JEHOVAH reigns! let all the earth,
In his just government rejoice;
Let all the isles, with sacred mirth,
In his applause unite their voice.
2 Darkness and clouds of awful shade
His dazzling glory shroud in state;
Justice and Truth his guards are made,
And, fix'd by his pavilion, wait.
3 For thou, O God, art seated high,
Above earth's potentates enthron'd;
Thou, Lord, unrivall'd in the sky,
Supreme above all gods art own'd.
ING to the Lord a new-made song,
Who wondrous things has done:
With his right hand and holy arm
The conquest he has won.
2 The Lord has through th' astonish'd world,
Display'd his saving might;
And made his righteous acts appear,
In all the heathen's sight.
3 Of Israel's house his love and truth
Have ever mindful been;
Wide earth's remotest parts the pow'r
Of Israel's God have seen.
4 Let therefore earth's inhabitants
Their cheerful voices raise;
And all, with universal joy,
Resound their Maker's praise.
JEHOVAH reigns; let therefore all
The guilty nations quake:
On cherubs' wings he sits enthron'd;
Let earth's foundations shake.
2 On Sion's hill he keeps his court,
His palace makes her tow'rs;
And thence his sov'reignty extends
Supreme o'er earthly pow'rs.
3 Let therefore all with praise address
His great and glorious Name;
And, with his unresisted might,
His holiness proclaim.
LL people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:
Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell;
Come ye before him, and rejoice.
2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed:
Without our aid he did us make;
We are his flock, he doth us feed,
And for his sheep he doth us take.
3 Oh, enter then his gates with praise;
Approach with joy his courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless his Name always:
For it is seemly so to do.
4 For why? the Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure:
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.
WITH one consent, let all the earth
To God their cheerful voices raise;
Glad homage pay with awful mirth,
And sing before him songs of praise.
2 Convinc'd that he is God alone,
From whom both we and all proceed;
We, whom he chooses for his own,
The flock that he vouchsafes to feed.
3 Oh, enter then his temple gate;
Thence to his courts devoutly press:
And still your grateful hymns repeat,
And still his Name with praises bless.
4 For he's the Lord, supremely good;
His mercy is for ever sure:
His truth, which always firmly stood,
To endless ages shall endure.
ME ERCY, judgment, now my tongue
Makes the subject of my song:
Lord, to whom, then, shall I sing,
But to thee, th' eternal King?
2 Thou shalt all my footsteps guide,
Nor permit my feet to slide;
Nor from thy all-perfect way,
Lost in paths of sin, to stray.
3 Come, oh! come, celestial Guest!
Let my roof with thee be bless'd :
Here thy glorious light display,
And within my dwelling stay.
WHEN I pour out my soul in pray'r,
Do thou, O Lord, attend:
To thy eternal throne of grace
2 Oh, hide not thou thy glorious face,
In times of deep distress:
Incline thy ear; and, when I call,
My sorrows soon redress.
3 Thy everlasting state, O Lord,
No length of time shall waste;
The mem'ry of thy wondrous works,
From age to age
shall last..
4 Thou shalt arise, and Sion view
With an unclouded face;
For now her time is come, thy own
Appointed day of grace.
Y soul, inspir'd with sacred love,
God's holy Name for ever bless;
Of all his favours mindful prove,
And still thy grateful thanks express. 2 'Tis he that all thy sins forgives,
And after sickness makes thee sound;
From danger he thy life retrieves,
By him with grace and mercy crown'd.
3 As far as 'tis from east to west,
So far has he our sins remov'd;
Who, with a father's tender breast,
Has such as fear him always lov'd.
4 Let ev'ry creature jointly bless
The mighty Lord and thou, my heart,
With grateful joy thy thanks express,
And in this concert bear thy part.
OW various, Lord, thy works are found,
For which thy wisdom we adore!
The earth is with thy treasure crown'd,
Till Nature's hand can grasp no more.
2 Through all successive ages stands,
Firm fix'd, thy providential care;
Pleas'd with the work of thine own hands,
Thou dost the wastes of time repair.
3 In praising God, while he prolongs
My breath, I will that breath employ;
And join devotion to my songs,
Sincere as is in him my joy.
H! render thanks, and bless the Lord;
Invoke his sacred Name;
Acquaint the nations with his deeds,
His matchless deeds proclaim.
2 Sing to his praise, in lofty hymns.
His wondrous works rehearse;
Make them the theme of your discourse,
And subject of your verse.
3 Rejoice in his almighty Name,
Alone to be ador'd;
And let their heart o'erflow with joy,
That humbly seek the Lord.
4 Seek ye the Lord; his saving strength
Devoutly still implore:
And, where he's ever present, seek
His face for evermore.
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