Liturgy and Hymns for the Use of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren

JESUS, lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly,
While the raging billows roll,
While the tempest still is high:
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
Till the storm of life is past:
Safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last.

2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, O leave me not alone,

Still support and comfort me: All my trust on thee is stay'd, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of thy wing.

3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want,
All in all in thee I find;
Raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
Heal the sick, and lead the blind:
Just and holy is thy name,

I am all unrighteousness;
Vile and full of sin I am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

4 Plenteous grace with thee is found,

Grace to pardon all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within: Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee; Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity.

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XXIX. PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING.

T. 235.

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS. LORD God, thy praise we sing, To thee our thanks we bring: Both heaven and earth do worship Thou Father of eternity; [thee, To thee all angels loudly cry, The heavens and all the powers on high:

Cherubs and seraphs thee proclaim,
And cry thrice holy to thy name:

Holy is our Lord God,
Holy is our Lord God,
Holy is our Lord God,
The Lord of Sabaoth.

With splendour of thy glory spread
Are heaven and earth replenished:
The apostles' glorious company,
The prophets' fellowship praise thee;

The noble and victorious host
Of martyrs inakes of thee its boast;
The holy church, in every place
Throughout the earth, exalts thy

praise.

Redeem'd my soul from sin and misery.

4 Now, while on earth I stay, to thee I'll live, [give, 7 And to thy shame alone all glory Till I with all thy saints my voice shall raise,

And join in everlasting songs of praise.

Rejoice before the God of grace:
Give to our God the glory.

5 The Lord hath ever to his flock
Kept without separation;
He doth abide our shield and rock,
Our peace and our salvation;
He leads us with a mother's care,
Protects from danger, guards from
Give to our God the glory. [fear:

6 Yea, when all creatures here deny
Their help and consolation,
Our great Creator then is nigh

With succour and compassion, And sets the humble souls at rest, That live forsaken and oppress'd: Give to our God the glory.

As long as I have breath in me I will sound forth his praises: His precious, saving name shall be Exalted in all places:

My heart, with all thy strength adore

The God of grace, the God of power, And give him all the glory.

8 Ye who profess his sacred name, Give to our God the glory: Ye who his power know and proclaim,

Give to our God the glory: Rejoice from all vain idols freed, The Lord is God, he 's God indeed: Give to our God the glory.

9 Now then before his face appear, With praises and thanksgiving; With awe his holy name revere, And join with all the living, To extol the wonders he hath wrought,

His mighty deeds surpassing thought: Give to our God the glory.

I'LL praise thee with my heart and
O Lord, my soul's delight, [tongue,
Declaring to the world in song

Thy glory, praise and might.

2 Thou art the eternal source of grace,

The source of lasting bliss:
From thee unto the human race
Flows every happiness.

3 What are we ? what do we possess
While here on earth below,
Which thy great love and tenderness
Do not on us bestow?

4 Who spread the lofty firmament
And starry skies around!
Who makes the dew and rain de-
To fructify the ground? [scend
5 Who doth preserve our life and
Our ease and safe abode? [health,
Who doth secure our peace and
Our ever gracious God. [wealth?

8 Thou count'st thy children's sighs [mourn; And know'st well why they No tear too mean to thee appcars To put into thy urn.

NOW unite to render praises

To Jehovah, to our God, and mag. nify

His great name in all your places,
Ye his people, ye who are his pro-
perty;

For his goodness, love, and favour
He is full of truth and grace,
To his children last for ever:
Pardoning all our trespasses;
Still his name by you be praised,
Who are seed to Abram raised,
Out of every tribe and nation;
Give him praises, give him thanks
and adoration.

2 Yea, with joy ourselves address-
ing

To our gracious, heavenly Father, we'll proclaim

His great mercy without ceasing,
Join with angels to exalt his glori-
ous name;

They, adoring on their faces,
With thrice Holy sing his praises,
We too, will extol the name
Of our God and of the Lamb;
Be his glory ever sounded,

9 Thou, when we are oppress'd with And his works which are unbounded:

grief,

Dost us with pity view,

Administ'ring thy kind relief,
And lasting comfort too.

10 Why need we mourn, as in des-
pair,

And grieve both day and night? On him we 'll cast our every care, Who gave us life and light.

11 Hath he not from our earliest days,

Us nourish'd and maintain'd? Safe-guarded us in all our ways, In dangers proved our friend?

We, his ransom'd congregation,
Thank and praise him for our blessed
destination.

3 To the throne go undismayed,
Go with boldness and approach the
mercy-seat,

Since from God in Christ displayed,
Nought but goodness, grace and
favour you can meet;
Full of love, he longs to bless us,
And is ready to embrace us;
Yea, to give his flesh and blood
To us as our highest good;
To his table we're invited,
And through grace with him united,

GOD reveals his presence;
Let us now adore him,

And with awe appear before him;
God is in his temple,

All in us keep silence,

And before him bow with reverence:
Him alone-God we own;
He's our Lord and Saviour:
Praise his name for ever.

2 God reveals his presence,
Whom the angelic legions

Serve with awe in heavenly regions:
Holy, holy, holy,

Sing the hosts of heaven;
Praise to God be ever given;
Condescend-to attend
Graciously, O Jesus,
To our songs and praises.

| 3 O majestic Being,
Were but soul and body
Thee to serve at all times ready!
Might we, like the angels
Who behold thy glory,
Deep abased sink before thee,
And through grace-be always,
In our whole demeanour,
To thy praise and honour.
4 Grant us resignation,
Hearts before thee bowed,
With thy peace divine endowed :
As a tender flower
Opens and inclineth

To the cheering sun which shineth;
So may we-be from thee
Rays of grace deriving,
And thereby be thriving.
5 Lord, come dwell within us,
While on earth we tarry:
Make us thy blest sanctuary:
O vouchsafe thy presence;
Draw unto us nearer,

And reveal thyself still clearer :
Us direct and protect;
Thus we in all places
Shall show forth thy praises.

THOU, Jesus, art our King: Thy ceaseless praise we sing : Praise shall our glad tongues employ, Praise o'erflow the grateful soul, While we vital breath enjoy, While eternal ages roll.

2 Thou art the eternal light,

And shinest in deepest night: Wond'ring gazed the angelic train, While thou bow'dst the heavens beneath,

Taking thy abode with man,

Man to save from endless death.

3 Thou for our griefs didst mourn, Thou hast our sickness borne: All our sins on thee were laid;

Thou with unexampled grace All the mighty debt hast paid, Due from Adam's helpless race.

4 Thou hast o'erthrown the foe, God's kingdom fix'd below: Conqueror of all adverse power, Thou heaven's gates hast open'd wide;

Thou thine own dost lead secure,
And to life eternal guide.

For all thy blessings and thy care, Our gratitude in praise and prayer

Shall still ascend to thine abode. 3 Ye spirits of the just above, With Christ now perfected in love, Once our companions here; In higher strains join us to sing Blessing and honour to our King, Till he in glory shall appear.

4 Hail, Lamb once slain, thy precious blood

Hath brought us sinners nigh to God,
Worthy art thou alone:

Accept, O Lord, Ancient of days,
Thy universal church's praise,
Here and around thy glorious
throne.

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