1 O PRAISE the LORD in that blest place From whence his goodness largely flows; Praise him in heaven, where he his face, Unveil'd, in perfect glory shows.

2 Praise him for all the mighty acts Which he in our behalf has done; His kindness this return exacts,

With which our praise should equal run. 3 Let the shrill trumpet's warlike voice

Make rocks and hills his praise rebound: Praise him with harp's melodious noise And gentle psalt'ry's silver sound. 4 Let them who joyful hymns compose, To cymbals set their songs of praise; To well-tuned cymbals, and to those That loudly sound on solemn days.

5 Let all, that vital breath enjoy,

The breath he does to them afford
In just returns of praise employ:
Let every creature praise the LORD!

THE EN D.

N. B. The metre marks, affixed to the preceding psalms and hymns, have reference to a Bivision of the metres, founded on the nature of the verse, into four classes, marked-I. II. II. IV.

Class I. includes common, long, and short metres, marked - C. M., L. M., S. M.
Class II. includes the other Iambic metres, eight in number, marked — II. 1, II. 2, II. 3,
II. 4, &c., which may be named; Two, one; Two, two; Two, three, &c.
Class III. includes the Trochaic metres, being five in number, marked-III. 1, HI. 2,
III. 3, &c., which may be named; Three, one; Three, two, &c.

Class IV. includes the metres consisting chiefly of triplets, being five in number, marked-
IV. I, IV. 2, IV. 3, &c., and may be named; Four, one; Four, two, &c.

CLASS I.
C. M.

TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
The GOD, whom we adore,

Be glory as it was, is now,

And shall be evermore.

L. M.

TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
The GOD whom earth and heaven adore,

Be glory, as it was of old,

Is now, and shall be evermore.

S. M.

TO GOD the Father, Son,

And SPIRIT, glory be,

As 't was, and is, and shall be so
To all eternity.

CLASS II.

II. 1.

TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,
The GOD whom heaven's triumphant host
And saints on earth adore;

Be glory, as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall last

When time shall be no more.

II.2.

TO FATHER, SON, and HOLY GHOST,

The GOD whom heaven's triumphant host
And suff'ring saints on earth adore;

Be glory, as in ages past,

As now it is, and so shall, last

When time itself shall be no more.

II. 3.

TO GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON,
And God the SPIRIT, Three in One,
Be glory in the highest given,
By all on earth, and all in heaven;
As was through ages heretofore,
Is now, and shall be evermore.

II. 4.

TO GOD the FATHER, SON,
And SPIRIT, ever bless'd,
Eternal Three in One,
All worship be address'd;
As heretofore

It was, is now,

And shall be so

For evermore.

11. 5.

TO GOD the FATHER, and to God the Son,
TO GOD the HOLY SPIRIT, Three in One,
Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven,
As was, and is, and ever shall be given.

II. 6.

ETERNAL praise be given,
And songs of highest worth,
By all the hosts of heaven,
And all the saints on earth,
To GOD, supreme confessed,
TO CHRIST, his only Son,
And to the SPIRIT blessed,
Eternal Three in One.

II. 7.

TO FATHER, SON, and SPIRIT bless'd,
Supreme o'er earth and heaven,
Eternal Three in One confess'd,
Be highest glory given,

As was through ages heretofore,
Is now, and shall be evermore,
By all in earth and heaven.

II. 8.

BY all on earth and all in heaven,
Be everlasting glory given

TO GOD the FATHER, GOD the SON,
And GOD the SPIRIT; equal Three
In undivided Unity,

Ere time had yet its course begun :
As was, and is, be highest praise,
As still shall be through endless days.

IV. 3.

ALL praise to the FATHER, all praise to the Son,
All praise to the SPIRIT, thrice bless'd,
The holy, eternal, supreme Three in One,
Was, is, and shall still be address'd.

IV. 4.

O FATHER Almighty, to thee be address'd,
With CHRIST and the SPIRIT, one GoD ever bless'd,
All glory and worship from earth and from heaven,
As was, and is now, and shall ever be given.

IV. 5.

ALL glory and praise to the FATHER be given,
The SON, and the SPIRIT, from earth and from heaven;
As was, and is now, be supreme adoration,
As ever shall be, to the GoD of salvation.

For Hymns 145 and 185.

TO the FATHER, to the SON,
And SPIRIT ever bless'd,
Everlasting Three in One,
All worship be address'd:
Praise from all above, below,
As throughout the ages past,
Now is given, and shall be so
While endless ages last.

When used to Hymn 185, in line 8, read,
As was throughout the ages past.

COME, let us adore him; come, bow at his feet;
O give him the glory, the praise that is meet;
Let joyful hosannas unceasing arise,

And join the full chorus that gladdens the skies.

Whenever the Hymns are used at the celebration of divine service, a certain portion or portions of the Psalms of David in metre shall also be sung.