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His praise declare,
Ye heavens above,

And clouds that move
In liquid air.

3 Let them adore the Lord,
And praise his holy name,
By whose Almighty word
They all from nothing came;
And all shall last
From changes free:
His firm decree
Stands ever fast,

4 His chosen saints to grace,
He lifts to thrones on high;
And favours Israel's race,
Who still to Him are nigh:
O therefore raise
Your grateful voice,
And still rejoice
The Lord to praise.
PSALM 148.

(P. M. GREEN'S.)

God worthy of universal praise.

1 BEGIN, my soul, the' exalted lay:
Let each enraptured thought obey,
And praise the' Almighty's name:
Lo! heaven, and earth, and seas, and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,

To swell the' inspiring theme.

2 Ye angels! catch the glorious sound: While all the' adoring thrones around His boundless mercy sing;

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Let every listening saint above
Wake all the tuneful soul of love,
And touch the sweetest string.

3 Let every element rejoice,

Ye thunders! burst, with awful voice,
To Him who bids you roll:
His praise in softer notes declare,
Each whispering breeze of yielding air,
And breathe it to the soul.

4 Let man, by nobler passions sway'd,
The feeling heart, the judging head,
In heavenly praise employ ;

Spread his tremendous name around, Till heaven's broad arch rings back the sound,

The general burst of joy.

PSALM 149.

(P. M. HANOVER.)
Exhortation to praise God.

1 O PRAISE ye the Lord!
Prepare your glad voice,
Among all his saints,
His praises to sing:
In Christ our Redeemer
Let Israel rejoice;
And children of Zion

Be glad in their King.

2 From death, and from hell,
Redeem'd by his grace,

In hymns, and in songs,
His praises express;

Who soon in his glory
His servants will place,
And with his salvation

The humble will bless.

3 Then let them declare,
That sin to destroy,
And men to redeem,

The Son of God came:
Such honour and triumph
His saints shall enjoy:
O therefore for ever
Exalt his great name!

HYMNS.

HYMN 1.
(P. M. NATIVITY.)

The nativity of Christ.

1 HARK! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King;
Glory in the highest heaven,
Peace on earth and man forgiven."
2 Joyful, all ye nations, rise;
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born at Bethlehem !"

3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of peace!
Hail the Sun of righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Risen with healing in his wings.
4 Lo! He lays his glories by ;
Born, that man no more may die;
Born, to raise the sons of earth;
Born, to give them second birth.

* Mal. iv. 2

HYMN 2.

(C. M. MELCHISEDEC.)

The unbounded love of Christ.

1 COME, Holy Ghost! inspire our songs With thine immortal flame;

And teach our hearts, and teach our tongues,
To praise the Saviour's name.

2 The Saviour! Oh! what endless charms Dwell in the blissful sound

Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comfort round.
3 Here, pardon, life, and joys divine
In rich effusion flow,

For guilty rebels dead in sin,

And doom'd to endless woe.

4 God's only Son (stupendous grace!)
Forsook his throne above;
And, swift to save our sinful race,
Flew on the wings of love.
5 The Almighty former of the skies
Stoop'd to our vile abode;

While angels view'd with wondering eyes,
And hail'd the' Incarnate God.

6 Renew our souls with heavenly strength, That we may fully prove

The height, & depth, & breadth, & length,
Of such transcendent love.

HYMN 3.

(C. M. HEPHZIBAH.)

The joy of angels at the birth of Christ.

1 YE saints! awake; with angels join, And chant the solemn lay:

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