A Psalm of Praise to Our Redeemer, Especially for the Lord's Day

THE FIRST PART.

Bless thou the living Lord, my soul; Ps. 103. 1.

His glorious praise proclaim:
Let all my inward powers extol,

And bless his holy name.
Forget not all his benefits; 2.

But bless the Lord, my soul.
Who all thy trespasses remits, 3.

And makes thee sound and whole.

Who did redeem and set thee free, 4.

From death’s infernal place’
With loving kindness crowneth thee,

And with his tender grace.
As far as is the sun’s uprise 12.

In distance from its fall;
So far our great iniquities

He sep’rates from us all.

Behold what wondrous love on us 1 Job.

The father hath bestow’d!
That we should be advanced thus,

And calFd the sons of God. Because thy loving-kindness is P?» 63. 3.

Better than length of days,
And preciouser than life itself;

My lips shall speak thy praise.

Thus will I bless thee all my days.

And celebrate thy fame;
My hands I will devoutly raise

In thy most holy name. With marrow and sweet fatness fill’d,

My thankful soul shall be; My mouth shall join with joyful lips

In giving praise to thee.

For whom have I in Heaven but thee? Ps. 13. 25.

Nor is there any one
In all the world desir’d of me

Besides thyself alone; My flesh consum’d, my heart as broke, 26.

I feel do fail me sore:
But God ’s my heart’s unshaken rock,

And portion evermore.

For they shall all destroyed be 27.

That far from thee are gone:
They that a whoring go from thee

Shall all be overthrown.
Nevertheless I do remain 23

Continually with thee:
By thy right hand thou dost sustain

And firmly holdest me.

And in the crowd and multitude Ps. 94. 19.

Of troubling thoughts that roll Within my breast; thy comforts rest,

And do delight my soul; With the just counsels of thy word, Ps. 73. 24.

Safely thou wilt me guide,
And wilt receive me afterwards

In glory to abide.

THE SECOND PART.

O God, how dost thy love and grace Ps. 36. 7.

Excel all earthly things!
Therefore the sons of men do place

Their trust under thy wings. With fatness of thy house on high 8.

Thou wilt thy saints suffice,
And make them drink abundantly

The rivers of thy joys.

Because the spring of life most pure 9.

Doth ever flow from thee:
And in thy light we shall be sure

Eternal light to see. Therefore the gladness of my heart Ps. 16. 9.

Is by my tongue express ‘d;
And when I must lie down in dust,

My flesh in hope shall rest.

The path of life thou wilt shew me: 11.

With thee are all the treasures
Of joy, and at thy right hand be

The everlasting pleasures.

Goodness and mercy all my days Ps. 23. 6.

Shall surely follow me;
And in the house of God always

My dwelling-place shall he.

O still draw out thy love and grace Ps. 36. 10.

To them that have thee known;
And with thy righteousness embrace

The upright hearted one: That so my tongue may sing thy praise, Ps. 30. 12.

And never silent be,
O Lord my God e’en all my days

Will I give thanks to thee.

THE THIRD PART.

Glory to the eternal God, Luke 2, 14.

In his tran scendant place:
Let peace on earth make her abode:

Let men receive his grace. Praise ye the Lord; sing unto him Ps. 149. 1

A song not sung before:
In the assemblies of his saints,

With praises him adore.

The Holy God his great delight 4.

Doth in his people place:
And the most high will beautify

The meek with saving grace. Therefore let God’s redeemed saints 5.

In glory joyful be; And let them raise in his high praise 6,

Their voice continually.

Lord, all thy works do speak thy praise, Ps. 145.

And thee thy saints shall bless. 10.

They shall proclaim thy kingdom’s fame, 1 1.

And thy great power express I To make known to the sons of men, 12.

His acts done mightily,
And of his kingdom powerful,

The glorious majesty.

Thy kingdom everlasting is, 13.

Its glory hath no end:
And thine alone dominion

Through ages doth extend. The elders and the blessed saints, Rev. 4.8.

Who do thy throne surround,
Do never cease by night or day

These praises to resound: —

O holy, holy, holy Lord,

Almighty God alone!
Who ever hath been, and still is,

And ever is to come. Worthy art thou, Lord, to receive 11.

Glory and honour still;
For all the world was made by thee

To please thy blessed will.

The song of Moses and the Lamb, Rev. 15.3.

They sing with one accord.
Great are thy works, and marvellous,

Almighty God our Lord: Just are thy ways, thou King of saints,

And true is all thy word.
Who would not fear and glorify 4.

Thy holy name, O Lord?

The lamb is worthy, that was slain, Rev. 12.

Of power and renown,
Of wisdom, honour, and to wear

The royal glorious crown.
For thou our souls redeemed hast 9.

By thy most precious blood, And made us kings and sacred priests 10.

To the eternal God., O that mankind would praise the Lord! Ps. 107*

For his great goodness then! 8.

And for his works most wonderful

Unto the sons of men!
And let them offer sacrifice

Of praise unto the Lord,
And with the shouts of holy joys

His wond’rous works record.

Sing to the Lord, and bless his name; Ps. 29. 2.

His boundless love display:
His saving mercies to proclaim

Cease not from day to day. O worship ye the world’s great Lord! Ps. 29. 2.

In beauteous holiness! and 96. 9.

Let all the earth with one accord

With fear his name confess.

Let the exalted Heavens rejoice, 11.

And let the earth be glad:
The sea with its applauding noi*e

Triumphant joys shall add

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Before the lord; for he doth come, l.’L

He comes the earth to try;
The world, and all therein to doom,

With truth and equity.

O all his angels, bless the Lord! Ps. 103. 20.

Ye that in strength excel!
That hearken to his holy word,

And all his laws fulfil. O bless the Lord, all ye his hosts, 21.

And ministers of his And all his works through all the coasts 22.

Where his dominion is.

Bless thou the Lord, my soul! my mouth 22.

His praises shall proclaim. Ps. 145. 21.

Bless him all flesh; all that hath breath, Ps.105.6.

Praise ye the Lord’s great name.