2 My song shall be of judgment :
Ye who His chastenings feel,
Oh! faint not, nor be weary,
He wounds that He may heal:
Yea, bless the hand that smiteth,
And in your grief confess
That all His ways are wisdom,
And truth, and righteousness.
3 Of mercy and of judgment
To Thee, O Lord! we sing,
O Father, Son, and Spirit,
O great eternal King!
For only Thou art holy,
For Thou art Lord alone,
And mercy still and judgment
Are pillars of Thy throne.
BLESS the Lord, my soul!
His grace to thee proclaim;
And all that is within me join
To bless His holy name!
O bless the Lord, my soul!
His mercies bear in mind;
Forget not all His benefits:
The Lord to thee is kind.
He will not always chide, He will with patience wait; His wrath is ever slow to rise, And ready to abate.
He pardons all thy sins, Prolongs thy feeble breath, He healeth thy infirmities,
And ransoms thee from death.
He clothes thee with His love,
Upholds thee with His truth;
And, like the eagles, he renews
The vigour of thy youth.
Then bless His holy name,
Whose grace hath made thee whole,
Whose lovingkindness crowns thy days,
O bless the Lord, my soul !
103 (VERSION II.) 8, 7, 4.
PRAISE, my soul ! the King of heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring; Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, Who, like me, 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 spare 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!
4 Angels! help us to adore Him ;
Ye behold Him face to face:
Every creature, bow before Him,
Through the boundless realms of space
Praise Him! praise Him!
Praise with us the God of grace!
H! render thanks to God above,
Whose mercy firm through ages past
Has stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can His mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless ?
What mortal eloquence can raise
His tribute of immortal praise ?
3 Happy are they, and only they
Who from His judgments fear to stray;
Who know and love His perfect will,
And all His righteous laws fulfil.
4 Extend to me that favour, Lord!
Thou to Thy chosen dost afford:
When Thou return'st to set them free,
Let Thy salvation visit me!
5 Let Israel's God be ever blessed;
His name eternally confessed:
Let all His saints, with full accord,
Sing loud Amen-Praise ye the Lord!
OW are Thy servants blest, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal wisdom is their guide,
Their help Omnipotence.
2 In foreign realms and lands remote, Supported by Thy care,
Through burning climes they pass unhurt,
And breathe in tainted air.
3 From all their griefs and dangers, Lord!
Thy mercy sets them free;
While in the confidence of prayer
Their souls take hold on Thee.
4 When by the dreadful tempest borne
High on the broken wave,
They know Thou art not slow to hear,
Nor impotent to save.
5 The storm is laid, the winds retire,
Obedient to Thy will;
The sea, that roared at Thy command,
At Thy command is still.
6 In midst of dangers, fears, and deaths,
Thy goodness we'll adore;
We'll praise Thee for Thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.
7 Our life, while Thou preserv'st that life,
Thy sacrifice shall be;
And death, when death shall be our lot,
Shall join our souls to Thee.
1 FROM all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord;
Eternal truth attends Thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
HOW shall the young secure their hearts,
And guard their lives from sin ?
Thy Word, O Lord! the way imparts
To keep the conscience clean.
2 When once it entereth the mind
It spreads such light abroad,
The meanest souls instruction find,
And raise their thoughts to God.
3 "Tis like the sun, a heavenly light,
To guide us all the day;
And, through the dangers of the night,
A lamp to lead the way.
4 Thy Word is everlasting truth;
How pure is every page!
Oh! may it guard our earliest youth,
And cheer our latest age!
LORD! I have made Thy word my choice,
My lasting heritage:
There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.
2 I'll read the histories of Thy love,
And keep Thy laws in sight;
While through Thy promises I rove
With ever fresh delight.
3 'Tis a broad land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise,
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.
4 The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;
Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.
1 Zion's hill I lift mine eyes,
From thence expecting aid;
From Zion's hill, and Zion's God,
Who heaven and earth has made.
2 Then thou, my soul! in safety rest,
Thy Guardian will not sleep;
His watchful care, that Israel guards,
Will thee from danger keep.
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