Praise therefore to the Father be,
And to the Eternal Son,
Who, quicken'd by the Spirit, hath
O'er death the triumphi won.
LORD of the Sabbath! hear us pray,
In this Thy house, on this Thy day;
And own, as grateful sacrifice,
The songs which from the desert rise.
Thy day of rest, O Lord, we love,
But there's a nobler rest above;
To that our labouring souls aspire
With ardent hope and strong desire.
In Thy bless'd kingdom we shall be
From every mortal trouble free;
No sighs shall mingle with the songs
Resounding from immortal tongues.
No rude alarms of raging foes;
No cares to break the long repose;
No midnight shade, no waning moon,
But sacred, high, eternal noon.
O long-expected day, begin,
Dawn on these realms of woe and sin;
Fain would we leave this weary road,
And sleep in death to rest with God.
O FOR a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer's praise,
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of His grace!
JESUS! the Name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
'Tis music in the sinner's ears,
'Tis life and health and peace.
He speaks; and, listening to His voice,
New life the dead receive;
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice;
The humble poor believe.
Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb,
Your loosen'd tongues employ;
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come,
And leap, ye lame, for joy!
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
And spread, through all the earth abroad,
The honours of Thy Name.
How sweet the Name of JESUS sounds
In a believer's ear!
It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear
It makes the wounded spirit whole,
And calms the troubled breast;
'Tis manna to the hungry soul,
And to the weary rest.
Dear Name the rock on which I build,
My shield and hiding-place;
My never-failing treasury, fill'd
With boundless stores of
Weak is the effort of my heart,
And cold my warmest thought;
But when I see Thee as Thou art,
I'll praise Thee as I ought.
Till then I would Thy love proclaim
With every fleeting breath;
And may the music of Thy Name
Refresh my soul in death!
JESU, the very thought of Thee
With sweetness fills the breast;
But sweeter far Thy face to see,
And in Thy presence rest.
Tongue never spake, ear never heard,
Never from heart o'erflow'd
A dearer name, a sweeter word,
Than JESUS, Son of God.
O hope of every contrite heart!
To penitents how kind!
To those who seek how good Thou art ;But what to those who find?
Ah, this no tongue can utter; this
No mortal page can show;
The love of JESUS, what it is,
None but His loved ones know.
JESU, our only joy be Thou,
As Thou our prize wilt be;
JESU, be Thou our glory now,
And through eternity.
To praise the Father and the Son,
And Spirit, all divine,
The One in Three, and Three in One,
Let saints and Angels join.
JESUS! exalted far on high!
To whom a Name is given,
A Name surpassing every name
That's named in earth or heaven;
Before whose throne shall every knee
Bow down with one accord;
Before whose throne shall every tongue
Confess that Thou art Lord;
JESUS! who in the form of God
Didst equal honour claim;
Yet, to redeem our guilty souls,
Didst stoop to death and shame ;-
Oh! máy that mind be form'd in us
Which shone so bright in Thee;
May we be humble, lowly, meek,
From pride and envy free:
May we to others stoop, and learn
To emulate Thy love
So shall we bear Thine image here,
And share Thy throne above.
COME, let us join our cheerful songs
With Angels round the throne;
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues, But all their joys are one.
"Worthy the Lamb that died!" they cry, "To be exalted thus:"
"Worthy the Lamb!" our lips reply;
"For He was slain for us.'
JESUS is worthy to receive
Honour and power divine;
And blessings, more than we can give,
Be, Lord, for ever Thine.
The whole creation join in one,
To bless the sacred Name
Of Him that sits upon the throne,
And to adore the Lamb.
WITH hearts in love abounding,
Prepare we now to sing
A lofty theme, resounding
Thy praise, Almighty King;
Whose love, rich gifts bestowing,
Redeem'd the human race;
Whose lips, with zeal o'erflowing,
Breathe words of truth and grace.
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