The Lord's a God of boundless might, 3 Let princes hear, let angels know, 4 Earth, with its caverns dark and deep, Lies in his spacious hand; He fix'd the seas what bounds to keep, And where the hills must stand. e 5 Come, and with humble souls adore; Come, kneel before his face; O may the creatures of his power e 6 Now is the time: he bends his ear, в Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, "Ye shall not see my rest." 1 S. M. Peckham. [*] A Psalm before Sermon. COME, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; 2 He form'd the deeps unknown; 3 Come, worship at his throne, -We are his works, and not our own, 4 To-day attend his voice, Come, like the people of his choice, 5 [But if your ears refuse The language of his grace, And hearts grow hard, like stubborn Jews, 6 The Lord, in vengeance drest, 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 C A sacred song of solemn praise: 2 Come, let our souls address the Lord, e Nor let our harden'd hearts renew The sins and plagues that Israel knew. d 5 [Thus saith the Lord, "How false they prove! o 7 Seize the kind promise, while it waits, PSALM 96. C. M. Arundel. Christmas. [*] 1 Ne tribes of ev'ry tongue; His new discover'd grace demands 2 Say to the nations, Jesus reigns, e His pow'r the sinking world sustains, -3 Let heav'n proclaim the joyful day, d Ye mountains, sink, ye vallies, rise; o 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless The nations as their God; o To show the world his righteousness, g 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, P. M. St. Helen's. The God of the Gentiles. 'L To sing the choicest psalm of praise; ET all the earth their voices raise, To sing and bless Jehovah's name : And all his saving works proclaim. Our worship shall no more be paid 3 He fram'd the globe, He built the sky, He made the shining worlds on high, And reigns complete in glory there; -His beams are majesty and light; b His beauties, how divinely bright! His temple, how divinely fair! g 4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving pow'r, And barb'rous nations fear his name; 'And, in his courts, his grace proclaim. PSALM 97. L. M. FIRST PART. Psalm 97th. [*] Ver. 1-5.—Christ the Sovereign Judge. 1 H Praise him in evangelic strains: E reigns-the Lord, the Saviour reigns: o Let the whole earth in songs rejoice; g 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes! 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, 1 Old Hundred. [*] Ver. 6-9.-Christ's Incarnation. THE His birth; the nations learn his name: An unknown star directs the road Of eastern sages to their God. g 2 All ye bright armies of the skies, Go worship where the Saviour lies; Angels and kings, before him bow, Those gods on high and gods below. -3 Let idols totter to the ground, And their own worshippers confound; o But Judah shout, but Zion sing, -And earth confess her sov'reign King. L. M. THIRD PART. Green's. [*] 1 HE Almighty reigns, exalted high : To'er all the earth, o'er all the sky; 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.1,3,5-7,11.-Christ's Incarnation,and the Judgment. His word, like fire, prepares his way, • 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, -The humble soul enjoys his smiles, e o 3 The heav'ns his rightful pow'r proclaim; The idol gods around 6 Fill their own worshippers with shame, And totter to the ground. -4 Adoring angels, at his birth, Make the Redeemer known: g Thus shall he come-to judge the earthAnd angels guard his throne. o 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, o Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown, And a rich harvest bear. PSALM 98. C. M. FIRST PART. Sunday. [*] 1 T Praise for the Gospel. 10 our almighty Maker God, His great salvation shines abroad, And makes the nations blest. 2 He spake the word to Abraham first; |