HYMN 414.

Lord of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,

Thine earthly temples, are!
To thine abode my heart aspires,
With warm desires to see my God.

O happy souls that pray
Where God appoints to hear!
O happy men that pay

Their constant service there! They praise thee still; and happy they ho love the way to Zion's hill.

They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,

Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat, when God our King
Shall thither bring our willing feet!

HYMN 415.

I sing the gospel day,

When Christ shall finish sin, His wondrous love display,

And every rebel win:

They prostrate fall, and humbly own That God, alone, is all in all,

The Saviour, Christ, must reign
Till all his foes submit,
And, saved by him from pain,
Shall worship at his feet;
Shall prostrate fall, and humbly own
That God, alone, is all in all.

Then death itself shall die,
And life triumphant reign;
No more shall sinners sigh

In darkness, guilt, and pain:

Prostrate they fall, and humbly own That God, alone, is all in all.

HYMN 416,

Blow ye the trumpet, blow
The gladly solemn sound!
Let all the nations know,

To earth's remotest bound,
The year of jubilee is come;
Return, ye ransomed sinners, honte.

The gospel trumpet hear

The news of pardoning grace; Ye happy souls, draw near, Behold your Saviour's face: The year of jubilee is come; Return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

HYMN 417.

To thee, eternal King,

We raise our thankful eyes, From whom all blessings spring

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In earth, and sea, and skies:
Each rolling year thy grace imparts,
And wakes to praise our grateful hearts,

The treasures of thy love
In all directions flow,
And from the fount above
Unceasing gifts bestow:

From this blest fount, indulgent Lord,
Streamed the rich glories of thy word.,
O may the golden sun,

Full in his noon-tide blaze, And e'en the silver moon,

Instruct our hearts to praise;

While all the stars which stud the skies Beam love, as through unnumbered eyes.

HYMN 418.

Hark! what celestial notes
What melody, we hear!
Soft on the morn it floats,

And fills the ravished ear.

The tuneful shell, the golden lyre,
And vocal choir, the concert swell.

Angelic hosts descend,

With harmony divine;

See, how from heaven they bend,
And in full chorus join!

Fear not, said they, great joy we bring.
Jesus, your King, is born to-day.

Glory to God on high!

Ye mortals, spread the sound,
And let your rapture fly

To earth's remotest bound!
For peace on earth, from God in heaven,
To man is given, at Jesus' birth.

HYMN 419.

Sovereign of worlds above,
And Lord of all below!
Thy faithfulness and love,

Thy might and mercy show.
Thy spirit give to seal thy word,
That all may know and love the Lord.

Few be the years that roll,
Ere all shall worship thee;
The travail of his soul

Soon may our Saviour see.
The reign of sin, O Lord, destroy,
The glory thine, and ours the joy.

HYMN 421.

To your Creator, God,

Your great Preserver, raise, Ye creatures of his hand,

Your highest notes of praise: Let every voice proclaim his power, His name adore, and loud rejoice.

Thou source of light and heat,
Ordained to rule the day,
Dispensing blessings round,

With all-diffusive ray,-
From morn to night, in every beam,
Record his name, the God of Light.

Fair regent of the night,

With all thy starry train,
Which rise, in silent hosts.

To gild the azure plain,-
With countless rays declare his name,
Prolong the theme, reflect his praise.

Let every creature join

To celebrate his name,
And all their varied powers,

His might and skill proclaim.
Let nature raise from every tongue,
A thrilling song of grateful praise.

But O, from human tongues
Should nobler praises flow,
And every thankful heart

With warm devotion glow.

Your voices raise, ye highly blest,-
Above the rest declare his praise.

HYMN 422.

Let all created things

Their cheerful voices raise, And own the King of kings

With thankful songs of praise. Creating love should loud be sung, Through every world, by every tongue.

Let angels, round the throne,
In joyful ranks above,
His power and goodness own,
And his preserving love;
With holy joy his praise proclaim,
And gladly shout your Maker's name.

Let all our favored race,
Wherever they may be,
Sing the Redeemer's grace,
And bow to him the knee:
He died for all,--and to restore
All things, he rose to die no more.

HYMN 423.

How pleasing is the voice
Of God, our heavenly King,
Who bids the earth rejoice,

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And wakes the lovely spring! Bright suns arise, and zephyrs blow, And beauties glow in earth and skies.

The morn, with glory crowned,
His hand arrays in smiles;
He bids the eve decline,

Rejoicing o'er the hills.

His breath perfumes the evening air,
And everywhere his beauty blooms.
With life he clothes the spring,
The earth with summer warms;
He spreads th' autumnal feast,
And rides on wintry storms.
His gifts divine through all appear,
And through the year his mercies shine.

HYMN 424.

Ye tribes of Adam, join

With heaven, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine

To your Creator's praise;
Ye holy throng of angels bright,
In worlds of light begin the song.

Let every heart unite

To sound his praise divine; His truth and love and light,

Can never know decline;

Wide as he reigns, his name be sung, By every tongue, in joyous strains.

Let all the nations fear

The God of might above, And every heart revere

The wonders of his love:

While earth and sky attempt his praise Our souls shall raise his honors high.

HYMN 425.

On what has now been sown
Thy blessing, Lord, bestow:
The power is thine alone

To make it spring and grow.
Do thou the gracious harvest raise,
And thou alone shalt have the praise.

Now may we dwell in peace
Till here again we come;
And may our love increase

Till thou shalt bring us home.

Then shall we best thy love proclaim, And chant the honors of thy name.

The Lord Jehovah reigns;
His throne is built on high;
The garments he assumes

Are light and majesty.

His glories shine with beams so bright, No mortal eye can bear the sight.

The thunders of his hand

Keep the wide world in awe; His truth and justice stand

To guard his holy law;

And where his love resolves to bless,
His truth confirms and seals the grace.

And can this mighty King
Of glory condescend,

To write his holy name

My Father and my Friend?

I love his name, I love his word;

Join, all my powers, to praise the Lord.

HYMN 429.

Let earth and heaven agree,
Angels and men be joined,

To celebrate with me

The Saviour of mankind: To praise the all-redeeming Lamb, And bless the sound of Jesus' name.

O, for a trumpet's voice,

On all the world to call,
To bid their hearts rejoice
In him who died for all!
For all, my Lord was crucified,
For all, for all, my Saviour died!

HYMN 430.

Join all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power That ever mortals knew,

Or angels ever bore;

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All are too mean to speak his worth, Too mean to set the Saviour forth.

Great prophet of our God,

Our tongues shall bless thy name, By thee the joyful news

Of our salvation came,-
The joyful news of sin forgiven,
Of souls renew'd, and peace with heav'n

Thou art the Prince of Peace,
Our Leader and our Guide:
Thy kingdom shall increase,
Till all in thee abide:

Redeemed of thee, in worlds above,
Mankind will sing thy wondrous love.

HYMN 431.

Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore! Mortals, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore! Lift up the heart, lift up the voice! Rejoice! again I say, rejoice!

His kingdom cannot fail,

Nor fail the love of heaven;
The keys of death and hell

Are to Messias given :
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice!
Rejoice! again I say, rejoice!

He all his foes shall quell,
Shall all our sins destroy,
And every bosom swell,

With pure seraphic joy.
Lift up the heart, lift up the voice!
Rejoice! again I say, rejoice!

Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord in love shall come,
And take his ransomed up
To their eternal home:

There every heart and every voice,
Shall evermore in him rejoice.

DOXOLOGY.

Glory to God on high!
For all his love to man;
His glory is displayed

In his redeeming plan. Rejoice in him, ye sons of men, And to that plan respond Amen.