3 Praise the Lord, -for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail;
God hath made his saints victorious,
Sin and death shall not prevail.
4 Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high! his power proclaim
Heaven and earth, and all creation!
Praise and magnify his name.
148. Praise for the Works of Creation.
1 HERALDS of creation! cry
"Praise the Lord-the Lord most high!"
Heaven and earth! obey the call,
Praise the Lord-the Lord of all:
2 For he spake, and forth from night
Sprang the universe to light:
He commanded-nature heard,
And stood fast, upon his word.
3 Praise him, all ye hosts above,-
Spirits perfected in love!
Sun and moon! your anthems raise,
Sing, ye stars! your Maker's praise.
The Saints judging the World.
1 ALL ye who love the Lord! rejoico,
And let your songs be new;
Amid the church, with cheerful voice,
His later wonders show.
2 The Jews, the people of his grace,
Shall their Redeemer sing;
And Gentile nations join the praise,
While Zion owns her King.
The Lord takes pleasure in the just,
Whom sinners treat with scorn;
The meek, who lie despised in dust,
Salvation shall adorn.
4 Paints should be joyful in their King,
Ev'n on a dying bed;
And, like the souls in glory, sing;-
For God shall raise the dead.
5 When Christ his judgment-seat ascenda, And bids the world appear,
Thrones are prepared for all his friends
Who humbly loved him here.
Public and universal Praise.
IN God's own house, pronounce his praise,
His grace he there reveals;
To heaven your joy and wonder raise,
For there his glory dwells.
Let all your sacred passions move,
While you rehearse his deeds;
But the great work of saving love
Your highest praise exceeds.
All that have motion, life and breath!
Proclaim your Maker blest;
Yet when my voice expires in death,
My soul shall praise him best.
Praise on Earth and in Heaven.
1 IN Zion's sacred gates,
Let hymns of praise begin,
Where acts of faith and love,
In ceaseless beauty shine:
In mercy there
While God is known,
Before his throne,
With songs appear.
The trumpet's martial voice,
The timbrel's softer sound,
The organ's solemn peal,
His praises shall resound:
To swell the song,
With highest joy,
Let man employ
His tuneful tongue.
In heaven, his house on high,
Ye angels! lift your voice,
Let heavenly harps resound;
And happy saints rejoice:
The glories sing,
That ever shine,
With pomp divine,
Around your King.
Exhortation to Praise.
1 Praise the Lord-his power confess & Praise him in his holiness;
Praise him as the theme inspires; Praise him as his fame requires. 2 Let the trumpet's lofty sound Spread its loudest notes around; Let the harp unite, in praise, With the sacred minstrel's lays. 3 Let the organ join to bless God-the Lord of righteousness; Tune your voice to spread the fame Of the great Jehovah's name. 4 All who dwell beneath his light! In his praise, your hearts unite; While the stream of song is poured, Praise and magnify the Lord.
7s and 6s. Peculiar.
Praise from all Living.
1 Praise the Lord who reigns above,
And keeps his courts below;
Praise him for his boundless love,
And all his greatness show;
Praise him for his noble deeds;
Praise him for his matchless power!
Him, from whom all good proceeds,
Let earth and heaven adore,
2 Publish, spread to all around,
The great Immanuel's name;
Let the gospel-trumpet sound;
Him the Prince of peace proclaim?
Praise him, every tuneful string
All the reach of heavenly art,
All the power of music bring-
The music of the heart.
3 Him, in whom they move and live;
Let every creature sing;
Glory to our Saviour give,
And homage to our King;
Hallowed be his name beneath,
As in heaven, on earth adored;
Praise the Lord in every breath ;-
Let all things praise the Lord.
7s, 6s and 7s.
The universal Chorus.
1 HALLELUJAII!-Praise the Lord,
In the heights of glory;
Hosts of heaven! with one accord,
Shout the joyful story;
Praise him for his mighty deeds,
Praise ye him, whose grace exceeds
All that heaven in songs concedes;
Worlds of bliss! his praise record.
2 Praise him with the trumpet's tongue,
Far and wide resounding;
Praise him with the harp well-strung,
While your hearts are bounding;
Praise him with the sweet-toned lyre,
Let his praise the lute inspire;
Praise him in a mighty choir ;-
Let his praise be loudly sung.
› Praise him with the viol's strings,
Waking joyous feeling;
While the vault of glory rings
With the organ's pealing:
Let the cymbals ring his praise,
Wake the clarion's grandest lays,
Fraise the Lord through endless days:-
Lo his praise creation sings.
Praise in the Courts of God.
+ PRAISE ye Jehovah's name,
Praise through his courts proclaim,-
Rise and adore:
High o'er the heavens above,
Sound his great acts of love,
While his rich grace we prove→
Vast as his power.
2 Now let the trumpet raise
Sounds of triumphant praise,
Wide as his fame:
There let the harp be found;
Organs, with solemn sound!
Roll your deep notes around-
Filled with his name.
3 While his high praise ye sing, Shake every sounding string -Sweet the accord!
He vital breath bestows;
Let every breath that flowe
His noblest fame disclose
Praise yo the Lord.
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