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1 WITH one consent let all the earth To God their cheerful voices raise; Glad homage pay with awful mirth, And sing before him songs of praise; 2 Convinced that he is God alone,

From whom both we and all proceed; We whom he chooses for his own,

The flock that he vouchsafes to feed. 3 0 enter then his temple gate,

Thence to his courts devoutly press; And still your grateful hymns repeat, And still his Name with praises bless. 4 For he's the LORD, supremely good, His mercy is for ever sure;

His truth, which always firmly stood,
To endless ages shall endure.

PSALM 80.

From the cii. Psalm of David.

PART I. C. M.

1 WHEN I pour out my soul in prayer,
Do thou, O LORD, attend;
To thy eternal throne of grace
Let my sad cry ascend.

2 0 hide not thou thy glorious face
In times of deep distress;

Incline thine ear, and, when I call,
My sorrows soon redress.

3 My days, just hast'ning to their end,
Are like an evening shade;
My beauty does, like wither'd grass,
With waning lustre fade.

4 But thine eternal state, O LORD,
No length of time shall waste;
The mem❜ry of thy wondrous works
From age to age shall last.

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PART II. C. M.

1 GOD shall arise, and Sion view

With an unclouded face:

For now her time is come, his own
Appointed day of grace."

2 The name and glory of the LORD
All heathen kings shall fear,
When he shall Sion build again,
And in full state appear.

3 For GoD, from his abode on high,
His gracious beams display'd;

The LORD from heaven, his lofty throne,
Hath all the earth survey'd.

4 That they, in Sion, where he dwells,
Might celebrate his fame,
And through the holy city sing
Loud praises to his Name.

PART III. C. M.

1 THE strong foundations of the earth
Of old by thee were laid;

Thy hands, O LORD, the arch of heaven
With wondrous skill have made.

2 Whilst thou for ever shalt endure,
They soon shall pass away;
And, like a garment often worn,
Shall tarnish and decay,

3 Like that, when thou ordain'st their change, To thy command they bend;

But thou continu'st still the same,

Nor have thy years an end.

4 Thou to the children of thy saints
Shalt lasting quiet give;
Whose happy race, securely fix'd;
Shall in thy presence live.

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1 MY soul, inspired with sacred love,
GOD's holy Name for ever bless;
Of all his favors mindful prove,
And still thy grateful thanks express,

2 'Tis he that all thy sins forgives,

And after sickness makes thee sound; From danger he thy life retrieves,

By him with grace and mercy crown'd.

3 He with good things thy mouth supplies, Thy vigor eagle-like restores;

He to the suff'rer promptly flies,

Who, wrong'd, his righteous help implores.

4 The LORD abounds with tender love,
And unexampled acts of grace;
His waken'd wrath doth slowly move,
His willing mercy flies apace.

5 God will not always harshly chide,
But with his anger quickly part;
And loves his punishments to guide
More by his love than our desert.
6 As high as heaven its arch extends
Above this little spot of clay,

So much his boundless love transcends
The small respects that we can pay.

7 As far as 't is from east to west,

So far has he our sins removed;
Who, with a father's tender breast,
Has such as fear him always loved.
8 For God, who all our frame surveys,
Considers that we are but clay;
How fresh soe'er we seem, our days
Like grass or flowers must fade away.
9 Whilst they are nipp'd with sudden blasts,
Nor can we find their former place,

GOD's faithful mercy ever lasts

To those that fear him, and their race.

10 This shall attend on such as still
Proceed in his appointed way;
And who not only know his will,
But to it just obedience pay.

11 The LORD, the universal King,

In heaven has fix'd his lofty throne:

To him, ye angels, praises sing,

In whose great strength his power is shown.

12 Ye that his just commands obey,

And hear and do his sacred will,
Ye hosts of his, this tribute pay,
Who still what he ordains fulfil.

13 Let every creature jointly bless

The mighty LORD; and thou, my heart,
With grateful joy thy thanks express,
And in this concert bear thy part.

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4 He feeds thee with his love,

Upholds thee with his truth;
And, like the eagle's, he renews
The vigor of thy youth.

5 Then bless the LORD, my soul,
His grace, his love proclaim:
Let all that is within me, join
To bless his holy Name.

PSALM 83.

From the civ. Psalm of David,

PART I. L. M.

1 BLESS GOD, my soul; thou, LORD, alone
Possessest empire without bounds,
With honor thou art crown'd, thy throne
Eternal majesty surrounds,

2 With light thou dost thyself enrobe,
And glory for a garment take;
Heaven's curtains stretch beyond the globe,
Thy canopy of state to make.

3 GOD builds on liquid air, and forms
His palace chambers in the skies;
The clouds his chariots are, and storms
The swift-wing'd steeds with which he flies.
4 As bright as flame, as swift as wind,
His ministers heaven's palace fill;
They have their sundry tasks assign'd,
All prompt to do their sovereign's will.
5 In praising GOD while he prolongs

My breath, I will that breath employ;
And join devotion to my songs,
Sincere, as in him is my joy.

PART II. L. M.

1 How various, LORD, thy works are found,
For which thy wisdom we adore!
The earth is with thy treasure crown'd,
"Till nature's hand can grasp no more.

2 All creatures, both of sea and land,

In sense of common want agree; All wait on thy dispensing hand, And have their daily alms from thee. 3 They gather what thy stores disperse, Without their trouble to provide ; Thou op'st thy hand, the universe, 'The craving world, is all supplied.

4 Thou for a moment hid'st thy face,

The num'rous ranks of creatures mourn; Thou tak'st their breath, all nature's race Decay, and to their dust return.

5 Again thou send'st thy spirit forth,
Inspiring vital energies;

Nature 's restored; replenish'd earth,
Joyous, her new creation sees.

6 Thus through successive ages stands
Firm fix'd thy providential care;
Pleased with the work of thine own hands,
Thou dost the waste of time repair.

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From the civ. Psalm of David.

1 HOW manifold thy works, O LORD,

In wisdom, power, and goodness wrought! The earth is with thy riches stored,

And ocean with thy wonders fraught:
Unfathom'd caves beneath the deep
For thee their hidden treasures keep.
2 By thee alone the living live,

Hide but thy face, their comforts fly;
They gather what thy seasons give,

Take thou away their breath, they die;
But send again thy spirit forth,
And life renews the gladden'd earth.

3 Joy in his works JEHOVAH takes,
Yet to destruction they return;

He looks upon the earth, it quakes,
Touches the mountains, and they burn:
But God for ever is the same;

Glory to his eternal Name!

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1 O RENDER thanks, and bless the LORD,
Invoke his sacred Name;

Acquaint the nations with his deeds,
His matchless deeds proclaim.

2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymns,
His wondrous works rehearse;
Make them the theme of your discourse,
And subject of your verse.

3 Rejoice in his almighty Name,

Alone to be adored;

And let their hearts o'erflow with joy
That humbly seek the LORD.

4 Seek ye the LORD, his saving strength
Devoutly still implore;

And, where he 's ever present, seek
His face for ever more.

5 The wonders that his hands have wrought Keep thankfully in mind;

The righteous statutes of his mouth,
And laws to us assign'd.

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