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Jehovah, great I AM!

By earth and heaven confest:
We bow and own the sacred name,
For ever blest.

The God of Abraham praise,
At whose supreme command

From earth we rise, and seek the joys
At His right hand.

We all on earth forsake,
Its wisdom, fame, and power;
And Him our only portion make,
Our shield and tower.

3 The God of Abraham praise,
Whose all-sufficient grace
Shall guide us through the wilderness,
To see His face.

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He is our faithful friend;
He is our gracious God;
And He will save us to the end,

Through Jesus' blood.

He by Himself hath sworn,—
We on His oath depend,-
We shall, on eagle-wing upborne,
To heaven ascend;

We shall behold His face,
We shall His power adore,
And sing the wonders of His grace
For evermore.

The whole triumphant host
Give thanks to God on high:
Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!
They ever cry:

Hail, Abraham's God and ours!
We join the heavenly lays,
And celebrate with all our powers
His endless praise.

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C.M.

How excellent is Thy loving-kindness, O God,-Ps. 86. 7.
HE Lord is rich and merciful,
Our God is very kind!

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O come to Him, come now to Him,
With a believing mind.

2 The Lord is great and powerful,
Our God is very high;

O trust in Him, trust now in Him,
And have security.

3 The Lord is wise and wonderful,
As all the ages tell;

O learn of Him, learn now of Him,
That all He does is well.

4 And "in His light we shall see light,"
Thereby to work and live;

And He shall be to us a rest
When evening hours arrive.

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C.M.

Thou art the same, and Thy years shall have no end.
-Ps. 102. 27.

1 LONG ere the lofty skies were spread,
Jehovah filled His throne;

Ere man was formed, or angels made,
The Maker lived alone.

2 While like a tide our minutes flow,
The present and the past,
He fills His own immortal now,
And sees our ages waste.

3 The sea and sky must perish too,
And vast destruction come;
The earth and heavens, how old they grow,
And wait their fiery doom!

4 But let the sea shrink all away,

And flame melt down the skies;

Our God shall live an endless day,
When all creation dies.

5 His boundless years can ne'er decrease,
But still maintain their prime:
Eternity's His dwelling-place,
And Ever is His time.

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C.M.

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place in all generations.-Ps. 90. 1.

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UR God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:

2 Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in Thy sight,
Are like an evening gone;

Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

6 Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come;

Be Thou our guard while life shall last,
And our eternal home.

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C.M.

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From everlasting to everlasting Thou art God.-Ps. 90. 2.

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REAT God, how infinite art Thou!
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.
2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere seas or stars were made;
Thou art the Ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.
3 Nature and time quite naked lie
To Thine immense survey,
From the formation of the sky
To the great burning day.
4 Eternity, with all its years,

Stands present in Thy view;
To Thee there's nothing old appears;
Great God, there's nothing new!

5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares;

While Thine eternal thought moves on
Thine undisturbed affairs.

6 Great God, how infinite art Thou!
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to Thee.

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L.M.

The Lord reigneth; He is clothed with majesty.-Ps. 93. 1.
EHOVAH reigns! His throne is high;
His robes are light and majesty;

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His glory shines with beams so bright,
No mortal can sustain the sight.

2 His terrors keep the world in awe;
His justice guards His holy law;

His love reveals a smiling face;

His truth and promise seal the grace.

3 Through all His works His wisdom shines, And baffles Satan's deep designs;

His power is sovereign to fulfil
The noblest counsels of His will.
4 And will this glorious Lord descend
To be my Father and my Friend?
Then let my songs with angels join;
Heaven is secure, if God be mine.

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L.M.

Give thanks at the remembrance of His holiness.
-Ps. 97. 12.

1 JEHOVAH reigns, exalted high

O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky; Though clouds and darkness veil His feet, His dwelling is the mercy-seat. 2 O ye that love His holy name, Hate every work of sin and shame : He guards the souls of all His friends, And from the snares of hell defends. 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown, Are for the saints in darkness sown, Those glorious seeds shall spring and rise, And the bright harvest cheer their eyes. 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record The sacred honours of your Lord: Come, magnify His glorious grace, And triumph in His holiness.

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The Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.-Rev. 19. 6.

1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns,
His throne is built on high;

The garments He assumes
Are light and majesty;