With Thy prophets' goodly line Martyrs, in a noble host, Of Thy cross are heard to boast; All Thy Church in heaven and earth, Offspring of a Virgin's womb ; Day by day we magnify Thee, James Elwin Millard. 1848. V. Te Deum Laudamus. Thee we adore, eternal Lord! We praise Thy Name with one accord; To Thee aloud all angels cry, And ceaseless raise their songs on high, Both cherubin and seraphin, The heavens and all the powers therein. The Apostles join the glorious throng; The Prophets swell the immortal song; Thee, Holy, holy, holy King! Thee, the Lord God of hosts, they sing: VI. Thomas Cotterill. 1810. I give immortal praise To God the Father's love, For all my comforts here And better hopes above; He sent His own eternal Son To die for sins that man had done. To God the Son belongs Who bought us with His blood From everlasting woe ; And now He lives, and now He reigns, To God the Spirit's name Makes the dead sinner live ; His work completes the great design, Almighty God, to Thee Be endless honours done; The undivided Three, And the mysterious One! Where reason fails with all her powers, There faith prevails, and love adores. Isaac Watts. 1709. VII. O King of kings, before whose throne Since heaven and earth belong to Thee : O Jesu, set at God's right hand, Who still on earth Thy succour need; O Holy Spirit, Fount of breath, Whose comforts never fail nor fade, Vouchsafe the life that knows no death, Vouchsafe the light that knows no shade; And grant, that we through all our days May share Thy gifts, and sing Thy praise. Variation by Thomas Darling. 1857. From John Quarles. 1654. II. GOD THE CREATOR. "I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible." VIII. PSALM C. Before Jehovah's awful throne, His sov'reign power, without our aid, We'll crowd Thy gates with thankful songs, Wide as the world is Thy command, Firm as a rock Thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. Isaac Watts. 1719. Varied by John Wesley. 1737. IX. PSALM XCIII. The Lord Jehovah reigns And royal state maintains, His head with awful glories crown'd; Begirt with sovereign might, Upheld by Thy commands, And skies and stars obey Thy word: In vain the noisy crowd, The surly nations fight, And dash like waves against the shore. Let floods and nations rage, And all their powers engage; Let swelling tides assault the sky: The terrors of Thy frown Shall beat their madness down : Thy throne for ever stands on high. Thy promises are true, Thy grace is ever new ; There fixed, Thy Church shall ne'er remove : Thy saints with holy fear Shall in Thy courts appear, And sing Thine everlasting love. Isaac Watts. 1719. |