ANCIENT of ages! humbly bent before thee, Songs of glad homage, Lord! to thee we bring: Touch'd by thy spirit, O teach us to adore thee, Sole God and Father! everlasting King! Let thy light attend us; Let thy grace befriend us! Eternal, unrivall'd, all-directing King! Send forth thy mandate, gather in the nations, Through the wide universe thy name be known; Millions of voices shall join in adorations— Join to adore thee, Undivided One! Every soul invited, Every voice united United to praise thee, Undivided One! LXXVIII. To thee, the Lord Almighty, Our noblest praise we give, Whose goodness, never failing For ever and for ever Shall still keep shining on. THE nations all whom thou hast made, Shall come, and all shall frame To bow them low before thee, Lord, And glorify thy name. Truth from the earth, like to a flower, Shall bud and blossom then; And Justice from her heav'nly bower Look down on mortal men! For great thou art, and wonders great LXXX. O! I would sing a song of praise, That stirs amongst the forest-trees, Weary never, Summer's prime or wintry days So should come my song of praise. O! I would sing a song of praise, That ope to greet the earlier hours; Incense sending Up, to bless their parent rays- O! I would sing a song of praise, When heaven comes to us in the light Influence streaming, Draws us upward while we gaze— To thee, O God, a song of praise, With breeze, and bloom, and star, To thee, who made us what we areBlessed Spirit! We inherit All from thee; then let us raise I WILL sing to the Lord I will sing praise to my God May be grateful unto him! LXXXII. PART in peace! is day before us? Part in peace! with deep thanksgiving, Part in peace! such are the praises LXXXIII. As flame ascends; As vapours to the earth in showers return; That, in their stations, all may persevere |