5 Bless ye the Lord, who taste his love;
People and priests, exalt his name:
Amongst his saints he ever dwells;
His church is his Jerusalem.

PSALM 135.-2d Part. L. M. [*] Ver.5-12. The works of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and destruction of enemies.

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REAT is

the Lord, exalted high Above all powers, and every throne;

Whate'er he please, in earth or sea,
Or heaven, or hell, his hand hath done.

2 At his command the vapours rise,
The lightnings flash, the thunders roar;
He pours the rain, he brings the wind
And tempest from his airy store.

3 'Twas he those dreadful tokens sent,
O Egypt, through thy stubborn land;
When all thy first-born, beasts and men,
Fell dead by his avenging hand.

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▲ What mighty nations, mighty kings,
He slew, and their whole country gave
To Israel, whom his hand redeem'd,
No more to be proud Pharaoh's slave!
5 His power the same, the same his grace,
That saves us from the hosts of hell;
And heaven he gives us to possess,
Whence those apostate angels fell.

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PSALM 135-С. М. [*]
Praise due to God, not to idols.
WAKE, ye saints, to praise your King,
Your sweetest passions raise,
Your pious pleasure, while you sing,
Increasing with the praise.

2 Great is the Lord; and works unknown

Are his divine employ;

But still his saints are near his throne,
His treasure and his joy.

3 Heaven, earth and sea confess his hand;
He bids the vapours rise;
Lightning and storm at his command,
Sweep through the sounding skies.

4 All power, that gods or kings have claim'd, Is found with him alone;

But heathen gods should ne'er be nam'd,
Where our JEHOVAH'S known,

5 Which of the stocks or stones they trust
Can give them showers of rain?
In vain they worship glittering dust,
And pray to gold in vain.

6 [Their gods have tongues that cannot talk Such as their makers gave:

Their feet were ne'er design'l to walk,
Nor hands have power to save.

7 Blind are their eyes, their ears are deaf,
Nor hear when mortals pray:
Mortals that wait for their relief,
Are blind and deaf as they.]
8 Ye saints, adore the living God,
Serve him with faith and fear:
He makes the churches his abode,
And claims your honours there.

PSALM 136.-С. М. [*] God's wonders of creation, providence, redemption of Israel, and salvation of the people.

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IVE thanks to God, the sovereign. ☑ His mercies still endure;

[Lord.

And be the King of kings ador'd,
His truth is ever sure.

2 What wonders hath his wisdom done;
How mighty is his hand!
Heaven, earth and sea he fram'd alone:
How wide is his command!

3 The sun supplies the day with light:
How bright his counsels shine!
The moon and stars adorn the night:
His works are all divine.

4 [He struck the sons of Egypt dead;
How dreadful is his rod!
And thence with joy his people led :
How gracious is our God!
5 He cleft the swelling sea in two;
His arm is great in might:
And gave the tribes a passage through;
His power and grace unite.

6 But Pharaoh's army there he drown'd;
How glorious are his ways!
And brought his saints thro' desert ground;
Eternal be his praise.

7 Great monarchs fell beneath his hand;
Victorious is his sword;

While Israel took the promis'd land:
And faithful is his word.]
8 He saw the nations dead in sin;
He felt his pity move:
How sad the state the world was in;
How boundless was his love!

9 He sent to save us from our wo;
(His goodness never fails ;)
From death, and hell, and every foe;
And still his grace prevails.

10 Give thanks to God, the heavenly King;

His mercies still endure;

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

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PSALM 136.-P. M. [*]

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to God most high,

GTE thanks to God

The sovereign King of kings;
And be his grace ador'd.

His power and grace | And let his name
Are still the same;
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, And ever sure
Shall still endure; 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 | And let his name
Are still the same ;
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, And ever sure
Shall still endure; Abides thy word.

5 His power and lifted rod
Cleft the Red Sea in two,
And for his people made
A wondrous passage through.

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His power and grace
Are still the same ;

And let his name
Have endless praise.

6 But crue! Pharaoh there

With all his host he drown'd;
And brought his Israel safe,

Through a long desert ground.
Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure
Shall still endure; Abides thy word.

PAUSE.

7 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;

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And let his name

Have endless praise.]

8 He saw the nations lie
All perishing in sin,
And pity'd the sad state,
The ruin'd world was in.

And ever sure

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

9 He sent his only Son

To save us from our wo,
From Satan, sin, and death,
And every hurtful foe.

His power and grace And let his name
Are still the same;

Have endless praise.

10 Give thanks aloud to God,
To God the heavenly King;
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord, And ever sure
Shall still endure; Abides thy word.