The Christian Hymn Book: A Compilation of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, by A. Campbell and Others
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The Christian Hymn Book: A Compilation of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Original and Selected, by A. Campbell and Others
Disciples of Christ -- Hymns; Hymns, English
2 Thy all-observing eye surveys
My rising and my rest,
My public walks, my private ways,
The secrets of my breast.
3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord,
Before they’re formed within,
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
Thou knowest all I mean.
4 O let thine arms surround me still,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from every ill,
Secured by sovereign love.
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Holy, holy, holy Lord.
O God, we praise thee, and confess
That thou the only Lord
And everlasting Father art,
By all the earth adored.
2 To thee all angels cry aloud,
To thee the powers on high,
Both cherubim and seraphim,
Continually do cry—
3 O holy, holy, holy Lord,
When heavenly hosts obey;
The world is with the glory filled
Of thy majestic sway.
4 The apostles’ glorious company,
The prophets crowned with light,
With all the martyrs’ noble host,
Thy constant praise recite.
5 The holy Church, throughout the world,
O Lord, confesses thee,
That thou th’ eternal Father art
Of boundless majesty.
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His praise endureth for ever.
Psalm 111:10.
Songs of immortal praise belong
To my Almighty God;
He has my heart, and he my tongue,
To spread his name abroad.
2 How great the works his hand has wrought;
How glorious in our sight;
And men in every age have sought
His wonders with delight.
3 How most exact is nature’s frame,
How wise the Eternal mind;
His counsels never change the scheme
That his first thoughts designed.
4 When he redeemed his chosen sons,
He fixed his covenant sure;
The orders that his lips pronounce
To endless years endure.
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O God, my heart is fixed.
Psalm 57:7.
O God! my heart is fully bent
To magnify thy name;
My tongue, with cheerful songs of praise,
Shall celebrate thy fame.
2 Be thou, O God! exalted high
Above the starry frame;
And let the world, with one consent
Confess thy glorious name.
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The Infinite One.
Great 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 Our lives through various scenes are drawn,
And vexed with trifling cares;
While thine eternal thoughts move on
Thine undisturbed affairs.
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