1.O Lord, Thou art my God and King,
And I will ever bless Thy Name;
I will extol Thee every day,
And evermore Thy praise proclaim.
2.The Lord is greatly to be praised,
His greatness is beyond our thought;
From age to age the sons of men
Shall tell the wonders God has wrought.
3.Upon Thy glorious majesty
And wondrous works my mind shall dwell;
Thy deeds shall fill the world with awe,
And of Thy greatness I will tell.
4.Thy matchless goodness and Thy
grace
Thy people shall commemorate,
And all Thy truth and righteousness
My joyful song shall celebrate.
5.The Lord our God is rich in grace,
Most tender and compassionate;
His anger is most slow to rise,
His lovingkindness is most great.
6.The Lord is good in all His ways,
His creatures know His constant care;
To all His works His love extends,
All men His tender mercies share.
7.Thy works shall give Thee thanks, O Lord,
Thy saints Thy mighty acts shall show,
Till o'er the earth the sons of men
Thy kingdom, power, and glory know.
8.Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord,
Forever strong and ever sure;
While generations rise and die
Shall Thy dominion still endure.
372. Doxology and Benediction. Psalm 134. C.P.M.
1.Come, all ye servants of the Lord,
Lift up your voice with one accord
Jehovah's Name to bless;
Ye that are standing night by night
Within the house of His delight,
His glorious Name confess.
2.Yea, in His place of holiness
Lift up your hands the Lord to bless;
And unto you be given,
The joys that Zion doth afford,
The richest blessings of the Lord
Who made the earth and heaven.
203. Life With God. Psalm 73. C.M.
1.In sweet communion, Lord, with Thee
I constantly abide;
My hand Thou holdest in Thy own
To keep me near Thy side.
2.Thy counsel through my earthly way
Shall guide me and control,
And then to glory afterward
Thou wilt receive my soul.
3.Whom have I, Lord, in heaven but
Thee,
To Whom my thoughts aspire?
And, having Thee, on earth is nought
That I can yet desire.
4.Though flesh and heart should faint
and fail,
The Lord will ever be
The strength and portion of my heart,
My God eternally.
5.To live apart from God is death,
'Tis good His face to seek;
My refuge is the living God,
His praise I long to speak.
282. The Blessed and Only Potentate. Psalm 103. 8s and 7s.
1.In the heavens the Lord Almighty
Fixed His everlasting throne;
Over all is His dominion,
He is God, and He alone.
2.Bless the Lord, ye mighty angels,
Ye that hearken to His voice,
All His gracious word fulfilling;
Ever bless Him and rejoice.
3.Bless the Lord, all ye His
servants,
Ministers of God Most High;
Ye His hosts, that do His pleasure,
God your Maker glorify.
4.Bless the Lord, all things created;
Be His holy Name adored
All throughout His wide dominion;
O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
152. Fear and Faith. Psalm 56. 6s.
1.What time I am afraid
I put my trust in Thee;
In God I rest, and praise
His Word, so rich and free.
2.In God I put my trust,
I neither doubt nor fear,
For man can never harm
With God my helper near.
3.In God, the Lord, I rest,
His word of grace I praise,
His promise stands secure,
Nor fear nor foe dismays;
4.Upon me are Thy vows,
O God, in Whom I live;
The sacrifice of praise
To Thee I now will give;
5.For Thou hast saved from death,
From falling kept me free,
That in the light of life
My walk may be with Thee.
283. Motives to Gratitude. Psalm 103. 11s and 10s.
284. The Wonders of Divine Grace. Psalm 103. 11s and 10s.
1.O come, my soul, bless thou the
Lord thy Maker,
And all within me bless His holy Name;
Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies,
His pardoning grace and saving love proclaim.
CHORUS:
Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in
might,
Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight.
2.Good is the Lord, and full of kind
compassion,
Most slow to anger, plenteous in love;
Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him,
Boundless and endless as the heavens above.
3.His love is like a father's to his
children,
Tender and kind to all who fear His Name,
For well He knows our weakness and our frailty,
He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame.
4.We fade and die like flowers that
grow in beauty,
Like tender grass that soon will disappear;
But evermore the love of God is changeless,
Still shown to those who look to Him in fear.
5.High in the heavens His throne is
fixed forever,
His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole;
Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion,
Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul.
322. Guidance for Youth. Psalm 119. L.M.
1.How shall the young direct their
way?
What light shall be their perfect guide?
Thy word, O Lord, will safely lead,
If in its wisdom they confide.
2.Sincerely I have sought Thee, Lord,
O let me not from Thee depart;
To know Thy will and keep from sin
Thy word I cherish in my heart.
3.O blessed Lord, teach me Thy law,
Thy righteous judgments I declare;
Thy testimonies make me glad,
For they are wealth beyond compare.
4.Upon Thy precepts and Thy ways
My heart will meditate with awe;
Thy word shall be my chief delight,
And I will not forget Thy law.
163. Satisfaction in God. Psalm 63. C.M.
1.O Lord, my God, most earnestly
My heart would seek Thy face,
Within Thy holy house once more
To see Thy glorious grace.
Apart from Thee I long and thirst,
And nought can satisfy;
I wander in a desert land
Where all the streams are dry.
2.The lovingkindness of my God
Is more than life to me;
So I will bless Thee while I live
And lift my prayer to Thee.
In Thee my soul is satisfied,
My darkness turns to light,
And joyful meditations fill
The watches of the night.
3.My Saviour, 'neath Thy sheltering
wings
My soul delights to dwell;
Still closer to Thy side I press,
For near Thee all is well.
My soul shall conquer every foe,
Upholden by Thy hand;
Thy people shall rejoice in God,
Thy saints in glory stand.
44. The Safeguards of Prayer. Psalm 20. C.M.
1.Jehovah hear thee in the day
When trouble He doth send;
And let our covenant-keeping God
From every ill defend.
2.O let Him send His help to thee
Forth from His holy place;
Let Him from Zion, His own hill,
Sustain thee by His grace.
3.May He remember all thy gifts.
Accept thy sacrifice,
And, granting thee thy heart's desire
Fulfill thy counsels wise.
4.In thy salvation we will joy;
When thou to God dost pray,
May He give answer, in Whose Name
Our banners we display.
241. The Mercies and Faithfulness of God. Psalm 89. L.M.
1.My song forever shall record
The tender mercies of the Lord;
Thy faithfulness will I proclaim,
And every age shall know Thy Name.
2.I sing of mercies that endure,
Forever builded firm and sure,
Of faithfulness that never dies,
Established changeless in the skies.
3.Behold God's truth and grace
displayed,
For He has faithful covenant made,
And He has sworn that David's son
Shall ever sit upon his throne.
4.The heavens shall join in glad
accord
To praise Thy wondrous works, O Lord;
Thy faithfulness shall praise command
Where holy ones assembled stand.
5.Who in the heavenly dwellings fair
Can with the Lord Himself compare?
Or who among the mighty shares
The likeness that Jehovah bears.
6.With fear and reverence at His feet
God's holy ones in council meet;
Yea, more than all about His throne
Must He be feared, and He alone.
7.O Thou Jehovah, God of Hosts,
What mighty one Thy likeness boasts?
In all Thy works and vast designs
Thy faithfulness forever shines.
8.The swelling sea obeys Thy will,
Its angry waves Thy voice can still;
Thy mighty enemies are slain,
Thy foes resist Thy power in vain.
9.The heavens and earth, by right
divine,
The world and all therein are Thine;
The whole creation's wondrous frame
Proclaims its Maker's glorious Name.
11. Prayer and Protection. Psalm 5. 7s.
1.O Jehovah, hear my words,
To my thoughts attentive be;
Hear my cry, my King, my God,
I will make my prayer to Thee.
2.With the morning light, O Lord,
Thou shalt hear my voice arise,
And expectant I will bring
Prayer as morning sacrifice.
3.O let all that trust Thy care
Ever glad and joyful be;
Let them joy who love Thy Name,
Safely guarded, Lord, by Thee.
4.For a blessing from Thy store
To the righteous Thou wilt yield;
Thou wilt compass him about
With Thy favor as a shield.
82. Security in God. Psalm 31. S.M.
1.Defend me, Lord, from shame,
For still I trust in Thee;
Since just and righteous is Thy Name,
From trouble set me free.
O Lord, in mercy hear,
Deliver me with speed;
Be my defense and refuge near,
My help in time of need.
2.Thee for my rock I take,
My fortress and my stay;
O lead me for Thy own Name's sake
And guide me in Thy way.
Lord, Thou dost strength impart;
Then free me from the snare
Which foes for me, with wicked art,
Did secretly prepare.
3.My spirit unto Thee
I trustfully commend;
Jehovah, God of truth, to me
Thou didst redemption send.
I hate the false and vain,
My trust is in the Lord,
And still my heart in joyous strain
Thy mercy will record.
195. Christ and His Cause. Psalm 72. C.M.
1.Abundant fields of grain shall wave
All white for harvesting,
And boundless joy and gladness fill
The city of the King.
2.His Name, enduring like the sun,
Shall ever be confessed;
All nations shall be blest in Him,
All men shall call Him blest.
3.Blest be the Lord, our fathers'
God,
Eternal King of kings,
Who only is omnipotent,
Performing wondrous things.
4.Blest be His great and glorious
Name
For evermore, Amen,
And let His glory fill the earth
From shore to shore. Amen.
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