d "You that despis'd my promis'd rest, "Shall have no portion there."] L. M. Blendon. Leeds. [*] V. 1, 2, 3, 6—11.-Canaan lost through Unbelief. 1 [OME, let our voices join to raise A sacred song of solemn praise: [COM God is a sov'reign King, rehearse 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, e Nor let our harden'd hearts renew That tir'd the patience of their God! d 5 [Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove! "Forget my pow'r; abuse my love: "Since they despise my rest, I swear, "Their feet shall never enter there."] a 6 Look back, my soul, with holy dread, And view those ancient rebels dead: -Attend the offer'd grace to-day, Nor lose the blessing by delay. o 7 Seize the kind promise, while it waits, PSALM 96. C. M. Arundel. Christmas. [*] 1 SING Ye tribes of ev'ry tongue; His new discover'd grace demands A new and nobler song. 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, God's own almighty Son; e His pow'r the sinking world sustains, And grace surrounds his throne. -3 Let heav'n proclaim the joyful day, 0 And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea; d Ye mountains, sink, ye vallies, rise; Prepare the Lord his way. 0 0 o 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless The nations as their God; o To show the world his righteousness, And send his truth abroad. g 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near; a How will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear! 1 L P. M. St. Hellen's. The God of the Gentiles. ET all the earth their voices raise, Our worship shall no more be paid 3 He fram'd the globe, He built the sky, g 4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, And, in his courts, his grace proclaim PSALM 97. C. M. FIRST PART. Psalm 97th. [*] Ver. 1-5.-CHRIST the Sovereign Judge. 1 Hreight in evangelic strains. [E reigns-the Lord, the Saviour reigns: o Let the whole earth in songs rejoice; And distant islands join their voice. e 2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown; o But grace and truth support his throne: e Tho' gloomy clouds his way surround, -Justice is their eternal ground. g 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes! Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs;. Before him burns devouring fire! The mountains melt, the seas retire! -4 His enemies, with sore dismay, Fly from the sight and shun the day: o Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, u And sing, for your redemption's nigh. L. M. SECOND PART. Old Hundred. [*] Ver. 6-9.-CHRIST'S Incarnation. 1 THis birth, the nations learn his name: An unknown star directs the road g 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, And their own worshippers confound; L. M. THIRD PART. Green's. [*] 1 THE Almighty reigns, exalted high; e Tho' clouds and darkness veil his feet, Hate ev'ry work of sin and shame: o 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, C. M. Mitcham. Mear. [*] V. 1, 3, 5-7, u.-CHRIST'S Incarnation, and the Judgment. 1 E Y shores and isles, of ev'ry sea, Rejoice-the Saviour reigns; His word, like fire, prepares his way, And mountains melt to plains. • 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the vallies rise; -The humble soul enjoys his smiles, e The haughty sinner dies. o 3 The heav'ns his rightful power proclaim; Fill their own worshippers with shame, -4 Adoring angels, at his birth, Make the Redeemer known: g Thus shall he come-to judge the earthAnd angels guard his throne. • 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire; o His children take their unknown flight, And leave the world on fire. 6 The seeds of joy and glory, sown For saints in darkness here, • Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, And a rich harvest bear. PSALM 98. C. M. FIRST PART. Sunday. [*] 1 Praise for the Gospel. New honours be addrest; His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 2 He spake the word to Abraham first; His truth fulfils his grace: The Gentiles make his name their trust, And learn his righteousness. o 3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim, With all her different tongues; u And spread the honours of his name, In melody and songs. St. Martin's. C. M. SECOND PART. Arundel. Bethlehem. [*] 1 Joy to the worlivether Kings o Let every heart prepare him room, And heav'n and nature sing. и -2 Joy to the earth-the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ; o While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. e 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; o He comes to make his blessings flow, g 4 He rules the world with truth and grace; And wonders of his love. PSALM 99. S. M. FIRST PART. Peckham. [*] CHRIST'S Kingdom and Majesty. 1 THE God, Jehovah, reigns! Let all the nations fear; e Let sinners tremble at his throne, And saints be humble there. e 2 Jesus, the Saviour, reigns! o Bright cherubs his attendants stand, 3 In Zion is his throne, His honours are divine: His church shall make his wonders known: 4 How holy is his name! How terrible his praise! o Justice and truth, and judgment jain, In all his works of grace. |