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10 Render thanks to God above,

The fountain of eternal love;

Whose mercy firm through ages past
Has stood, and shall for ever last.

2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
His tribute of immortal praise?

3 Happy are they, and only they,
Who from thy judgments never stray :
Who know what's right, not only so,
But always practise what they know.

4 Extend to me that favour, Lord,
Thou to thy chosen dost afford :
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.

5 Let Israel's God be ever bless'd,
His name eternally confess'd.

Let all his saints, with full accord,
Sing loud Amens-Praise ye the Lord.

PSALM 106. OLD VERSION.

1 PRAISE ye the Lord, for he is good, His mercy lasts alway;

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Who can express his noble acts,
Or all his praise display?

2 They blessed are that judgment keep, And justly do alway:

With favour of thy people, Lord,
Remember me, I

pray;

3 And with thy saving health, O Lord, Vouchsafe to visit me,

That I the great felicity

Of thine elect may see;

4 And with thy people's joy I may
A joyful mind possess,

And may with thine inheritance
A cheerful heart express.

PSALM 108.

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GOD, my heart is fully bent
To magnify thy Name;

My tongue with cheerful songs of praise
Shall celebrate thy fame.

2 Awake, my lute; nor thou my harp,
Thy warbling notes delay;
Whilst I with early hymns of joy
Prevent the dawning day.

3 To all the list'ning tribes, O Lord, Thy wonders I will tell;

And to those nations sing thy praise
That round about us dwell.

4 Because thy mercy's boundless height
The highest heav'n transcends,
And far beyond th' aspiring clouds
Thy faithful truth extends.

PSALM 111.

1 PRAISE ye the Lord; our God to praise My soul her utmost pow'r shall raise,

With private friends, and in the throng
Of saints, his praise shall be my song.

2 His works for greatness though renown'd,
His wondrous works with ease are found
By those who seek for them aright,
And in the pious search delight.

3 His works are all of matchless fame,
And universal glory claim;

His truth, confirm'd through ages past,
Shall to eternal ages last.

4 By precept he has us enjoin'd

To keep his wondrous works in mind: And to posterity record,

That good and gracious is our Lord.

PSALM 112.

1 THAT man is bless'd, who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law :

His seed on earth shall be renown'd,
And with successive honours crown'd.

2 His house, the seat of wealth, shall be
An inexhausted treasury;

His justice free from all decay,

Shall blessings to his heirs convey.

3 His hands, while they his alms bestow'd,
His glory's future harvest sow'd;
Whence he shall reap wealth, fame, renown,
A temp'ral and eternal crown.

4 The wicked shall his triumph see,
And gnash their teeth in agony:
While their unrighteous hopes decay,
And vanish with themselves away.

PSALM 113.

1 YE saints and servants of the Lord,

The triumphs of his Name record;
His sacred Name for ever bless.
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays,
Due praise to his great Name address.

2 God through the world extends his sway, The regions of eternal day

But shadows of his glory are.
With him, whose Majesty excels,
Who made the heav'n in which he dwells,
Let no created pow'r compare?

3 Though 'tis beneath his state to view
In highest heav'n what angels do,

Yet he to earth vouchsafes his care:
He takes the needy from his cell,
Advancing him in courts to dwell,
Companion to the greatest there.
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4 To God Almighty, Father, Son,
And Comforter, the Holy-Ghost,
Be honour, worship, homage done,
By saints and angels sacred host;
As 'twas in ages heretofore,

Is

now, and shall be evermore.

PSALM 115.

1 LET all, who truly fear the Lord,
On him they fear rely:

Who them in danger can defend,
And all their wants supply.

2 On you, and on your heirs, he will
Increase of blessings bring;
Thrice happy you, who fav'rites are
Of this Almighty King!

3 Heav'n's highest orb of glory he
His empire's seat design'd;
And gave this lower globe of earth
A portion to mankind.

4 They who in death and silence sleep
To him no praise afford :
But we will bless for evermore

Our ever-living Lord.

PSALM 117.

1 WITH cheerful notes let all the earth

To heav'n their voices raise :

Let all, inspir'd with godly mirth,
Sing solemn hymns of praise.

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