Adoration of God

171 Praise the Lord..

1 PRAISE the Lord, His glories show, Saints within His courts below, Angels round His throne above, All that see and share His love.

2 Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, Tell His wonders, sing His worth:

Age to age, and shore to shore, Praise Him, praise Him, evermore.

3 Praise the Lord, His mercies trace;

Praise His providence and grace, All that He for man hath done, All He sends us through His Son:

4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, In the concert bear your parts;

All that breathe, your Lord adore, Praise Him, praise Him, evermore!

Henry Francis Lyte, 1834.

172 "Praise ye the Lord.".

1 PRAISE the Lord, ye heavens adore Him;

Praise Him angels in the height;

Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;

Praise Him, all ye stars of light.

2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken;

Worlds His mighty voice obey'd;

Laws that never shall be broken, For their guidance He hath made.

3 Praise the Lord, for He is glorious;

Never shall His promise fail;

God hath made His saints victorious;

Sin and death shall not prevail.

4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high His power proclaim;

Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify His name.

Richard Mant, 1809.

173 Praise in the Sanctuary

1 O PRAISE ye the Lord, prepare your glad voice His praise in the great assembly to sing; In our great Creator let Israel rejoice, And children of Zion be glad in their King.

2 Let all who adore Jehovah, our Lord, With heart and with tongue His praises express: Who always takes pleasure His saints to reward, And with His salvation the humble to bless.

3 With glory adorn'd, His people shall sing To God, who their heads with safety doth shield, Such honour and triumph His favour doth bring;

Oh, therefore, for ever, all praise to Him yield.

Tate and Brady, 1696, a.

174 Call to Universal Praise

1 SING, ye seraphs in the sky;

Let your loftiest praises flow;

Swell the song with raptures high, All ye sons of men below.

2 With one soul, one heart, one voice, Heaven and earth alike we call In His praises to rejoice, Who is past the praise of all.

3 Night and day His goodness tell;

Earth, and sun, and moon, and star, Winds and waves that sink and swell, Ceaseless spread His name afar.

4 Every living thing His hands, Which first made, sustain, supply:

Wide o'er all His love expands As the vast embracing sky.

5 Sin, which strove that love to quell, Woke yet more its wondrous blaze;

Eden, Bethlehem, Calvary, tell, More than all beside, His praise.

6 Sing, ye seraphs in the sky;

Let your loftiest praises flow;

Swell the song with raptures high, All ye sons of men below.

Thomas Davis, 1861.

175 Stand up and bless the Lord

1 STAND up and bless the Lord, Ye people of His choice;

Stand up and bless the Lord your God, With heart and soul and voice.

2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear His holy name, And laud and magnify?

3 Oh for the living flame From His own altar brought To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!

4 There with benign regard, Our hymns He deigns to hear;

Though unreveal'd to mortal sense, The spirit feels Him near.

5 God is our strength and song, And His salvation ours;

Then be His love in Christ proclaim'd With all our ransom'd powers.

6 Stand up and bless the Lord; The Lord your God adore;

Stand up, and bless His glorious name, Henceforth for evermore.

James Montgomery, 1825

176 "O sing unto the Lord a new song."

1 UNTO the Lord, unto the Lord, Oh, sing a new and joyful song!

Declare His glory, tell abroad The wonders that to Him belong.

2 For He is great, for He is great;

Above all gods His throne is raised;

He reigns in majesty and state, In strength and beauty He is praised.

3 Give to the Lord, give to the Lord The glory due unto His name;

Enter His courts with sweet accord; In songs of joy His grace proclaim.

4 For lo! He comes, for lo! He comes To judge the earth in truth and love: His saints in triumph leave their tombs, And shout His praise in heaven above.

Edwards A. Park, 1858.

177 Salvation to God and the Lamb 1 YE servants of God, your Master proclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful name; The name all-victorious of Jesus extol; His kingdom is glorious, and rules over all.

2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save; And still He is nigh, His presence we have; The great congregation His triumph shall Ascribing salvation to Jesus our King.

3 Salvation to God, who sits on the throne, Let all cry aloud, and honour the Son; The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim, Fall down on their faces, and worship the Lamb.

4 Then let us adore, and give Him His right, All glory and power, and wisdom and might;

All honour and blessing, with angels above, And thanks never-ceasing, for infinite love.

Charles Wesley, 1744.

178 Praise our God, all ye His Servants 1 HOW shall I praise Thee, O my God?

How to Thy throne draw nigh?

I, in the dust, and Thou array'd In might and majesty.

2 Praise Him, ye gladdening smiles of morn;

Praise Him, O silent night;

Tell forth His glory all the earth;

Praise Him, ye stars of light!

3 Praise Him, ye stormy winds, that rise Obedient to His word!

Mountains, and hills, and fruitful trees, Join ye, and praise the Lord!

4 Praise Him, ye heavenly hosts, for ye With purer lips, can sing—

Glory and honour, praise and power To Him, the Eternal King!

5 Praise Him, ye saints! who here rejoice To do His heavenly will; The incense of whose prayers ascends Upon His altar still.

6 Praise Him, all works of His that own His Spirit's blest control!

O Lord my God, how great art Thou!

Bless thou the Lord, my soul!

Anna Shipton, 1855.