I With fetters of iron their nobles to bind. 9 Thus fhall they make good, which God does proclaim: PRAISE the Lord in that bleft place, from whence his goodness largely flows; Praise him in heav'n, where he his face, unveil'd, in perfect glory fhows. 2 Praise him for all the mighty acts, which he in our behalf has done; His kindness this return exacts, with which our praife fhould equal run. 3 Let the fhrill trumpet's warlike voice make rocks and hills his praise rebound; Praise him with harp's melodious noise, and gentle pfalt'ry's filver found. Let virgin troops foft timbrels bring, and fome with graceful motion dance Let inftruments of various ftrings, 4 with organs join'd, his praife advance. the breath he does to them afford, As Pfalm XXV. To God the Father, Son, and Spirit, glory be; As 'twas, and is, and fhall be fo to all eternity. As Pfalm C. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, the God whom earth and heav'n adore, Be glory, as it was of old, is now, and fhall be evermore. As Pfalm XXXVII. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom heav'ns triumphant hoft, and fuff'ring faints on earth adore, Be glory, as in ages paft, As now it is, and fo fhall laft, when time itself fhall be no more. As Pfalm CXLVIII. To God the Father, Son, And Spirit ever blefs'd, It was, is now, And fhall be fo For evermore. As Pfalm CXLIX. By Angels in heav'n of ev'ry degree, And faints upon earth, one God ever blefs'd; As it has been, now is, and always fhall be. 1. HYMNS. 1 HYMN I. The SONG of the ANGELS. For the NATIVITY of our bleffed LORD and SAVIOUR. Luke II. ver. 8-15. WE HILE fhepherds watch'd their flocks by night, all feated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, and glory fhone around. 2 "Fear not," faid he, for mighty dread had feiz'd their troubled mind; 3 4 "Glad tidings of great joy I bring "to you, and all mankind. "To you, in David's Town, this day " is born of David's line, "The Saviour, who is Chrift the Lord; " and this fhall be the fign: "The Heav'nly Babe you there shall find, "to human view display'd, "All meanly wrap'd in fwathing bands, 5 Thus fpake the Seraph, and forthwith 6" All glory be to God on high, " and to the earth be peace: "Good will, henceforth, from heav'n to men "begin, and never cease." HYMN II. The SONG of MEN, refponfive to the SONG of the I W ANGELS. HILE Angels thus, O Lord, rejoice, O may we lose these useless tongues, 2 Then let us fwell 'refponfive notes, 3 Good-will to finful duft is shown, For lo! th' incarnate Saviour comes, with news of joy from heav'n! 4 Mercy and truth, with fweet accord, his rifing beams adorn; Let heav'n and earth in concert fing- Be glory, then, by us proclaim'd, 6 Till we attain those blifsful realms, To rival the celeftial Choirs 1 HYMN III. For GOOD-FRIDAY. On the Sufferings of our bleffed Lord and Saviour. F ROM whence thefe direful omens round, which heav'n and earth amaze? Wherefore do earthquakes cleave the ground? why hides the fun his rays? 2 Well may the earth astonish'd shake, The fun as darkest night be black! 3 Behold faft ftreaming from the tree Is this the infinite? 'tis he, my Saviour and my God! 4 For me these pangs his foul affail, for me this death is borne;" My fins gave sharpness to the nail, and pointed ev'ry thorn, 5 Let fin no more my foul enflave, break, Lord, its tyrant chain; I T 2 Not with the leaven, as of old, of fin and malice fed But with unfeign'd fincerity, nich and truth's unleaven'd bread. his 3 Chrift being rais'd by Pow'r Divine, A and refcu'd from the grave, Shall die no more; Death fhall on him no more dominion have.isai 4 For that he died, 'twas for our fins he once vouchfaf'd to die: beats But that he lives, he lives to God for all eternity.MY no ba 5 So count yourselves as dead to fin,A but graciously reftor'd, |