Reginald Heber--_alt._ 19 Nicaea 11s, 12s, & 10s. _Psalm 95._ (18) Sing to the Lord Jehovah's name, And in his strength rejoice; When his salvation is our theme, Exalted be our voice. 2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing; The Lord's a God of boundless might-- The whole creation's King. 3 Come, and with humble souls adore; Come, kneel before his face; Oh, may the creatures of his power Be children of his grace. 4 Now is the time--he bends his ear, And waits for your request; Come, lest he rouse his wrath, and swear, "Ye shall not see my rest." Isaac Watts, 1719. 20 St. Thomas. S.M. _Bless the Lord._ (29) Oh, bless the Lord, my soul! Let all within me join, And aid my tongue to bless his name, Whose favors are divine. 2 Oh, bless the Lord, my soul, Nor let his mercies lie Forgotten in unthankfulness, And without praises die. 3 'Tis he forgives thy sins-- 'Tis he relieves thy pain-- 'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses, And gives thee strength again. 4 He crowns thy life with love, When ransomed from the grave; He who redeemed my soul from hell, Hath sovereign power to save. Isaac Watts. 21 Silver Street. S.M. _Psalm 103._ (34) Come, sound his praise abroad, And hymns of glory sing; Jehovah is the sov'reign God, The universal king. 2 He formed the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground. 3 Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord; We are his works, and not our own; He formed us by his word. 4 To-day attend his voice, Nor dare provoke his rod; Come, like the people of his choice, And own your gracious God. Isaac Watts, 1719. 22 Gates of Praise. _Gates of Praise._ Lift up the Gates of Praise, That we may enter in, And o'er salvation's walls proclaim That Christ redeems from sin. Cho.--The stars may praise the hand That decks the sky above, But man alone can tell the pow'r Of Christ's redeeming love. 2 God's works reveal his might, His majesty and grace; But not the tender Father's love That saves a dying race. 3 Then let the voice of praise To heavenly courts ascend, Till with the songs the angels sing Our hallelujahs blend. 4 To him that hath redeemed Our souls from sin's dark maze; The Hope and Savior of mankind, Be everlasting praise. M. E. Servoss. 23 Leighton. S.M. _Exhortation to Praise._ (32) Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice! Stand up, and bless the Lord, your God,. With heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify? 3 Oh, for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!