O Lord, Thou hast searched me out and known me.Psalm cxxxix.

1. All-searching God, Thine eye My inmost soul can see;

divine

And every thought and act of mine
Is open, Lord, to Thee.

2. When up I rise, or down I lie,
Still Thou art by my side;
Nor can I from Thy presence fly,
Or from Thy Spirit hide.

3. If on the wings of morn I speed
To earth's remotest bound,

Still shall Thy hand my footsteps lead,
Thine arm my path surround.

4. Thy power is in the ocean deeps,
And reaches to the skies;
Thine eye of mercy never sleeps,
Thy goodness never dies.

5. Search Thou, O God, this heart of mine,
Its inmost workings see;

And if it e'er to ill incline,
O bring it back to Thee!

St. Ambrose.

Praise the Lord, O my soul.-Psalm cxlvi.

1. Praise thou the Lord, nor place thy trust
In any child of clay;

For soon they die, and turn to dust,
And all their thoughts decay.

2. O happy is that man and blest
Whom Jacob's God doth aid!
Whose hope upon the Lord doth rest,
And on his God is stayed:

3. Who made the earth, Who made the Heaven,
Who made the swelling deep;
Who hath to us His promise given,
And will His promise keep!

4. Jehovah helps the suffering good
Who lift to Him their plea:
Jehovah sends the hungry food,
And sets the captives free.

5. Jehovah gives the blind their sight,
The bowed down doth raise:
Jehovah's might shall guard the right,
And guide the good man's ways.

6. The stranger's Shield, the widow's Stay,
The orphan's Help is He!

Thy God, O Sion, reigns alway,
Thy Refuge sure to be!

Colchester.

CXCIX.

O praise the Lord of Heaven.-Psalm exlviii,

1. Praise the Lord! ye Heavens, adore Him!
Praise Him, Angels in the height;
Sun and Moon, rejoice before Him!
Praise Him, all ye Stars of light!
Heaven of Heavens, let praise far-swelling
From thy thousand orbs be sent!
Join the strain, ye Waters dwelling
In the lower firmament.

2. Winds that sweep in wild commotion,
Winds and Storms, your voices raise!
Lift thine Alleluias, Ocean,

Peal aloud thy Maker's praise!
Every Tribe, and Tongue, and Nation,
Swell with joy the high acclaim;
Heaven, and Earth, and all Creation,
Praise and magnify His Name!

Peculiar.

O praise God in His holiness.-Psalm cl.

1. Praise ye God in Heaven most high: Praise Him in the starry sky.

2. Praise Him in His wondrous might: In His glory infinite.

3. Praise Him with the trumpet-call: Praise Him with the lute's soft fall.

4. Praise Him in His deeds of wonder With the mighty organ's thunder.

5. All that live, with one accord, Praise your Maker, praise the Lord!

Peculiar.

GLOR

IN

EXCELSIS

I. INDEX OF FIRST LINES,

IN THE ORDER OF SEASONS.

Abbreviations.-E. Epistle, G. Gospel, L. Lesson, S. Service or
Season generally.