A ransom for our souls hath found,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy pard’ning love extend.
2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word,
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord !
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy saving grace extend.
3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath
The soul is raised from sin and death,
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
To us thy quick’ning power extend.
4 Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son,
Mysterious Godhead! Three in One!
Before thy throne we sinners bend;
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.
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True worship everywhere accepted.
THOU, to whom, in ancient time,

The psalmist's sacred harp was strung Whom kings adored in song sublime,

And prophets praised with glowing tongue: 2 Not now on Zion's height alone

The favour'd worshipper may dwell, Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son

Sat weary by the patriarch's well. 3 From every place below the skies,

The grateful song, the fervent prayer, The incense of the heart, may rise

To heaven, and find acceptance there. 4 0 Thou, to whom, in ancient time,

The holy prophet's harp was strung; To thee, at last, in every clime,

Shall temples rise, and praise be sung.

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VIERE is a God—all nature speaks,

Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies ; See—from the clouds his glory breaks,

When earliest beams of morning rise. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright,

Throughout the world's extended frame,
Inscribes, in characters of light,

His mighty Maker's glorious name.
3 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad,

And trace creation's wonders o'er,
Confess the footsteps of your God;

Bow down before him and adore.

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The heavens declare His glory.
HE spacious firmament on high,

With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim :
The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Doth bis Creator's power display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an Almighty Hand.
2 Soon as the evening shades prevail.
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly, to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth ;
While all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to polo

3 What, though in solemn silence all
Move round the dark terrestrial ball;
What, though no real voice nor sound
Amid the radiant orbs be found;
In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice;
Forever singing as they shine,
The Hand that made us is divine.

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All His works praise Him.
HERE seems a voice in every gale,

A tongue in every flower,
Which tells, O Lord, the wondrous tale

Of thy almighty power;
The birds, that rise on quiv'ring wing,

Proclaim their Maker's praise,
And all the mingling sounds of spring

To thee an anthem raise.
2 Shall I be mute, great God, alone

'Midst nature's loud acclaim ? Shall not my heart, with answ'ring tone,

Breathe forth thy holy name?
All nature's debt is small to mine,

Nature shall cease to be;
Thou gavest-proof of love divine-

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His name is glorious.
LMIGHTY Maker, God,

How glorious is thy Name;
Thy wonders how diffused abroad,

Throughout creation's frame. 2 In native white and red

The rose and lily stand, And, free from pride, their beauties spread

To show thy skilful hand.

3 The lark mounts up the sky,

With unambitious song;
And bears her Maker's praise on high,

Upon her artless tongue.
4 Fain would I rise and sing

To my Creator too;
Fain would my heart adore my King,

And give him praises due. 5 Let joy and worship spend

The remnant of my days:
And to my God my soul ascend,

In sweet perfumes of praise.

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Heaven and earth are full of His glory.
TERNAL Wisdom ! thee we praise,

Thee the creation sings :
With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas,

And heaven's high palace, rings. 2 Thy hand, how wide it spreads the sky,

How glorious to behold!
Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye,

And starr’d with sparkling gold. 3 There thou hast bid the globes of light

Their endless circuits run:
There the pale planet rules the night;

The day obeys the sun.
4 Thy glories blaze all nature round,

And strike the wond'ring sight, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground,

With terror and delight. 5 Infinite strength, and equal skill,

Shine through thy works abroail : Our souls with vast amazement fill,

And speak the builder God !

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All things created for His glory.
REAT First of beings ! mighty Lord
U Of all this wondrous frame,
Produced by thy creating word,

The world from nothing came.
2 Lord, for thy glory shines the whole;

It all reflects thy light:
For this the planets ceaseless roll,

And day succeeds the night.
3 For this the earth its produce yields ;

For this the waters flow;
And blooming plants adorn the fields,

And trees and herbage grow.
4 Inspired with praise, may we pursue

This wise and noble end,
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The God of nature and of grace.
IE God of nature and of grace

His goodness through the earth we trace,

His grandeur in the spheres. 2 Behold this fair and fertile globe,

By him in wisdom plann'd; 'Twas he who girded, like a robe,

The ocean round the land.
3 Lift to the arch of heaven your cye;

Thither his path pursue ;
His glory, boundless as the sky,

O’erwhelms the wond'ring view.

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