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Exhortation to Praise. (32)

Stand up, and bless the Lord,
  Ye people of his choice! 
Stand up, and bless the Lord, your God,. 
  With heart, and soul, and voice.

2 Though high above all praise,
  Above all blessing high,
Who would not fear his holy name,
  And laud and magnify?

3 Oh, for the living flame
  From his own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our minds inspire,
  And wing to heaven our thought!

4 God is our strength and song,
  And his salvation ours;
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed,
  With all our ransomed powers.

     James Montgomery, 1825.

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Psalm 148. (53)

Praise the Lord, ye heavens! adore him;
  Praise him, angels in the height! 
Sun and moon! rejoice before him;
  Praise him, all ye stars of light!

2 Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken;
  Worlds his mighty voice obeyed;
Laws, which never shall be broken,
  For their guidance he hath made.

3 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;
  Never shall his promise fail;
God hath made his saints victorious;
  Sin and death shall not prevail.

4 Praise the God of our salvation,
  Hosts on high! his power proclaim
Heaven and earth, and all creation! 
  Laud and magnify his name.

     John Kempthorne, 1810.

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Psalm 107. (50)

Thank and praise Jehovah’s name;
  For his mercies, firm and sure,
From eternity the same
  To eternity endure.

2 Let the ransomed thus rejoice,
  Gathered out of every land;
As the people of his choice,
  Plucked from the destroyer’s hand.

3 Praise him, ye who know his love;
  Praise him from the depths beneath;
Praise him in the heights above;
  Praise your Maker all that breathe.

4 For his truth and mercy stand,
  Past, and present, and to be,
Like the years of his right hand—­
  Like his own eternity.

     James Montgomery, 1822.

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Praise the Lord.

Hallelujah! song of gladness;
  Song of everlasting joy;
Hallelujah! song the sweetest
  That can angel hosts employ.

Cho.—­Praise ye the Lord! sing Hallelujah! 
      Praise ye the Lord! sing Hallelujah! 
      Praise ye the Lord! sing Hallelujah! 
      Praise ye the Lord!

2 Hallelujah!  Church victorious,
  Thou mayst lift this joyful strain;
Hallelujah! songs of triumph,
  Well befit the ransomed train.

3 Hallelujah! let our voices
  Rise to heav’n with full accord;
Hallelujah! ev’ry moment
  Brings us nearer to the Lord.

4 But our earnest supplication,
  Holy God, we raise to thee;
Bring us to thy blissful presence. 
  Let us all thy glory see.