1 LET one loud song of praise arise

ROSCOE.

To God, whose goodness ceaseless flows; Who dwells enthroned above the skies, And life and breath on all bestows.

2 Let all of good this bosom fires,

To him, sole good, give praises due;
Let all the truth himself inspires
Unite to sing him only true.

3 In ardent adoration joined,

Obedient to thy holy will,
Let all our faculties, combined,
Thy just commands, O God, fulfil.

4 O, may the solemn breathing sound

Like incense rise before thy throne, Where thou, whose glory knows no bound, Great Cause of all things, dwell'st alone.

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H. M.

TATE & BRADY.

Ps. 136.

1 TO God, the mighty Lord,

Your joyful thanks repeat;

To him due praise afford,

As good as he is great:
For God does prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

2 To him whose wondrous power
All other gods obey,
Whom earthly kings adore,
This grateful homage pay:
For God, &c.

3 By his almighty hand

Amazing works are wrought;
The heavens by his command
Were to perfection brought:
For God, &c.

4 He spread the ocean round
About the spacious land,
And made the rising ground
Above the waters stand:
For God, &c.

5 Through heaven he did display His numerous hosts of light; The sun to rule by day,

The moon and stars by night:
For God, &c.

6 He does the food supply,

On which all creatures live;
To God who reigns on high
Eternal praises give :
For God will prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

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H. M.

Universal Praise. Ps. 148.

TATE & BRADY.

1 YE boundless realms of joy,
Exalt your Maker's fame;
His praise your song employ
Above the starry frame:
Your voices raise,

Ye cherubim

And seraphim,

To sing his praise.

2 Thou moon, that rul'st the night,
And sun, that guid'st the day,

Ye glittering stars of light,
To him your homage pay:

His praise declare,

Ye heavens above,

And clouds that move
In liquid air.

3 Let them adore the Lord,
And praise his holy name,
By whose almighty word
They all from nothing came:
And all shall last,

From changes free;
His firm decree

Stands ever fast.

4 United zeal be shown,

His wondrous fame to raise,
Whose glorious name alone
Deserves our endless praise:

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Earth's utmost ends
His power obey;
His glorious sway
The sky transcends.

7s M.

MILTON.

Praise to God. Ps. 136.

1 LET us, with a gladsome mind,
Praise the Lord, for he is kind;
For his mercies aye endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

2 Let us blaze his name abroad,
For of gods he is the God;
For his mercies, &c.

3 Who, with all-commanding might, Filled the new-made world with light; For his mercies, &c.

4 Caused the golden-tressed sun
All day long his course to run;
For his mercies, &c.

5 And the moon to shine by night,
'Mongst her spangled sisters bright;
For his mercies, &c.

6 His own people he did bless,
In the wasteful wilderness;
For his mercies, &c.

7 He hath, with a piteous eye, Viewed us in our misery;

For his mercies, &c.

8 All his creatures he doth feed; His full hand supplies their need; For his mercies, &c.

9 Let us, therefore, warble forth His high majesty and worth; For his mercies, &c.

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L. M.

J. Q. ADAMS.

Ps. 67.

1 O GOD, with goodness all thy own,
In mercy cause thy face to shine;
So shall thy ways on earth be known,
Thy saving health and power divine:
O, let the gladdening nations sing,

And praise thy name with hallowed mirth, For thou of righteousness art King,

And rulest all the subject earth.

2 O, let the people praise the Lord; The people all thy praise express; And earth her plenty shall afford,

And God, yea, our own God, shall bless : Our God his blessing shall bestow; His power, his goodness shall appear; And all the ends of earth shall know And worship him with holy fear.

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C. M.

WM. BARTON.

Praise. Ps. 96.

1 SING ye with praise unto the Lord
New songs of joy and mirth;
Sing to the Lord with one accord,
All people of the earth.