1. Sweet is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing;
To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth
SWEET is the work, my God, my King, To praise thy name, give thanks, and sing; To show thy love by morning light, And talk of all thy truth at night.
2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest;
No mortal care shall seize my breast; Oh, may my heart in tune be found, Like David's harp of solemn sound! 3 My heart shall triumph in my Lord,
And bless his works and bless his word; Thy works of grace, how bright they shine!
How deep thy counsels! how divine! 4 Lord, I shall share a glorious part, When grace hath well refined my heart, And fresh supplies of joy are shed, Like holy oil to cheer my head.
5 Then shall I see, and hear, and know All I desired or wished below; And every power find sweet employ, In that eternal world of joy.
ANOTHER Six days' work is donc, Another Sabbath is begun; Return, my soul! enjoy thy rest, Improve the day thy God has blessed.
2 Oh, that our tho'ts and thanks may rise, As grateful incense to the skies;
And draw from heaven that sweet repose, Which none, but he that feels it, knows. 3 This heavenly calm, within the breast, Is the dear pledge of glorious rest, Which for the church of God remainsThe end of cares, the end of pains. 4 In holy duties, let the day,
In holy pleasures, pass away; How sweet a Sabbath thus to spend, In hope of one that ne'er shall end.
AWAKE, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise To pay thy morning sacrifice.
2 Awake, lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praises to the eternal King.
3 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept, And hast refreshed me while I slept; Grant, Lord, when I from deathshall wake, I may of endless life partake.
4 Lord, I my vows to thee renew:
Scatter my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, And with thyself my spirit fill.
5 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say;
That all my powers, with all their might, In thy sole glory may unite.
3 God is our sun, he makes our day; God is our shield, he guards our way From all the assaults of hell and sin, From foes without, and foes within. 4 All needful grace will God bestow, And crown that grace with glory, too; He gives us all things, and withholds No real good from upright souls.
5 O God, our King, whose sovereign sway The glorious hosts of heaven obey, Display thy grace, exert thy power, Till all on earth thy name adore!
ETERNAL God, celestial King! Exalted be thy glorious name; Let hosts in heaven thy praises sing, And saints on earth thy love proclaim.
My heart is fixed on thee, my God! I rest my hope on thee alone;
I'll spread thy sacred truths abroad, To all mankind thy love make known.
3 Awake, my tongue! awake, my lyre! With morning's earliest dawn arise; Let songs of joy my soul inspire, And swell your music to the skies.
4 With those who in thy grace abound, To thee I'll raise my thankful voice; While every land, the earth around, Shall hear, and in thy name rejoice.
My God, my King, thy various praise Shall fill the remnant of my days; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song.
2 The wings of every hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear; And every setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise; And unborn ages make my song The joy and triumph of their tongue.
4 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds; Vast and unsearchable thy ways! Vast and immortal be thy praise!
Он, come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty King; For we our voices high should raise, When our salvation's Rock we praise. 2 Into his presence let us haste, To thank him for his favors past; To him address, in joyful songs, The praise that to his name belongs. 3 Oh, let us to his courts repair, And bow with adoration there; Down on our knees devoutly, all, Before the Lord, our Maker, fall. Ps. 106.
Он, render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love; Whose mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express, Not only vast-but numberless? What mortal eloquence can raise His tribute of immortal praise?
3 Extend to me that favor, Lord, Thou to thy chosen dost afford; When thou return'st to set them free, Let thy salvation visit me.
4 Oh, render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love : His mercy firm, through ages past, Hath stood, and shall forever last.
THIS is the day the Lord hath made; He calls the hours his own; Let heaven rejoice, let earth be glad, And praise surround the throne.
2 To-day he rose, and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell; To-day the saints his triumph spread, And all his wonders tell.
3 Hosanna to the anointed King, To David's holy Son; Help us, O Lord; descend, and bring Salvation from thy throne.
4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace;
Who comes, in God his Father's name, To save our sinful race.
5 Hosanna in the highest strains
The church on earth can raise ; The highest heavens, in which he reigns, Shall give him nobler praise.
3 Not life itself, with all its joys, Can my best passions move, Or raise so high my cheerful voice, As thy forgiving love.
4 Thus, till my last expiring day, I'll bless my God and King; Thus will I lift my hands to pray, And tune my lips to sing.
Beheld our rising God;
That saw him triumph o'er the dust, And leave his dark abode.
2 In the cold prison of a tomb The great Redeemer lay, Till the revolving skies had brought The third, the appointed day.
3 Hell and the grave combined their force To hold our Lord, in vain; The sleeping conqueror arose, And burst their feeble chain.
4 To thy great name, almighty Lord, These sacred hours we pay, And loud hosannas shall proclaim The triumph of the day.
5 Salvation and immortal praise To our victorious King!
Let heaven and earth, and rocks and seas, With glad hosannas ring.
My soul, how lovely is the place, To which thy God resorts! 'Tis heaven to see his smiling face, Though in his earthly courts.
2 There the great Monarch of the skies His saving power displays; And light breaks in upon our eyes, With kind and quickening rays.
3 With his rich gifts, the heavenly Dove Descends and fills the place; While Christ reveals his wondrous love, And sheds abroad his grace.
4 There, mighty God, thy words declare The secrets of thy will; And still we seek thy mercy there, And sing thy praises still.
my life! Sweet Source of light divine, And-all harmonious names in one- My Saviour!-thou art mine!
5 What thanks I owe thee, and what love- A boundless, endless store- Shall echo through the realms above, When time shall be no more.
FREQUENT the day of God returns To shed its quickening beams; And yet how slow devotion burns; How languid are its flames!
2 Accept our faint attempts to love, Our frailties, Lord, forgive; We would be like thy saints above, And praise thee while we live.
3 Increase, O Lord, our faith and hope, And fit us to ascend
Where the assembly ne'er breaks up, The Sabbath ne'er shall end;—
4 Where we shall breathe in heavenly air, With heavenly lustre shine, Before the throne of God appear,
And feast on love divine;
5 Where we in high seraphic strains, Shall all our powers employ; Delighted range the ethereal plains, And take our fill of joy.
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