1 PRAISE ye the Lord. - Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament | of.. his | power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts; 53 praise him according to his | excel..lent | great = | ness. Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with | psaltery..and | harp; 4 Praise him with timbrel and dance praise him with | stringed.. instru- Í ments....and | organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high.. sounding | cymbals. 26 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. — Halle-lu..jah! | praise.. ye the | Lord. THE Lord gave the word; The Lord gave the word; great was the company.. of those that I published it. Thou hast ascended on high; thou hast received | gifts.. for men. Thou hast received gifts for men; that the Lord.. might | dwell.. a- | mong them. [2 Chron. vi. 41.] Now therefore arise, O.. Lord God. Let thy priests, O Lord God,. be clothed.. with sal- | vation; And let thy | saints.. re-joice..in | goodness. [Acts iv. 29.] And now, Lord, grant unto thy servants that with all boldness they may | speak.. thy | word. Amen, A.. men, | A--| men. No. 8. GOULD. 21. SELECTION. [Ps. xxxix. 4, 5, 6.] LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, | what..it | is; That I may know how frail..I am. Behold, thou hast made my days as a handbreadth, and mine age as nothing.. be- | fore thee: Verily, is altogether | van.. . i- | ty. Surely every man walketh in a vain show; He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not | who..shall | gather them. [Ps. xlix. 17, 19.] For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away ; — his glory shall not de- | scend = after him: : He shall go to the gene- ration... of his fathers. Dreams of a sleep that death must break:- They dis.. ap- | pear. 2 Where is the strength that spurned decay, The strength is gone, the step is slow, - When age..comes | on. [See Hymn 752.) { 23. PSALM XC. 1-6, 11, 12. 1 LORD, thou hast been our dwelling-place, in | all.. gene- | rations. 2 Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world,even from everlasting to ever- last.. ing- thou.. art | God. 3 Thou turnest man to destruction; Return, ye | children.. of men. and sayest, 4 For a thousand years in thy sight, 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood; in the morning they are like grass which | grow..eth | up. 6 In the morning it flourisheth and groweth up; in the evening it is cut | down, 111 cut | down..-and | withereth. 11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so..is thy | wrath. 12 So teach us to number our days, that we may ap- ply.. our 24. hearts.. unto | wisdom. HYMN. 8s & 6. Peculiar. 1 BEYOND where Cedron's waters flow, - To sad.. Geth-semane; Yet grief ap- pears..in | eve..ry | line. 2 He bows beneath the sins of men;- He lifts his mournful eyes above 66 1 My Father, I can.. this cup.. re- | move?" [See Hymn 220.] No. 10. t W. B. BRADBURY. 25. PSALM CXVIII. 19, 21-29. 19 OPEN unto me the gates of righteousness; S19 I will go into them, and I will | praise.. the | Lord. 221 I will praise thee; for thou hast heard me, and art be- come.. my sal- | vation. 22 The stone which the builders refused is become the head-stone.. of the corner. 23 This is the Lord's doing; , S24 it is marvellous | in.. our | eyes. 24 This is the day which the Lord hath made; 26 Blessed be he that cometh send | now..pros- | perity. in the name.. of the | Lord: "We have blessed you out of the house.. of the | Lord. I 27 God is the Lord, S27 which hath showed.. us | light: "Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns. . of the | altar. 28 Thou art my God, and I will praise thee; thou art my God, I will ex- | alt= | thee. 29 O, give thanks unto the Lord; 26. for he is good; · for his mercy endureth forever. — | A- : PSALM CXVII. S1 O, PRAISE the Lord, all ye nations, - = I men. 2 For his merciful kindness is great toward us;- forever. Praise.. ye the | Lord. 641 SOLO. SO THAT men would | praise.. the | Lord; and filleth the [ hun.. gry soul.. with fatness. SOLO. O that men would praise the | Lord.. for his | goodness; CHO. For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars.. of iron..in | sunder. SOLO. O that men would praise the Lord for his wonder.. ful | works; CHO. And sacrifice the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and de- | clare.. his | works.. with re-joicing. SOLO. O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness to the children.. of men, CHO. And exalt him also in the congregation of the people, and praise him in the as- sem.. bly of.. the | elders. SOLO. He turneth the wilderness into standing water,and the dry ground.. into | water-springs: And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city.. for | hab.. i- | tation Сно. [Sing Chants Nos. 11 and 12 in connection, thus forming a double chant.] 1 Сн. 11. .HERE, gracious God, do thou In mercy now.. draw nigh; And mark..each | sup.. pliant | sigh; CH. 12....In copious shower,-on | all.. who pray 2 CH. 11....Here may we find, from heaven, The grace which | we.. . im- plore; And may that grace once given Be with..us | ev..er- more. CH. 12....Until that day when | all.. the | blest To endless rest.. are | called.. a- | way. |