The Psalms of David Part 58

10 Give thanks to G.o.d the heavenly King; His mercies still endure!

Let the whole earth his praises sing; His truth is ever sure.

Psalm 136:2. As the 148th Psalm.

G.o.d's wonders of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and salvation of his people.

1 Give thanks to G.o.d most high, The universal Lord; The sovereign King of kings; And be his grace ador'd.

His power and grace Are still the same; And let his Name Have endless praise.

2 How mighty is his hand!

What wonders hath he done!

He form'd the earth and seas, And spread the heavens alone.

Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word.

3 His wisdom fram'd the sun To crown the day with light; The moon and twinkling stars To cheer the darksome night.

His power and grace Are still the same; And let his Name Have endless praise.

4 [He smote the first-born Sons, The flower of Egypt, dead: And thence his chosen tribes With joy and glory led.

Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word.

5 His power and lifted rod Cleft the Red-sea in two: And for his people made A wondrous pa.s.sage thro'.

His power and grace Are still the same; And let his Name Have endless praise.

6 But cruel Pharaoh there With all his host he drown'd; And brought his Israel safe Thro' a long desert ground.

Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word.

PAUSE.

The kings of Canaan fell Beneath his dreadful hand: While his own servants took Possession of their land.

His power and grace Are still the same; And let his name Have endless praise.]

8 He saw the nations lie All peris.h.i.+ng in sin, And pity'd the sad state The ruin'd world was in.

Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word.

9 He sent his only Son To save us from our woe, From Satan sin and death, And every hurtful foe.

His power and grace Are still the same; And let his Name Have endless praise.

10 Give thanks aloud to G.o.d, To G.o.d the heavenly King; And let the s.p.a.cious earth His works and glories sing.

Thy mercy, Lord, Shall still endure; And ever sure Abides thy word.

Psalm 136:3. Abridged. L. M.

G.o.d's wonders of creation, providence, redemption and salvation.

1 Give to our G.o.d immortal praise; Mercy and truth are all his ways: 'Wonders of grace to G.o.d belong, 'Repeat his mercies in your song.'

2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown: 'His mercies ever shall endure, 'When' lords and kings are known 'no more.'

3 He built the earth, he spread the sky, And fix'd the starry lights on high; 'Wonders of grace to G.o.d belong, 'Repeat his mercies in your song.'

4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night: 'His mercies ever shall endure, 'When' suns and moons shall s.h.i.+ne 'no more.'

5 The Jews he freed from Pharaoh's hand, And brought them to the promis'd land; 'Wonders of grace to G.o.d belong, 'Repeat his mercies in your song.'

6 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, And felt his pity work within: 'His mercies ever shall endure, 'When' death and sin shall reign 'no more.'

7 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave: 'Wonders of grace to G.o.d belong, 'Repeat his mercies in your song.'

8 Thro' this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat: 'His mercies ever shall endure, 'When' this vain world shall be 'no more.'

Psalm 138.

Restoring and preserving grace.

1 [With all my powers of heart and tongue I'll praise my Maker in my song: Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise.

2 Angels that make thy church their care Shall witness my devotions there, While holy zeal directs my eyes To thy fair temple in the skies.]

3 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord, I'll sing the wonders of thy word; Not all thy works and names below So much thy power and glory show.

4 To G.o.d I cry'd when troubles rose; He heard me, and subdu'd my foes, He did my rising fears control, And strength diffus'd thro' all my soul.

5 The G.o.d of heaven maintains his state, Frowns on the proud and scorns the great; But from his throne descends to see The sons of humble poverty.

6 Amidst a thousand snares I stand Upheld and guarded by thy hand; Thy words my fainting soul revive, And keep my dying faith alive.

7 Grace will complete what grace begins, To save from sorrows or from sins; The work that wisdom undertakes Eternal mercy ne'er forsakes.

Psalm 139:1. First Part. L. M.

The all-seeing G.o.d.

1 Lord, thou hast search'd and seen me thro'; Thine eye commands with piercing view My rising and my resting hours, My heart and flesh with all their powers.

2 My thoughts, before they are my own, Are to my G.o.d distinctly known; He knows the words I mean to speak Ere from my opening lips they break.

3 Within thy circling power I stand; On every side I find thy hand: Awake, asleep, at home, abroad, I am surrounded still with G.o.d.

4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great!

What large extent! what lofty height!

My soul, with all the powers I boast, Is in the boundless prospect lost.

5 "O may these thoughts possess my breast, "Where'er I rove where'er I rest!

"Nor let my weaker pa.s.sions dare "Consent to sin, for G.o.d is there."

PAUSE I.

6 Could I so false, so faithless prove, To quit thy service and thy love, Where, Lord, could I thy presence shun, Or from thy dreadful glory run?