Ye clouds that onward sweep, Your Alleluia ! Ye floods and ocean billows, And glorious forests, sing: Alleluia First let the birds, with painted plumage gay Exalt their great Creator's praise, and say, Al Then let the beasts of earth, with varying st Join in creation's hymn, and cry again, A Here let the mountains thunder forth sonord There let the valleys sing, in gentler chorus, A A Thou jubilant abyss of ocean cry, A Ye tracts of earth and continents, reply, A To God, Who all creation made, The frequent hymn be duly paid: Alle This is the strain, the eternal strain, the Almighty loves : Allelui This is the song, the heavenly song, that Allelui the King approves : Wherefore we sing, both heart and voice awa A A And children's voices echo, answer making, 61 Now from all men be outpoured With Alleluia evermore The Son and Spirit we adore. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen. 10, 10, 8. Latin Hymn, tr. J. ELLERTON. And I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying Alleluia.-Rev. xix. i. ING Alleluia forth in duteous praise, SING O citizens of heaven, and sweetly raise An endless Alleluia. Ye next, who stand before th' Eternal Light, An endless Alleluia. The Holy City shall take up your strain, An endless Alleluia. In blissful antiphons ye thus rejoice, An endless Alleluia. Ye who have gained at length your palms in bliss, Victorious ones, your chant shall still be this, An endless Alleluia. There, in one grand acclaim, for ever ring This is the rest for weary ones brought back, While Thee, by Whom were all things made, we [praise An endless Alleluia ! Almighty Christ, to Thee our voices sing Glory for evermore; to Thee we bring An endless Alleluia. Amen. THE HOLY TRINITY. 62 I II, 12, 12, 10. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. HE OLY, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty Thee. Holy, holy, holy, Merciful and Mighty, 2 Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns aroun glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory not see; Only Thou art holy, there is none beside T Perfect in power, in love and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in and sky and sea ; Holy, holy, holy, Merciful and Mighty, 63 3. I Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of Hosts.—Isa. vi. 3. HOLY, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts, when heaven and earth, Out of darkness, at Thy word, Issued into glorious birth, All Thy works before Thee stood, 2 Holy, holy, holy Three, Dust and ashes, would adore; 3 Holy, holy, holy, all Heavens' triumphant choirs shall sing; When the ransomed nations fall At the footstool of their King, Then shall saints and seraphim, 8,7. Double. T. H. GILL. 64 who shall not fear Thee, O Lord? for Thou I only art holy.-Revelation xv. 4. ATHER, glorious with all splendour, But with holiness most bright! FA Son, in whom, all sweet and tender, Dwelt on earth that blessed light! 2 Holy One, who sin abhorrest, Awful sin-consuming flame! Holy One, our sin who borest, Through our sin whose passion came Holy One, who takest sorrow When we touch the thing abhorred ! Dare our lips this dread strain borrow, Holy, holy, holy Lord? 3 In this strain what fulness dwelleth ! Fullest praise Thy saints thus bring The 4 Lord, with sin-bound souls Thou beares 5 Shall we, Lord, fit voices never Listen to the full accord! This the song we ever sing Thee, |