RENDER thanks to God above,
The Fountain of Eternal Love;
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Hath stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
Just tribute to Jehovah's praise?
3 Happy are they, and only they,
Who from his judgments fear to stray;
Who know and love his perfect will,
And duly all his word fulfil.

4 Extend to me that favour, Lord,
Thou to thy servants dost afford ;
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me!

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PSALM CX. SEVENS, D.

(From "The Spirit of the Psalms.") ESUS, Lord, to Thee we sing, Thee, our Saviour, Priest, and King, Who our guilt and woes sustain'd, And the cup of vengeance drain'd: Now thou art enthron'd on high, Crown'd with power and victory; All thy foes shall prostrate fall, Every nation hear thy call. 2 As at morning's youthful hour Dew-drops gem each leaf and flower, So, O Lord, our sons unborn Shall thy crowded courts adorn;

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Gladly own Thee for their King,
Gladly free-will off'rings bring,
Till thy spreading empire prove
Boundless as thy wondrous love.

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E saints and servants of the Lord, The triumphs of his name record; His sacred Name for ever bless : Where'er the circling sun displays His rising beams, or setting rays, Due praise to his Great Name address. 2 God through the world extends his sway: The regions of eternal day

But shadows of His glory are:
With Him whose Majesty excels,
Who made the heav'n in which he dwells.
Let no created power compare.

3 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom heav'n's triumphant host,
And suff'ring saints on earth, adore,
Be glory as in ages past,

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As now it is, and so shall last,

When time itself shall be no more!

WE

E love the Lord, for He is good,
His pitying ear attends our prayer;
When sinking in the whelming flood,,
His mercy saves us from despair.

2 O love unmerited and great!

Its height, its depth, what tongue can tell? It rescued man from Satan's hate, From snares of death, and pains of hell. 3 It dries the contrite sinner's tears, Strengthens the feeble child of dust, Bids him dismiss his anxious fears, And in a Saviour's merits trust. 4 What shall we render to the Lord For all his mercy, all his love? Or what can sinful man afford, That shall a grateful off'ring prove? 5 His gracious will let us obey; Salvation's offer'd cup receive; With holy saints glad homage pay, And thanks and praises ever give.

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ALL ye nations, praise the Lord;
All ye lands, your voices raise;

Heav'n and earth, with loud accord,
Praise the Lord, for ever praise.

2 Lo! his truth and mercy stand,
Past, and present, and to be;
Like the years of his right hand,
Like his own eternity.

3 Praise Him, ye who know his love,
Praise Him from the depths beneath;
Praise Him in the heights above,
Praise your Maker, all that breathe.

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PSALM CXVIII.

SEVENS.

LIFT your voice, and thankful sing
Praises to your Heav'nly King;

For his mercies far extend,

And his bounty knows no end.
2 Ev'ry tongue Jehovah bless;
And with joyous heart confess,
That his mercies far extend,
And his bounty knows no end.
3 Ye who make his will your care,
With assenting voice declare,
That his mercies far extend,
And his bounty knows no end.
4 Songs of joy and hymns of praise
To our God and Saviour raise ;
For his mercies far extend,
And his bounty knows no end.

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ever and for ever, Lord, Unchanged Thou dost remain, Established in the heavens, thy word Does all their orbs sustain.

2 And fix'd thy everlasting Law

Endures through time and space, As earth maintains, of Thee in awe, Midst rolling worlds its place.

3 Those worlds their course ordained by thee Day after day fulfil,

Thy kingdom's subjects glad to be,
The servants of thy will.

4 There is an end to all that boasts Perfection here below,

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But thy decrees, O Lord of hosts,
Nor change nor period know.
PSALM CXXI. Version 1.

TO heav'n I lift mine eye;

P. M.

To heav'n, Jehovah's throne ;

For there my Saviour sits on high,

And thence shall grace and strength supply To ev'ry faithful son.

He will not faint nor fail,

Nor leave thy feet to stray;

For Him no weary hours assail,

Nor darkness spreads her dusky veil
O'er his eternal day.

Beneath that light divine,

Securely shalt thou move;

The sun with milder beams shall shine,
The peaceful moon her lamp incline,
Benignant from above.

For He, thy God and friend,
Shall guard thy soul from harm,
In each sad scene of doubt attend,
And guard thy life, and bless thy end,
With his Almighty arm.

PSALM CXXI. Version 2. C. M.
ISRAEL! trust the living Lord;
His hand shall grant thee aid;
His wings from ev'ry fear afford
A shelter and a shade.