-3 Let heaven proclaim the joyful day,
Joy through the earth be seen;
Let cities shine in bright array,

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And fields in cheerful green. 4 Let an unusual joy surprise The islands of the sea:

d Ye mountains, sink, ye valleys, rise; Prepare the Lord his way.

o 5 Behold, he comes, he comes to bless
The nations, as their God;

To show the world his righteousness,
And send his truth abroad.

g 6 But when his voice shall raise the dead, And bid the world draw near;

a How will the guilty nations dread, To see their Judge appear!

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P. M. St. Helen's. [*]

The God of the Gentiles.

ET all the earth their voices raise,

To sing the choicest psalm of praise;

To sing and bless Jehovah's name:
His glory let the heathens know;
His wonders to the nations show;

And all his saving works proclaim.
2 The heathens know thy glory, Lord,
The wond'ring nations read thy word;
Among us is Jehovah known:

Our worship shall no more be paid

To gods which mortal hands have made:
Our Maker is our God alone.

3 He fram'd the globe, He built the sky,
He made the shining worlds on high,
And reigns complete in glory there;
-His beams are majesty and light;
b His beauties, how divinely bright!
His temple, how divinely fair!

g 4 Come, the great day, the glorious hour, When earth shall feel his saving power,

And barb'rous nations fear his name;
Then shall the race of men confess
The beauty of his holiness,

And, in his courts, his grace proclaim

PSALM 97 L. M. 1st Part. Psalm 97th. [*] V. 1-5. Christ the Sovereign Judge.

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Haige him in evangelic strains:

E reigns-the Lord, the Saviour reigns :

Let the whole earth in songs rejoice;
And distant islands join their voice.
2 Deep are his counsels, and unknown;
But grace and truth support his throne:
Though gloomy clouds his ways surround,
-Justice is their eternal ground.

g 3 In robes of judgment, lo, he comes!
Shakes the wide earth, and cleaves the tombs;
Before him burns devouring fire!

The mountains melt, the seas retire! -4 His enemies, with sore dismay, Fly from the sight and shun the day: o Then lift your heads, ye saints, on high, u And sing, for your redemption's nigh.

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L. M. 2nd Part. Old Hundred. [*]

V.6-9. Christ's Incarnation.

THE

HE Lord is come: the heavens proclaim His birth; the nations learn his name: An unknown star directs the road

Of eastern sages to their God.

g 2 All ye bright armies of the skies,
Go worship where the Saviour lies;
Angels and kings, before him bow,
Those gods on high and gods below.
-3 Let idols totter to the ground,
And their own worshippers confound;
o But Judah shout, but Zion sing,
-And earth confess her sovereign King.
L. M. 3rd Part. Green's. [*]

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THE

Grace and Glory.

HE Almighty reigns, exalted high O'er all the earth, o'er all the sky; e Though clouds and darkness veil his feet o His dwelling is the mercy-seat.

-2 O ye, who love his holy name,
Hate ev'ry work of sin and shame:
He guards the souls of all his friends,
And from the snares of hell defends,

o 3 Immortal light, and joys unknown,
Are for the saints in darkness sown;
These glorious seeds shall spring and rise
And the bright harvest bless our eyes.
• 4 Rejoice, ye righteous, and record
The sacred honours of the Lord;
-None, but the soul that feels his grace,
Can triumph in his holiness.

C. M. Mitcham. Mear. [*]

V. 1, 3, 5-7, 11.

Christ's Incarnation and the
Judgment.

VE shores and isles of ev'ry sea,
Rejoice-the Saviour reigns;
His word, like fire, prepares his way
And mountains melt to plains.

• 2 His presence sinks the proudest hills, And makes the valleys rise;

-The humble soul enjoys his smiles,

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The haughty sinner dies.

o 3 The heavens his rightful power proclaim The idol gods around

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Fill their own worshippers with shame,
And totter to the ground.

-4 Adoring angels, at his birth,
Make the Redeemer known:

g. Thus shall he come-to judge the earthAnd angels guard his throne.

o 5 His foes shall tremble at his sight, And hills and seas retire;

o His children take their unknown flight
And leave the world on fire.

6 The seeds of joy and glory, sown
For saints in darkness here,

o Shall rise and spring in worlds unknown,
And a rich harvest bear.

PSALM 98. C. M. 1st Part. Sunday. [*]
Praise for the Gospel.

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our almighty Maker, God, New honours be address'd;

His great salvation shines abroad,

And makes the nations blest.

2 He spake the word to Abraham first;

His truth fulfils his grace:

The Gentiles make his name their trust,
And learn his righteousness.

3 Let the whole earth his love proclaim,
With all her different tongues;

And spread the honours of his name,
In melody and songs.

St. Martin's.

C. M. 2nd Part. Arundel. Bethlehem. [*] The Messiah's Coming and Kingdom.

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Joy

OY to the world-the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King:

o Let every heart prepare him room,

And heaven and nature sing.

-2 Joy to the earth-the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ;

o While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy.

e 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground;

o He comes to make his blessings flow,
Far as the curse is found.

g 4 He rules the world with truth and grace;
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love.

PSALM 99. S. M. 1st Part. Peckham. [*]
Christ's Kingdom and Majesty.

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HE God, Jehovah, reigns
Let all the nations fear;

e Let sinners tremble at his throne,
And saints be humble there.

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Jesus, the Saviour, reigns!
Let earth adore its Lord;

o Bright cherubs his attendants stand,
Swift to fulfil his word.

-3 In Zion is his throne;

His honours are divine:

His church shall make his wonders known,
For there his glories shine.

• 4 How holy is his name!

How terrible his praise!

Justice, and truth, and judgment join
In all his works of grace.

8. M. 2nd Part. Newton. Watchman. [*] A holy God worshipped with Reverence. XALT the Lord our God,

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And worship at his feet;

His nature is all holiness,

And mercy is his seat.

#2 When Israel was his church,
When Aaron was his priest,-
When Moses cry'd, when Samuel pray'd,
He gave his people rest.

-3 Oft he forgave their sins,

Nor would destroy their race;
And oft he made his vengeance known,
When they abus'd his grace.

.4 Exalt the Lord our God,

Whose grace is still the same:

-Still he's a God of holiness,

And jealous for his name.

PSALM 100. L. M. 1st Part. Old Hundred. [*] A plain translation. Praise to our Creator.

E nations of the earth, rejoice

Before the Lord, your sovereign King o Serve him with cheerful heart and voice; • With all your tongues his glory sing. • 2 The Lord is God -'tis he alone Doth life and breath and being give; We are his work, and not our own; The sheep that on his pastures live. • 3 Enter his gates with songs of joy; With praises to his courts repair; And make it your divine employ, To pay your thanks and honours there. -4 The Lord is good; the Lord is kind; • Great is his grace, his mercy sure; g And the whole race of man shall find His truth from age to age endure.

L. M. 2nd Part. Old Hundred. [*]
A Paraphrase.

1ISING to the Lord with joyful voice
Let ev'ry land his name adore;
The northern isles shall send the noise
Across the ocean to the shore.]