2 Thee, Sovereign Lord! let all confess,
That move in earth or air, or sky;
Revere Thy power, Thy goodness bless,
Tremble before Thy piercing eye.
All ye who owe to Him your birth,
In praise your every hour employ.
Jehovah reigns! be glad, O earth!

And shout, ye morning stars, for joy! 3 Blessing and honour, praise and love, Co-equal, co-eternal Three ;

In earth below, in heaven above,
By all Thy works be paid to Thee.
Thrice holy! Thine the kingdom is;
The power omnipotent is Thine;
And when created nature dies,
Thy glories shall for ever shine!

His name is great, and all His works are great; To Him all power and praise belong. 2 His robes are light,

His path is all unknown,

Mercy and beauty sit around His throne;
His crown is truth-His sceptre might.
3 An endless tide
Of glory, greatness, love,

Pouring their waters forth below, above;
Eternally He shall abide.

4 The Present, Past,

And Future, all unveiled

Are to His searching eye; there's nought concealed; And all that He decrees stands fast.

7s. Double.

H. BONAR.

115 Day unto day uttereth speech.—Psalm xix. 2.

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O Jehovah, God of might,
Everlasting, infinite,

Dwelling in His boundless heaven,
Be eternal glory given !

His the power, the love, the light,
His the day, and His the night;
His the happy blue on high,

Earth's green round of spring and joy.

2 Darkness with its unseen smile,
Light that cheers our daily toil,
Midnight with its silent love,
Brooding o'er us from above,
Rivers with their gentle song,
Sea waves with their smiling throng,
Forests bending to the breeze,
Calm and tempest-all are His.

3 Life with all its changes here,
Hopes that rise above this sphere,
Visions of the far and high,
Gleams of glad eternity;

Peace that soothes the aching soul,
Health that makes the wounded whole,
Love that fills the heart with bliss,
Song and silence-all are His.

4 Let us, then, our honour bring
To this mighty Lord and King;
Let a new and ceaseless song
Break from every heart and tongue.
Praise Him as the God of might,
Praise Him as the Lord of light,
To His name our song we raise,
Father, Son, and Spirit praise.

C.M.

116 Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord.

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Zechariah ii. 13.

WATTS.*

EEP silence, all created things,
And wait your Maker's word;
My soul stands trembling while she sings
The honours of the Lord.

2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown,
Hang on His firm decree;
He sits on no precarious throne,
Nor borrows leave to be.

3 His wisdom, with superior sway,
Guides this vast moving frame ;
While all the ranks of beings pay
Deep reverence to His name.

4 My God, I would not long to see
My fate with curious eyes;
What gloomy lines are writ for me,
Or what bright scenes may rise.

5 In Thy fair book of life and grace
May I but find my name,
Recorded in some humble place
Beneath my Lord, the Lamb.

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HIS GLORY AND CONDESCENSION.

C.M.

F. W. FABER.*

117 Who would not fear Thee?-Jeremiah x. 7.

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MY God, how wonderful Thou art!

Thy majesty how bright!

How radiant Thy mercy-seat,
In depths of burning light!

2 How dread are Thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord!

By prostrate spirits, day and night,
Incessantly adored.

3 When Heaven and earth were yet unmade,
When time was yet unknown,

Thou, in Thy light and majesty,
Didst live and reign alone.

4 Thou glorious God, how beautiful
The sight of Thee must be ;
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
And awful purity!

5 O how I fear Thee, Living God!
With deepest, tenderest fears;

And worship Thee with humble hope,
And penitential tears.

6 Yet may I love Thee, too, O Lord,
Almighty as Thou art ;

For Thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.

7 Father of Jesus, God of love,
What rapture will it be,

Prostrate before Thy throne to lie,
And ever gaze on Thee!

118 Ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

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Deuteronomy xxxii. 3.

OST ancient of all mysteries,
Before Thy throne we lie;
Eternal Wisdom, Light, and Love!
Most holy Trinity!

2 How wonderful creation is,

Thy work, which Thou didst bless; 'Tis but the hiding of Thy power, Divine Almightiness!

3 How beautiful Thine angels are !
Thy saints, in radiant dress,

They're but the shadow of Thy light,
Eternal loveliness!

4 Infinite Goodness! Thou art dear
To Thy poor creatures' heart;
It blesses Thee that Thou art God,
That Thou art what Thou art.

5 We look up in our littleness
To Thy majestic state;

Our comfort is Thou art so good,
And that Thou art so great.