I SONGS of praise the angels sang,
Heaven with hallelujahs rang,
When Jehovah's work begun,
When He spake, and it was done.

2 Songs of praise awoke the morn
When the Prince of Peace was born;
Songs of praise arose, when He
Captive led captivity.

3 Heaven and earth must pass away, Songs of praise shall crown that day; God will make new heavens and earth, Songs of praise shall hail their birth.

4 And shall man alone be dumb

Till that glorious kingdom come?
No, the Church delights to raise
Psalms and hymns and songs of praise.

5 Saints below, with heart and voice,
Still in songs of praise rejoice;
Learning here, by faith and love,
Songs of praise to sing above.

6 Borne upon their latest breath,
Songs of praise shall conquer death;
Then, amid eternal joy,

Songs of praise their powers employ.

I 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 voices raise;
Sing, ye stars, your Maker's praise.
4 Earth, from all thy depths below,
Ocean's hallelujahs flow ;

Lightning, vapor, wind, and storm,
Hail and snow, His will perform.

5 Birds, on wings of rapture soar,
Warble at His temple-door;
Joyful sounds from herds and flocks,
Echo back, ye caves and rocks.

6 High above all height, His throne;
Excellent His name alone;
Him let all His works confess,
Him let all His children bless.

I GLORY be to God on high,

God, whose glory fills the sky;
Peace on earth to man forgiven,
Man, the well-beloved of Heaven.
2 Sovereign Father, heavenly King,
Thee we now presume to sing;
Glad, Thine attributes confess,
Glorious all, and numberless.
3 Hail, by all Thy works adored!
Hail, the everlasting Lord!
Thee, with thankful hearts we prove
Lord of power, and God of love.

4 Christ our Lord and God we own,
Christ, the Father's Only Son;
Lamb of God, for sinners slain,
Saviour of offending man.

5 Bow Thine ear, in mercy bow;
Hear, the world's Atonement Thou!
Jesus, in Thy name we pray,
Take, O take our sins away.

6 Hear, for Thou, O Christ, alone
Art with Thy great Father One;
One, the Holy Ghost with Thee;
One supreme, eternal Three.

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I HOLY, Holy, Holy Lord,

Be Thy glorious name adored;
Lord, Thy mercies never fail ;
Hail, celestial Goodness, hail!

2 Though unworthy, Lord, Thine ear,
Deign our humble songs to hear ;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around Thy throne we sing.

3 There no tongue shall silent be;
All shall join in harmony ;
That through heaven's capacious round
Praise to Thee may ever sound.
4 Lord, Thy mercies never fail ;
Hail, celestial Goodness, hail !
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,
Be Thy glorious name adored.
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I Now may He who from the dead
Brought the Shepherd of the sheep,
Jesus Christ, our King and Head,
All our souls in safety keep.

2 May He teach us to fulfil
What is pleasing in His sight,
Perfect us in all His will,

And preserve us day and night.

3 To that dear Redeemer's praise,
Who the covenant sealed with blood,
Let our hearts and voices raise
Loud thanksgivings to our God.
DOXOLOGY.

SING we to our God above,
Praise eternal as His love;
Praise Him, all ye heavenly host,
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

I THE Lord is King! lift up thy voice,
O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice!
From world to world the joy shall ring:
The Lord omnipotent is King!

2 The Lord is King! who then shall dare
Resist His will, distrust His care?
Holy and true are all His ways:
Let every creature speak His praise.
3 The Lord is King! exalt your strains,
Ye saints; your God, your Father reigns;
One Lord, one empire, all secures :
He reigns,—and life and death are

Thy tuneful praises, raised on high,

Shall check the murmur and the sigh.

3 When death o'er nature shall prevail, And all my powers of language fail, Joy through my swimming eyes shall break,

And mean the thanks I cannot speak.
4 But, oh, when that last conflict's o'er,
And I am chained to flesh no more,
With what glad accents shall I rise
To join the music of the skies!

5 Soon shall I learn the exalted strains
Which echo o'er the heavenly plains,
And emulate, with joy unknown,
The glowing seraphs round Thy throne.

I HOLY and reverend is the name
Of our eternal King;

Thrice holy Lord! the angels cry ;
Thrice holy let us sing.

2 The deepest reverence of the mind, Pay, O my soul, to God;

Lift with thy hands a holy heart

To His sublime abode.

4 Hosanna! let the earth and skies Repeat the joyful sound;

Rocks, hills, and vales, reflect the voice

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I LET them neglect Thy glory, Lord,
Who never knew Thy grace;

But our loud songs shall still record
The wonders of Thy praise.

2 We raise our shouts, O God, to Thee,
And send them to Thy throne;
All glory to the united Three,

The undivided One!

3 'T was He, and we'll adore His name, That formed us by a word; 'Tis He restores our ruined frame; Salvation to the Lord!

In one eternal round!

Te Deum laudamus.

I O GOD, we praise Thee and confess
That Thou the only Lord
And everlasting Father art,
By all the earth adored.
To Thee all Angels cry aloud;
To Thee the Powers on high,
Both Cherubim and Seraphim,
Continually do cry:

3 O Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,

Whom heavenly hosts obey, The world is with the glory filled Of Thy majestic sway.

4 The Apostles' glorious company, And Prophets crowned with light, With all the Martyrs' noble host, Thy constant praise recite.

5 The Holy Church throughout the world, O Lord, confesses Thee,

That Thou the Eternal Father art
Of boundless majesty.

DOXOLOGY.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The God whom we adore;
Be glory, as it was, is now,

And shall be evermore.