways,
To His Name give praise
With the harp and timbrel.
2. This our festal day
Jacob's God has given;
Solemn joy display
Throughout all the land;
This is the command
Of the God of heaven.
3. "Hear, my children, hear,"
Saith the Lord who bore thee;
"Never serve nor fear
Gods of wood or stone;
I am God alone,
Worship and adore Me."
4. "Open," saith the Lord,
"Wide thy mouth, believing
This My covenant-word:
'I will, if thou plead,
Fill thine every need,
All thy wants relieving.' "
5. "O that to My voice
Israel would hearken!
Then they would rejoice,
Walking in My ways,
Bright and joyous days
Ne'er a foe would darken."
6. "Most abundant good,
-If thou wouldst but prove Me-
E'en the choicest food,
Honey from the comb,
Wheat the finest known,
I would pour upon thee."
1. God Jehovah reigns,
His are all domains,
Tremble at His Word,
Peoples who have heard
Of the power of Him
Who 'mid cherubim
His great throne has taken,
Let the earth be shaken.
2. God who rules in state
Is in Zion great,
He excels in worth
All that dwell on earth.
Honor and acclaim
His exalted Name,
All ye high and lowly;
He alone is holy.
3. For God's royal might
Serves His truth and right,
Justice He maintains,
Righteously He reigns.
Manifesting grace
To His chosen race,
Jacob's seed He'll never
From His covenant sever.
4. Then let all accord
Honor to the Lord,
At His footstool bow,
Seek His favor now
Worship and acclaim
His exalted Name,
All ye high and lowly;
God alone is holy.
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil:
For Thine is the kingdom,
The pow'r and the glory
Now and forevermore. Amen.
Our Father which in heaven art,
Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
Forgive, O Lord, forgive our debts,
As we forgive our debtors.
Into temptation lead us not,
But deliver us from evil:
For Thine is the kingdom,
The pow'r and the glory
Both now and forevermore. Amen.
1. My soul, with holy awe remember,
The Lord, in brightest majesty,
At Horeb's mount, gave there His statutes,
And spake these words to hear and see:
2. "I am the Lord, thy God and Savior,
I, out of bondage set thee free,
Delivered thee from slavish labor;
Hence, serve no gods, but Me!
3. "Adoring idols are transgressions;
I am the Lord, a jealous God;
I'll punish to four generations,
Bless, who in righteous paths have trod.
4. Thou shalt not take the Lord's name idly;
Nor vainly use or falsely swear
A treacherous oath, for they are guilty,
Who sinfully do not forbear.
5. The sabbath-day shalt thou keep holy,
Remember, sanctify and rest;
For God, has hallowed to His glory
The sabbath worship, which He blest.
6. Honor thy father and thy mother,
So that thy God, who lives for aye,
Bless all thy efforts, with His favor
Prolong thy life from day to day.
7. Thou shalt not kill, nor give offenses,
Break not the wedlock. Do not steal
Thy neighbor's goods. Bear no false witness;
Walk in God's law with fervent zeal.
8. Thine heart, shall never from thy neighbor
Covet his house, his wife, his food;
Thy soul, shall as thy mouth, with honor
Sing praises, for the Lord is good!"
9. Grant grace O Lord, that we may treasure
Thy law, and faithfully rejoice
In Christ alone, with strength and pleasure
Serve Thee, with thankful heart and voice.
1. Praise, praise ye all the Lord of Lords,
All ye, His servants, bless His Name;
Ye, that at night His watch maintain,
Extol His services with fame.
2. Lift up your hands to Him on high,
Behold His temple ever nigh;
With holy awe bow down to Him,
Praise ye the Lord, His Name proclaim.
3. His gracious blessings rest on all,
From Zion doth His favor show;
He made it all to bless His Name,
Praise ye the Lord, His Name proclaim.
1. No longer, Lord, despise me,
Nor in Thy wrath chastise me,
Thy mercy I implore.
How long Thine anger cherish?
Consumed thereby I perish;
My soul is troubled sore.
2. To me, O Lord, returning,
Save Thou, with pity yearning,
Shall death Thy memory keep?
Or shall the grace confess Thee?
Or I give thanks and bless Thee,
While day and night I weep?
3. The Lord will ever hear me,
And when I pray be near me,
To put my foes to shame;
Turned back, no more to grieve me,
They suddenly leave me,
All glory to His Name!
1. The spacious heavens laud
The glory of our God
With full, majestic praise;
The open firmament,
Unmeasured in extent,
His handiwork displays.
Day will to day proclaim
His sovereignty and fame
With joyful exultation;
Night will reveal to night
Jehovah's boundless might
And thoughtful ministration.
2. The fear of God is clean,
A fountain of serene
And everlasting bliss;
The judgments of the Lord,
Which purest light afford,
Are truth and righteousness.
More to be sought are they
Than gold and silver, yea,
More precious far than money;
In sweetness they excel
The sweetnesses that well
From honeycomb and honey.
3. God's law, a perfect whole,
Is saving to the soul,
And every secret tries.
His testimony sure,
Which ever shall endure,
Will make the simple wise.
His statutes, right and true,
Rejoice the heart anew
And show the Lord's salvation;
His pure commands have lent
Mine eyes enlightenment
In all my meditation.
4. Moreover, they forewarn
Thy servant that he scorn
All evil ways, O Lord.
He that in faith on Thee
Observes them piously
Shall reap a great reward.
But, Lord, where is the man
Who with precision can
Discern his every error?
Thou fount of joy divine,
O clear this heart of mine
From secret faults forever!
1. O Israel's God, how good Thou art
To all the true and pure of heart!
Though paths of saints are fraught with evil,
Thou showest favor to Thy people.
While faith sank low, I hardly knew
That Thou art Israel's Keeper true;
When in my grief I nurtured doubt,
I well-nigh slipped from ways devout.
2. Yet in my care, my grief and pain,
I ever, Lord, with Thee remain;
My hand is clasped by Thine forever,
And held by love that faileth never.
On all my ways Thy wise decree,
Through gloomy vale and windswept lea,
Will ever guide my faltering feet,
Till we at last in glory meet.
3. Whom have I, Lord, but Thee on high?
None else on earth can satisfy
But Thou, O God, my soul's deep yearning;
For Thee my troubled heart is burning.
Though flesh should faint and heart should break,
Thou art my rock that naught can shake;
In life, in death, Thou art my stay,
My strength, my portion, Lord, for aye.
4. All they who wander far from Thee,
Will perish in their misery;
Thou hast destroyed the carnal-hearted,
Who from Thy covenant-ways departed.
But unto Thee, my God on high,
'Tis good for me that I draw nigh;
I'll trust Thee, Lord, through all my days,
And publish all Thy works and ways.
1. In my grievous tribulation,
Hear my cry and supplication;
O my God, who hearest prayer,
Look on me in all my care.
Day and night in my complaining,
Ne'er my mournful voice restraining,
I in vain with tearful eye
Sought relief with Thee, most High.
2. Will the Lord cast off forever,
Ties of covenant friendship sever?
Will He show His face no more
As He did in days of yore?
Will the word, to Israel spoken
By our fathers' God, be broken?
Must we in our grief complain
That His promises are vain?
3. Shall His wrath, my way attending,
So I asked in sorrow bending,
Ever stem His wondrous grace,
And conceal His kindly face?
Then my faith, by sorrow chastened,
Cast out fear and doubt, and hastened
To reply in nobler strain;
God will send me joy for pain.
4. I'll remember, O my Savior,
How the years of joy and favor,
Like the dew on arid land,
Came to me from Thy right hand.
I'll recall, Thy works confessing;
All the wonders of Thy blessing;
With my mouth will I proclaim:
Great and glorious is Thy Name.
5. Holy in Thy habitation
Are Thy ways, Lord of creation.
There's no god, O God like Thee,
Clothed with strength and majesty.
Thou eternal art and glorious,
All Thy wondrous works victorious:
Let the nations, spread abroad,
Know that Thou alone art God.
1. Thy land, O Lord, the heathen have invaded;
Thy holy heritage they have degraded,
Jerusalem, the temple and its altars
Are ruthlessly defiled by the assaulters.
Thy land in ruin lies,
And cries for vengeance rise
To heaven for all this evil,
Our foes have given to beast
And vulture, for a feast,
The bodies of Thy people.
2. Recall no more the sins we have committed,
But may they all in pity be remitted.
O Lord, make haste; O may Thy mercy tender
Now strength and help unto Thy people render!
To us salvation show
In all our grief and woe,
O God, forsake us never!
Free from the tyrant's chain,
Purge from all sin and stain,
For Thy Name's sake deliver.
3. Incline Thine ear to all in bondage sighing;
Those doomed to death, on Thee alone relying.
Preserve, O God! Lift by Thy mighty power
The awful scourge of this relentless hour
O Lord, our foes restrain,
Avenge Thy servants slain,
Thou Lord of all creation.
By those within Thy fold
Thy Name will be extolled,
Through every generation.
1. Our gracious God has laid His firm foundations
On Zion's mount, the courts of His delight;
Her gates of splendor, bathed in heavenly light,
He loves far more than Jacob's habitations.
2. What glorious things, O city of Jehovah,
Are spoken in melodious tones of thee!
Lo, Rahab, even Babel, I will see
'Mid hallowed chorus singing Hallelujah.
3. The Moor with the Philistine and the Tyrian
Shall soon, o Zion, throng thy holy gate;
In gladsome strains we'll hear her sons relate:
"These all were born within the walls of Zion."
4. God will Himself confirm them with His blessing,
And on the roll of nations He will count
All these as born on Zion's holy mount,
In many tongues one God, one faith confessing.
5. Then shall God's Name with holy adoration
And joyful tones be praised by Israel's throng;
Both harp and voice will blend in swelling song:
"In Zion are the founts of my salvation."
1. Lord, I will sing with rapturous rejoicing,
Thy justice and Thy loving kindness voicing;
A joyful psalm, Jehovah, I will raise
Unto Thy praise.
2. I'll wisely tread the pathway of perfection;
When wilt Thou come, O Lord, for my direction?
I'll walk within my house with perfect heart,
From sin apart.
3. No wicked thing or slanderous accusation
Shall stand before mine eyes with approbation;
No hateful doings of apostasy
Shall cleave to me.
4. The froward heart will I not suffer near me,
All evil things will I abhor sincerely;
All who in secret at their neighbors scoff
Will I cut off.
1. O bless the Lord, my soul, with all thy power!
Exalt the God who is thy strength and tower;
Let all within me bless His holy Name.
Bless Him who heareth all thy supplications;
Forget not thou His kindly ministration,
But all His gracious benefits proclaim.
2. O bless the Lord, who all thy need supplieth!
Thy soul with good He fully satisfieth,
And, like the eagle's, He renews thy youth.
Jehovah doeth right for He is holy;
His judgments for the sore oppressed and lowly
Are done in perfect righteousness and truth.
3. He spake to Moses from the midst of thunder,
He brake the bonds of Israel asunder,
And showed to them His mighty works and ways.
The Lord is gracious and of kind compassion,
He saved His own in truly wondrous fashion,
To anger slow, He loved them all their days.
4. Jehovah will not chide with us forever
Nor always keep His anger, but deliver
His people from their sorrows and distress.
He has not crushed the flock of His possession,
Nor dealt with us according to transgression;
He chastens, but with love and tenderness.
5. Like as a father looketh with compassion
Upon his children, lo, in such a fashion
The Lord doth look on them that fear and trust.
He knoweth that our frame is weak and humble;
How void of strength, how prone we are to stumble!
And He is mindful that we are but dust.
6. Lo, as for man, his days are like a shadow,
Like tender grass and flowers of the meadow,
Whose morning-beauty fadeth with the day;
For when the wind but lightly passeth o'er it
'Tis gone anon and nothing can restore it;
'Tis found no more, it vanisheth for aye.
7. Jehovah's mercy floweth, like a river,
From everlasting, and abideth ever
On those that love and worship Him with awe.
His righteousness shall bless the habitations
Of children's children through the generations
That keep His covenant and obey His law.
8. High in the heavens has Jehovah founded
His lofty throne, by cherubim surrounded;
And lo, His kingdom ruleth over all!
O bless the Lord, ye angels full of glory,
Ye mighty heroes, famed in sacred story,
That do His word, obedient to His call!
9. Bless Him, ye hosts, in praises without measure,
Ye ministers of His that do His pleasure;
Exalt His Name, His majesty extol.
Bless ye Jehovah, all His works in union,
In all the places of His wide dominion;
Yea, bless the Lord with joy, O thou, my soul!
1. Unto the hills I lift mine eyes
Whence cometh all my aid
When troubled or afraid.
Jehovah to my help shall rise,
He made the earth and heaven,
His aid is freely given.
2. Thy Keeper slumbereth not, nor shall
He cause thy foot to fail,
When danger doth assail.
Lo, He that keepeth Israel
Doth neither sleep nor slumber,
Naught shall thy soul encumber.
3. Jehovah is thy Keeper aye,
A shade on thy right hand
Thy safety to command.
Thy moon by night, the sun by day,
Shall not afflict or smite thee,
But with their radiance light thee.
4. Jehovah will preserve thee when
The waves of trouble roll;
He will preserve thy soul.
When going out or coming in,
The Lord will thee deliver,
From henceforth and forever.
1. Out of the depths of sadness,
O Lord, I cried to Thee;
Thou who canst fill with gladness,
Lend now Thine ear to me.
O Fount of consolation,
Attend unto my cry,
Hear Thou my supplication
And to my help draw night.
2. If Thou should'st mark transgression,
O Lord, who then could stand?
For evil and oppression
Are found on every hand.
But Thou dost pardon fully
All our iniquity,
That we may serve Thee truly
And fear Thy majesty.
3. I wait for God to hide me;
My soul, with longing stirred,
Shall hope, whate'er betide me,
In His unfailing word.
My soul waits for Jehovah
With more intense desire
Than watchers for the morning
To dawn of day aspire.
4. Hope in the Lord, O nation!
For with Him there is grace
And plenteous salvation
For all who seek His face.
He shall redeem His people,
His chosen Israel,
From all their sin and evil,
And all their gloom dispel.
1. My soul was glad when unto me
They said, "Come, we will not repair
Unto Jehovah's house of prayer,
There to adore His majesty."
Jerusalem, where blessing waits,
Our feet are standing in thy gates,
Here shall we bring our supplications.
Jerusalem is builded well,
It is the pride of Israel,
Securely knit are its foundations.
2. Lo, to thy holy oracles
The tribes assemble from abroad
With thanks unto the Name of God,
For there His holy presence dwells.
The seats of judgment are therein,
The thrones of David's royal kin,
There sit the rulers of the nations.
Prosperity shall be to them
That love thee, O Jerusalem,
Who make thy peace their supplication.
3. Let peace be found within thy walls
And in thy palaces repose;
Jehovah bless and prosper those
Who dwell within thy favored halls.
For friends and brethren I will say,
"Let peace abide in thee for aye,
May nought disturb thee now or ever."
By reason of His temple fair
And for the mercy proffered there,
Will I invoke thy good forever.
1. Blest be the God if Israel,
The Lord who visited His own;
Who by His gracious providence
Redemption unto us made known.
Within His servant David's tent
Has He to us, His people, sent
A horn of full salvation;
E'en as He spoke by holy men of old,
Who unto Israel foretold
How He to them His mercy would unfold.
2. He promised us that He would save
From all who for our ruin wait,
And from the hands of them that rave
Against us with a warring hate;
To show the mercy once foretold
Unto our fathers, and uphold
His holy covenant with us;
That He would still remember in His care
The oath which He to Abram sware,
To benefit His seed from heir to heir.
3. He spoke that He would strength command,
And grant to us when foemen near,
That we, delivered from their hand,
Might worship Him without a fear,
And walk before Him faithfully
In righteousness and sanctity,
While like to us is given.
And thou, O child, so shall they say of thee,
"The prophet of the Lord is he,"
For thou shalt go before Christ's majesty.
4. Yea, thou shalt make salvation known,
That we may be revived again,
Receiving favor as His own,
In free remission of our sin,
Through God's compassion and His love
Whereby the Dayspring from above
Has visited His people;
To lighten them that in the darkness hide,
And in the shades of death abide;
Our feet into the way of peace to guide.
1. Behold, how good, how pleasant is the union,
When brethren in the Lord have sweet communion!
'Tis like the oil on Aaron's head,
That, running down, into his beard doth spread,
The oil that flows upon his priestly dress,
Anointing him to holiness.
2. 'Tis as the dew on Hermon's brow descending,
The dew that falls where Zion's slopes are bending,
And makes their vintage overflow.
So they who dwell in peace no want shall know,
For there Jehovah God His blessing sends,
Yea, even life that never ends.
1. Now may Thy servant, Lord,
According to Thy Word,.
Depart in exultation.
My rest shall be serene,
For, lo, mine eyes have seen
Thy wonderful salvation.
2. Thou didst for all prepare
This Gift, so great, so rare,
That people might adore Thee;
A light to show the way
To nations gone astray,
And unto Israel's glory.