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PSALMS AND HYMNS

FOR

SCHOOLS AND HOME.

PART I.

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8.7.4.

PRAISE TO GOD.

Bless the Lord, O my soul.-Ps. ciii. 2.
PRAISE, my soul, the King of heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring:
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like thee His praise should sing?
Praise Him, praise Him,
Praise the everlasting King.

2 Praise Him for His grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise Him, still the same for ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Praise Him, praise Him,
Glorious in His faithfulness.

3 Father-like He tends and spares us:
Well our feeble frame He knows;
In His hands He gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes:

Praise Him, praise Him,
Widely as His mercy flows.

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O sing unto the Lord a new song.
Ps. xcviii. 1.

1ING to the Lord a joyful song, [raise; Lift up your hearts, your voices To us His gracious gifts belong,

To Him our songs of love and praise.

2 For life and love, for rest and food,
For daily help and nightly care,
Sing to the Lord, for Ile is good,
And praise His name, for it is fair.
3 For strength to those who on Him wait,
His truth to prove, His will to do,
Praise ye our God, for He is great;
Trust in His name, for it is true.

4 For joys untold that daily move
Round those who love His sweet employ,
Sing to our God, for He is love;
Exalt His name, for it is joy.

5 Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth,
Whom angels serve and saints adore,"
The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
To whom be praise for evermore.

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1

J. S. B. MONSELL. 1862.

7s.

Praise ye the Lord.-Ps. cxlvi. 1.

1LET a He is kind;

ET us with a gladsome mind

For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

2 He, with all-commanding might,
Filled the new-made world with light;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

3 All things living He doth feed,
His full hand supplies their need;
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

4 He His chosen race did bless
In the wasteful wilderness:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

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Praise Him, angels in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him; Praise Him, all ye stars and light.

2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken;
Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;
Laws, that never shall be broken,
For their guidance He hath made.
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
Laud and magnify His name.

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1

JOHN KEMPTHORNE. 1810.

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HALLELUJAH! Praise the Lord!

Praise Him for His faithful Word; For the peace of pardoning love, Praise His name, all names above,

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! 2 Praise Him, all ye stars of light, Ever burning in His sight;

Praise Him, earth's green vales below; Praise Him, ocean's ebb and flow.

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

3 Fathers, brethren, round His throne,
Knowing now as ye are known,
Praise Him on your harps of gold,
As ye see His love unfold.

Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

4 For His love, too faintly sung,
Praise we Him with heart and tongue;
Heaven and earth, in one accord,
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

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Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

ELIZABETH R. TRESTRAIL. 1881.

78.

Blessed be Thy glorious name.
Neh. ix. 5.

1 ONGS of praise the angels sang,
So
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 will 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, amidst eternal joy,
Songs of praise their powers employ.
JAMES MONTGOMERY. 1819.

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78.

I consider the work of Thy fingers.
Ps. viii. 3.

ALL things praise Thee-Lord most
A high,

Heaven and earth, and sea and sky;
All were for Thy glory made,

That Thy greatness, thus displayed,
Should all worship bring to Thee;
All things praise Thee: Lord, may we.

2 All things praise Thee-night to night
Sing in silent hymns of light;
All things praise Thee-day to day
Chants Thy power in burning ray;
Time and space are praising Thee,
All things praise Thee: Lord, may we.

3 All things praise Thee-high and low,
Rain, and dew, and seven-hued bow,
Crimson sunset, fleecy cloud,
Rippling stream, and tempest loud,
Summer, winter,-all to Thee
Glory render: Lord, may we.

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1

7.6.7.6.

All things were made by Him.
John i. 3.

ALL things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

2 Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.

3 The rich man in his castle,

The poor man at the gate,
God made them, high or lowly,
And ordered their estate.

4 The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning
That brightens up the sky.

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3 I sing the goodness of the Lord,

That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures with His word,
And then pronounced them good.

4 There's not a plant or flower below
But makes Thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow
By order from Thy throne.

5 Creatures, as numerous as they be,
Are subject to Thy care;

There's not a place where we can flec,
But God is present there.

6 His hand is my perpetual guard,
He guides me with His eye;
Why should I, then, forget the Lord,
Who is for ever nigh?

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2 There's not a sin that we commit,
Nor wicked word we say,

But in Thy dreadful book 'tis writ,
Against the judgment day.

3 And must the crimes that I have done
Be read and published there,
Be all exposed before the sun,
While men and angels hear?

4 Lord, at Thy feet ashamed I lie, Upward I dare not look; Pardon my sins before I die, And blot them from Thy book.

5 Remember all the dying pains
That my Redeemer felt;
And let His blood wash out my stains,
And answer for my guilt.

60 may I now for ever fear

To indulge a sinful thought;

Since the great God can see and hear, And writes down every fault.

ISAAC WATTS. 1709.

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3 Ho bids the sun to warm us,

And light the path we tread;

At night, lest aught should harm us,
He guards our welcome bed.

4 He gives our needful clothing,
And sends our daily food;
His love denies us nothing
His wisdoin deemeth good.

The Bible, too, He sends us,
That tells how Jesus came,

Whose word can save and cleanse us
From guilt and sin and shame.

6 O may God's mercies move us
To serve Him with our powers;
For oh, how He m. st love us,
And this poor world of ours!

S. W. PARTRIDGE. 1841.

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1

6.5.

God said, Let there be light.-Gen. i. 3.

THEN o'er earth is breaking

WH

Rosy light, and fair,

Morn afar proclaimeth
Sweetly,-God is there.

2 When the spring is wreathing
Flowers rich and rare,
On each leaf is written,-
Nature's God is there.

3 When the storm is howling
Through the midnight air,
Fearfully its thunder
Tells us God is there.

4 All the wide world's treasures,
Rich, or grand, or fair,
In each feature beareth
Graven,-God is there.

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