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Who rides upon the stormy sky;
For He in power and love is great,
Enthroned in everlasting state,
The Lord most merciful, most high!
2 A Father of the fatherless;
The widow, in her sad distress,
Is sure to find a friend in Him;
He every helpless soul befriends;
To all His servants condescends,
In goodness as in power supreme.
Thou, Jesus, art gone up on high,
Hast captive led captivity

The powers that held our souls in chains:
Thy blood hath signed our souls' release;
Pardon, and liberty, and peace.

Thy precious blood for all obtains.

4 Thou hast received the promised graco
For all of Adam's helpless race,-
The glorious gift unspeakable;
That all Thine image might retrieve,
That man again in God might live,

That God again in man might dwell.
5 Bless'd be the God of pardoning love,
Who showers His blessings from above,
And fills us with His richest store
The God of our salvation,-He
Redeems from all iniquity,

And bids us live, and sin no more.

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Psalm lxviii. 32-35.

C. WESLEY.

YB kingdoms of the earth, arise!

Sing unto God who bows the skies,
Sing praises to the King of kings;
He from the heaven of heavens comes down,
Forsakes His everlasting throne,

And grace and peace to sinners brings.

2 Hear Him, ye nations, and rejoice; His voice He sends, His mighty voice,

And bids you come to Him and live;
Sinners, receive the gospel word;
Your loving, all redeeming Lord
With joy let all mankind receive.
3 Jesus let all mankind adore;
Give Him the glory of His power,-
His power displayed in pardoning love;
His excellence of saving grace
Is only known to Israel's race;
A mystery to the hosts above.
4 Thee, by the highest heavens adored,
Tremendous, everlasting Lord,

The God of Israel we proclaim;
The glory of Thy grace receive:
All blessing, might, and thanks we give,
All praise and love to Jesu's name.

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THOUSAND oracles divine
Their common beams unite,
That sinners may with angels join
To worship God aright:

2 To praise a Trinity adored
By all the hosts above;

And one thrice-holy God and Lord
Through endless ages love.

S Triumphant host! they never cease
To laud and magnify
The Tri-une God of holiness,
Whose glory fills the sky:

4 Whose glory to this earth extends,
When God Himself imparts,
And the whole Trinity descends
Into our faithful hearts.

5 By faith the upper choir we meet
And challenge them to sing
Jehovah, on His shining seat,
Our Maker, and our King.

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6 But God made flesh is wholly ours,
And asks our nobler strain;
The Father of celestial powers,
The Friend of earth-born man.

7 Ye seraphs, nearest to the throne,
With rapturous amaze

On us, poor ransomed worms, look down,
For heaven's superior praise;

8 The King, whose glorious face ye see,
For us His crown resigned;
That fulness of the Deity,
He died for all mankind

CLAP your hands, ye people all,

Praise the God on whom ye call;
Lift your voice, and shout His praise,
Triumph in His sovereign grace!
2 Glorious is the Lord Most High,
Terrible in Majesty;

He His sovereign sway maintains,
King o'er all the earth He reigns.
3 He shall bless His ransomed ones,
Number us with Israel's sons;
God our heritage shall prove,
Give us all a lot of love.
4 Jesus is gone up on high,
Takes His seat above the sky;
Shout the angel choirs aloud,
Echoing to the trump of God.
5 Sons of earth, the triumph join,
Praise Him with the host divine;
Emulate the heavenly powers,—
Their victorious Lord is ours.

6 Shout the God enthroned above,
Trumpet forth His conquering love;
Praises to our Jesus sing,
Praises to our glorious King!

7 Power is all to Jesus given,

Power o'er hell, and earth, and heaven! Power He now to us imparts; Praise Him with believing hearts. 8 Wonderful in saving power, Him let all our hearts adore; Earth and heaven repeat the cry,"Glory be to God Most High!"

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C. WESLEY.

ATHER of me, and all mankind,
And all the hosts above,

Let every understanding mind
Unite to praise Thy love:

2 To know Thy nature, and Thy name,
One God in Persons Three;
And glorify the great I AM,
Through all eternity.

3 Thy kingdom come, with power and grace, To every heart of man:

Thy peace, and joy, and righteousness
In all our bosoms reign.

4 The righteousness that never ends,
But makes an end of sin,

The joy that human thought transcends,
Into our souls bring in:

5 The kingdom of established peace,
Which can no more remove;
The perfect power of godliness,
The omnipotence of love.

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FATHER of all, whose powerful voice

Called forth this universal frame! Whose mercies over all rejoice, Through endless ages still the same; 2 Thou by Thy word upholdest all; Thy bounteous love to all is showed; Thou hear'st Thy every creature's call, And fillest every mouth with good.

3 In heaven Thou reign'st, enthroned in

light

Nature's expanse beneath Thee spread; Earth, air, and sea, before Thy sight, And hell's deep gloom, are open laid! 4 Wisdom, and might, and love are Thine; Prostrate before Thy face we fall, Confess Thine attributes divine, And hail Thee sovereign Lord of all. 5 Thee, sovereign Lord, let all confess, That moves in earth, or air, or sky; Revere Thy power, Thy goodness bless, Tremble before Thy piercing eye: 6 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.

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PART II.

J. WESL3Y.

ON of Thy Sire's eternal love, So to Thyself Thy mighty' power, Let all earth's sons Thy mercy prove, Let all Thy bleeding grace adore: 2 The triumphs of Thy love display; In every heart reign Thou alone, Till all Thy foes confess Thy sway, And glory ends what grace begun. 3 Spirit of grace, and health, and power, Fountain of light and love below, Abroad Thy healing influence shower, O'er all the nations let it flow;

4 Inflame our hearts with perfect love,
In us the work of faith fulfil:

So not heaven's host shall swifter move,
Than we on earth, to do Thy will.
5 Father, 'tis Thine each day to yield
Thy children's wants a fresh supply;
Thou cloth'st the lilies of the field,
And hearest the young ravens cry: