The Otterbein Hymnal Part 3

2 With thanks approach his awful sight, And psalms of honor sing; The Lord's a G.o.d 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 h.e.l.l, 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 G.o.d, 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, wors.h.i.+p 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 G.o.d.

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 G.o.d'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 G.o.d,.

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!

4 G.o.d is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed, With all our ransomed powers.

James Montgomery, 1825.

24 Wilmot. 8s & 7s.

_Psalm 148._ (53)

Praise the Lord, ye heavens! adore him; Praise him, angels in the height!

Sun and moon! rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars of light!

2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws, which never shall be broken, For their guidance he hath made.

3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious; Never shall his promise fail; G.o.d hath made his saints victorious; Sin and death shall not prevail.

4 Praise the G.o.d of our salvation, Hosts on high! his power proclaim Heaven and earth, and all creation!

Laud and magnify his name.

John Kempthorne, 1810.

25 Horton. 7s.

_Psalm 107._ (50)

Thank and praise Jehovah's name; For his mercies, firm and sure, From eternity the same To eternity endure.

2 Let the ransomed thus rejoice, Gathered out of every land; As the people of his choice, Plucked from the destroyer's hand.