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HYMNS WRITTEN in the TIME OF THE TUMULTS, JUNE 1780.
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HYMN I.
[The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice]
The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice,
And ocean's waves with angry noise,
With din tremendous roar;
Convulsive pangs our nation seize,
And discord's horrible abyss
Wide opens to devour.
And ocean's waves with angry noise,
With din tremendous roar;
Convulsive pangs our nation seize,
And discord's horrible abyss
Wide opens to devour.
Blaspheming multitudes we hear,
By wild astonishment and fear
Beset on every side:
How shall we the destruction shun,
Or to what place of safety run,
Our trembling souls to hide?
By wild astonishment and fear
Beset on every side:
How shall we the destruction shun,
Or to what place of safety run,
Our trembling souls to hide?
Jesus, our sanctuary Thou art:
And if Thou take Thy people's part,
Elisha's flaming bands,
Their high commission to fulfil,
Secure from every threaten'd ill,
Shall bear us in their hands.
And if Thou take Thy people's part,
Elisha's flaming bands,
Their high commission to fulfil,
Secure from every threaten'd ill,
Shall bear us in their hands.
We now with Thy protection bless'd,
Beneath Thy wings of mercy rest,
Till all this tyranny
Is, like a sudden flood, o'erpass'd,
And peace, which evermore shall last,
And love returns with Thee.
Beneath Thy wings of mercy rest,
Till all this tyranny
Is, like a sudden flood, o'erpass'd,
And peace, which evermore shall last,
And love returns with Thee.
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HYMN II.
[Thou most compassionate High-priest]
Thou most compassionate High-priest,
In answer to our joint request
United to Thy own,
With pity's softest eye behold
The sheep which are not of this fold,
The church in Babylon.
In answer to our joint request
United to Thy own,
With pity's softest eye behold
The sheep which are not of this fold,
The church in Babylon.
The ignorant who miss their way,
Not wilfully, but weakly stray;
O let Thy bowels move
To these by furious hate pursued,
And from the frantic multitude
Conceal their lives above.
Not wilfully, but weakly stray;
O let Thy bowels move
To these by furious hate pursued,
And from the frantic multitude
Conceal their lives above.
As sheep appointed to be slain,
By cruel, persecuting men,
By fierce, fanatic zeal;
By Christian wolves, reform'd in name,
Whose dire atrocious deeds proclaim
The synagogue of hell.
By cruel, persecuting men,
By fierce, fanatic zeal;
By Christian wolves, reform'd in name,
Whose dire atrocious deeds proclaim
The synagogue of hell.
Thy help to the distress'd afford,
The men that tremble at Thy word,
The quiet of the land;
Thy worshippers, if blind, sincere,
Who honour Thy vicegerent here,
And bless his mild command.
The men that tremble at Thy word,
The quiet of the land;
Thy worshippers, if blind, sincere,
Who honour Thy vicegerent here,
And bless his mild command.
And O! beneath Thy mercy's wings,
Hide and preserve the best of kings,
Our king by right Divine:
His consort in Thy bosom bear,
His children make Thy darling care,
And seal them ever Thine.
Hide and preserve the best of kings,
Our king by right Divine:
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His children make Thy darling care,
And seal them ever Thine.
The father of his people bless
With outward and internal peace;
And when his work is done,
Our hoary patriot king receive,
Redeem'd from earth, with Thee to live,
And wear an heavenly crown.
With outward and internal peace;
And when his work is done,
Our hoary patriot king receive,
Redeem'd from earth, with Thee to live,
And wear an heavenly crown.
HYMN III.
[Saviour, Thou dost their threatenings see]
Saviour, Thou dost their threatenings see
Who rage against our king and Thee,
Nor know, Thy bridle in their jaws
Restrains the friends of Satan's cause.
Who rage against our king and Thee,
Nor know, Thy bridle in their jaws
Restrains the friends of Satan's cause.
As in religion's cause they join,
And blasphemously call it Thine,
The cause of persecuting zeal,
Of treason, anarchy, and hell.
And blasphemously call it Thine,
The cause of persecuting zeal,
Of treason, anarchy, and hell.
See, where the' impetuous waster comes,
Like legion rushing from the tombs;
Like stormy seas, that toss and roar,
And foam, and lash the trembling shore!
Like legion rushing from the tombs;
Like stormy seas, that toss and roar,
And foam, and lash the trembling shore!
Havoc, the' infernal leader cries.!
Havoc, the' associate host replies!
The rabble shouts, the torrent pours,
The city sinks, the flame devours!
Havoc, the' associate host replies!
The rabble shouts, the torrent pours,
The city sinks, the flame devours!
A general consternation spreads,
While furious crowds ride o'er our heads;
Tremble the powers Thou didst ordain,
And rulers bear the sword in vain!
While furious crowds ride o'er our heads;
Tremble the powers Thou didst ordain,
And rulers bear the sword in vain!
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Our arm of flesh entirely fails,
The many-headed beast prevails;
Conspiracy the state o'erturns,
Gallia exults, and London burns!
The many-headed beast prevails;
Conspiracy the state o'erturns,
Gallia exults, and London burns!
Arm of the Lord, awake, put on
Thy strength, and cast Apollyon down;
Jesus, against the murderers rise,
And blast them with Thy flaming eyes:
Thy strength, and cast Apollyon down;
Jesus, against the murderers rise,
And blast them with Thy flaming eyes:
Forbid the flood our land to' o'erflow,
Tell it—thou shalt no farther go!
My will be done, My word obey'd,
And here let thy proud waves be stay'd!
Tell it—thou shalt no farther go!
My will be done, My word obey'd,
And here let thy proud waves be stay'd!
HYMN IV.
[God omnipotent, arise]
God omnipotent, arise,
To scatter all Thy foes,
Blast the rebels with Thine eyes,
Who Thee and Thine oppose;
Let the tools of anarchy,
The daring sons of wickedness,
Driven as by a whirlwind flee,
Before Thine angry face.
To scatter all Thy foes,
Blast the rebels with Thine eyes,
Who Thee and Thine oppose;
Let the tools of anarchy,
The daring sons of wickedness,
Driven as by a whirlwind flee,
Before Thine angry face.
Lord of hosts, and King of kings,
Thine outstretch'd arm make bare,
Thine alone salvation brings,
And stops the waste of war:
Earth and hell, to Thee submit;
Avenge us quickly of the fiend,
Chase him back to his own pit,
The hour of darkness end.
Thine outstretch'd arm make bare,
Thine alone salvation brings,
And stops the waste of war:
Earth and hell, to Thee submit;
Avenge us quickly of the fiend,
Chase him back to his own pit,
The hour of darkness end.
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Arm the man of Thy right hand,
And make him strong for Thee,
Confident the' angelic band
His constant guard shall be;
Him with wisdom from above,
With calm intrepid zeal inspire,
All our evils to remove,
And snatch us from the fire.
And make him strong for Thee,
Confident the' angelic band
His constant guard shall be;
Him with wisdom from above,
With calm intrepid zeal inspire,
All our evils to remove,
And snatch us from the fire.
Britain then Thy hand shall own,
And bless Thine instrument;
Thou through him the work hast done,
The great deliverance sent:
All the praise to Thee we give
The God supreme, the Lord most high,
Thankful to Thy glory live,
And to Thy glory die.
And bless Thine instrument;
Thou through him the work hast done,
The great deliverance sent:
All the praise to Thee we give
The God supreme, the Lord most high,
Thankful to Thy glory live,
And to Thy glory die.
HYMN V.
[Omniscient God, to whom alone]
Omniscient God, to whom alone
The thoughts of every heart are known,
Whose piercing eye the counsels sees
Of Britain's subtlest enemies;
The dark conspirators display,
And force them into open day.
The thoughts of every heart are known,
Whose piercing eye the counsels sees
Of Britain's subtlest enemies;
The dark conspirators display,
And force them into open day.
Their hell without a covering lies,
Thou know'st them through their close disguise,
Who laid the well-concerted plan,
Who sprung the mine, and fired the train,
As sure to lay our cities low,
And end a nation at a blow.
Thou know'st them through their close disguise,
Who laid the well-concerted plan,
Who sprung the mine, and fired the train,
As sure to lay our cities low,
And end a nation at a blow.
But vain, without a nod of Thine,
The most infallible design:
They bring us down to ruin's brink,
They reach their chain's extremest link;
And when their fiery darts they shoot,
Thy wrath destroys them branch and root.
The most infallible design:
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They reach their chain's extremest link;
And when their fiery darts they shoot,
Thy wrath destroys them branch and root.
Thou hast, O God, Thy work begun;
But make their utmost evil known,
Drag out the whole assassin band,
Distinguish'd by the villain's brand,
And let impartial justice find
Those pests and outcasts of mankind.
But make their utmost evil known,
Drag out the whole assassin band,
Distinguish'd by the villain's brand,
And let impartial justice find
Those pests and outcasts of mankind.
But chiefly them, who dared employ,
And taught the wasters to destroy;
Make all the principals appear,
With all their black associates here,
Nor longer let the fiend conceal,
Those choicest instruments of hell.
And taught the wasters to destroy;
Make all the principals appear,
With all their black associates here,
Nor longer let the fiend conceal,
Those choicest instruments of hell.
Strengthen the powers Thou didst ordain,
Nor let them bear the sword in vain,
But turn its sharpest edge on them,
Who patient majesty blaspheme,
And for their country's fall conspire,
And doom Britannia to the fire.
Nor let them bear the sword in vain,
But turn its sharpest edge on them,
Who patient majesty blaspheme,
And for their country's fall conspire,
And doom Britannia to the fire.
Then as the rivers of the sea,
Turn back the people, Lord, to Thee,
To Thee, and to their king convert,
And plant Thy fear in every heart,
That every heart may faithful prove,
His God, his king, and country love.
Turn back the people, Lord, to Thee,
To Thee, and to their king convert,
And plant Thy fear in every heart,
That every heart may faithful prove,
His God, his king, and country love.
Thy heavenly kingdom then restore,
Command that war be learn'd no more,
Pronounce the sacred number seal'd,
The mystery of God fulfill'd;
And Jesus shall His sway maintain,
And Glory shall for ever reign.
Command that war be learn'd no more,
Pronounce the sacred number seal'd,
The mystery of God fulfill'd;
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And Glory shall for ever reign.
HYMN VI.
['Tis of Thy mercy, Lord]
'Tis of Thy mercy, Lord,
That we are not consumed,
By hostile fire and sword,
To sure destruction doom'd;
But snatch'd as brands out of the flame,
To magnify our Saviour's name.
That we are not consumed,
By hostile fire and sword,
To sure destruction doom'd;
But snatch'd as brands out of the flame,
To magnify our Saviour's name.
Jesus, Thy name alone
To us salvation brought,
Thy outstretch'd arm, we own,
The great deliverance wrought,
Whoe'er accomplish'd Thy decree,
The praise entire belongs to Thee.
To us salvation brought,
Thy outstretch'd arm, we own,
The great deliverance wrought,
Whoe'er accomplish'd Thy decree,
The praise entire belongs to Thee.
Thy power was on our side,
When fiends against us rose,
And stemm'd the furious tide,
And baffled all our foes;
Crush'd the design which could not fail,
And quench'd the fiery darts of hell.
When fiends against us rose,
And stemm'd the furious tide,
And baffled all our foes;
Crush'd the design which could not fail,
And quench'd the fiery darts of hell.
Our cities in a blaze,
Extinguish'd by Thy word,
The providence confess
Of an almighty Lord;
'Scaped as a bird from Satan's snare,
We live Thy glory to declare.
Extinguish'd by Thy word,
The providence confess
Of an almighty Lord;
'Scaped as a bird from Satan's snare,
We live Thy glory to declare.
O that our lives may tell
The virtues of Thy name,
And every Briton feel
From whence his safety came,
And find redemption in that blood
Which quench'd the fiery wrath of God!
The virtues of Thy name,
And every Briton feel
From whence his safety came,
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Which quench'd the fiery wrath of God!
Saved from the burning pit,
The death that never dies,
We then our God shall meet
Above the flaming skies,
In everlasting songs to praise
The wonders of redeeming grace.
The death that never dies,
We then our God shall meet
Above the flaming skies,
In everlasting songs to praise
The wonders of redeeming grace.
HYMN VII. UPON NOTICE SENT ONE THAT HIS HOUSE WAS MARKED.
In vain doth the assassin dark
This house for desolation mark,
Protected by the scarlet sign,
Already mark'd with blood Divine;
His idle threatenings we defy,
For the destroyer must pass by.
This house for desolation mark,
Protected by the scarlet sign,
Already mark'd with blood Divine;
His idle threatenings we defy,
For the destroyer must pass by.
The Lord most high is our defence,
Our trust is in Omnipotence;
His name our adamantine tower;
Jehovah's wisdom, truth and power,
Jesus, beneath Thy shade, we dwell,
And laugh at all the leagues of hell.
Our trust is in Omnipotence;
His name our adamantine tower;
Jehovah's wisdom, truth and power,
Jesus, beneath Thy shade, we dwell,
And laugh at all the leagues of hell.
HYMN VIII.
[Thou God who hear'st the prayer]
Thou God who hear'st the prayer
Presented through Thy Son,
The man that bears Thy character,
And fills the British throne,
Into Thine arms receive,
And fashion'd to Thy mind
Our nation's joy, long may he live
A blessing to mankind.
Presented through Thy Son,
The man that bears Thy character,
And fills the British throne,
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And fashion'd to Thy mind
Our nation's joy, long may he live
A blessing to mankind.
Thou dost the malice know,
And causeless enmity,
Which all the sons of Belial show
To one set up by Thee:
Thou seest what they intend,
Who traitorously presume
To style our blacken'd king the friend
Of anti-Christian Rome.
And causeless enmity,
Which all the sons of Belial show
To one set up by Thee:
Thou seest what they intend,
Who traitorously presume
To style our blacken'd king the friend
Of anti-Christian Rome.
Confound their devilish art,
Who leagued together rise,
The poor unwary crowd pervert,
And poison with their lies:
Redeem them from the foe,
The dire Ahithophel,
And all the' associate host o'erthrow,
And chase them back to hell.
Who leagued together rise,
The poor unwary crowd pervert,
And poison with their lies:
Redeem them from the foe,
The dire Ahithophel,
And all the' associate host o'erthrow,
And chase them back to hell.
But turn their hearts again,
Back to their king and Thee,
Who, ignorant of Satan's plan,
Swerved from their loyalty:
Let them Thy subjects live,
Submit to Cæsar's power,
And never place to Satan give,
And trust his slaves no more.
Back to their king and Thee,
Who, ignorant of Satan's plan,
Swerved from their loyalty:
Let them Thy subjects live,
Submit to Cæsar's power,
And never place to Satan give,
And trust his slaves no more.
HYMN IX.
[Arm of the Lord, awake, awake]
Arm of the Lord, awake, awake,
Thy own resistless strength put on,
Us into Thy protection take,
And cast our foes, in vengeance, down:
Our fathers unto us have told,
What Thou in their defence hast wrought,
Thy wondrous works in times of old,
When Israel's God for Britain fought.
Thy own resistless strength put on,
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And cast our foes, in vengeance, down:
Our fathers unto us have told,
What Thou in their defence hast wrought,
Thy wondrous works in times of old,
When Israel's God for Britain fought.
Our God the hostile powers destroy'd,
Armies and fleets invincible,
Render'd their cruel counsels void,
And baffled all the plots of hell.
Again, great God, Thou dost defeat
Their sure exterminating aim:
Again Thy praises we repeat,
And London saved defies the flame.
Armies and fleets invincible,
Render'd their cruel counsels void,
And baffled all the plots of hell.
Again, great God, Thou dost defeat
Their sure exterminating aim:
Again Thy praises we repeat,
And London saved defies the flame.
By an almighty arm we own
The dire conspiracy suppress'd;
Thou only, Lord, the work hast done,
And safe beneath Thy wings we rest:
Thou hast appear'd the Lord most high,
A token to Thy servants given,
And lo! we see the aliens fly,
As chaff before the whirlwind driven!
The dire conspiracy suppress'd;
Thou only, Lord, the work hast done,
And safe beneath Thy wings we rest:
Thou hast appear'd the Lord most high,
A token to Thy servants given,
And lo! we see the aliens fly,
As chaff before the whirlwind driven!
Dispersed the' assassinating band,
(Soon as they miss'd their fatal blow,)
Incendiaries throughout the land,
They carry death where'er they go;
They carry their own hell within,
Rebels and traitors in disguise;
But all their hearts by Thee are seen,
And hell is naked to Thine eyes.
(Soon as they miss'd their fatal blow,)
Incendiaries throughout the land,
They carry death where'er they go;
They carry their own hell within,
Rebels and traitors in disguise;
But all their hearts by Thee are seen,
And hell is naked to Thine eyes.
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Thou know'st the depth of their design,
To slander Thine anointed here,
And in the holy league to join
Full many a simple soul sincere;
The arts, and daring lies accursed,
The parricides' successful pains
To blast, and make him odious first,
And then—but God for ever reigns!
To slander Thine anointed here,
And in the holy league to join
Full many a simple soul sincere;
The arts, and daring lies accursed,
The parricides' successful pains
To blast, and make him odious first,
And then—but God for ever reigns!
Thy wrath on these shall soon be show'd:
But let Thy grace extended be
To the misguided multitude,
Who speak against their king and Thee:
Let pity the distinction make,
The merciful deliverance bring,
And touch their hearts, and turn them back
To God, their country, and their king.
But let Thy grace extended be
To the misguided multitude,
Who speak against their king and Thee:
Let pity the distinction make,
The merciful deliverance bring,
And touch their hearts, and turn them back
To God, their country, and their king.
So will we sing and praise Thy name,
And sweetly in Thy service join'd,
The grace miraculous proclaim,
Which makes us of one heart and mind;
Which hath to us salvation brought,
A desperate, death-devoted crowd,
The brands out of the burning caught,
And quench'd a nation in Thy blood!
And sweetly in Thy service join'd,
The grace miraculous proclaim,
Which makes us of one heart and mind;
Which hath to us salvation brought,
A desperate, death-devoted crowd,
The brands out of the burning caught,
And quench'd a nation in Thy blood!
HYMN X.
[Most righteous God of boundless power]
Most righteous God of boundless power,
Thy works of judgment and of grace
With awe and wonder we adore,
Redeem'd, but trembling while we praise:
Thy patience and long-suffering love
Hath granted us a fresh reprieve:
Thy goodness, not Thy wrath, we prove,
And unconsumed in Sodom live.
Thy works of judgment and of grace
With awe and wonder we adore,
Redeem'd, but trembling while we praise:
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Hath granted us a fresh reprieve:
Thy goodness, not Thy wrath, we prove,
And unconsumed in Sodom live.
Hadst Thou not left Thyself a seed,
We all had now as Sodom been,
And felt the punishment decreed,
And justly perish'd in our sin;
Our cities had in heaps become
Sad monuments of Thy righteous ire,
And every soul received its doom,
The vengeance of eternal fire.
We all had now as Sodom been,
And felt the punishment decreed,
And justly perish'd in our sin;
Our cities had in heaps become
Sad monuments of Thy righteous ire,
And every soul received its doom,
The vengeance of eternal fire.
But rich in grace, Thou hast not yet
Abandon'd us to Satan's power,
Or suffer'd the wide gaping pit
Our sinful nation to devour:
Our lives are given us for a prey;
Yet O, with conscious hearts we feel
Thine anger is not turn'd away,
Thy dreadful arm is stretch'd out still!
Abandon'd us to Satan's power,
Or suffer'd the wide gaping pit
Our sinful nation to devour:
Our lives are given us for a prey;
Yet O, with conscious hearts we feel
Thine anger is not turn'd away,
Thy dreadful arm is stretch'd out still!
The people still to evil sold
Fear not Thy utmost wrath to meet;
While treason, and rebellion bold
Lift up their voice in every street:
Quell'd for a season and repress'd,
But not extirpated, they strive
To rouse the many-headed beast,
And all the work of hell revive.
Fear not Thy utmost wrath to meet;
While treason, and rebellion bold
Lift up their voice in every street:
Quell'd for a season and repress'd,
But not extirpated, they strive
To rouse the many-headed beast,
And all the work of hell revive.
America her felons pours,
Her savages, a chosen band,
Assassins skill'd at midnight hours,
To spread destruction through the land,
Deeds which humanity disowns,
To perpetrate, the villains come,
And Britain's most apostate sons
Conspire to seal their country's doom.
Her savages, a chosen band,
Assassins skill'd at midnight hours,
To spread destruction through the land,
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To perpetrate, the villains come,
And Britain's most apostate sons
Conspire to seal their country's doom.
Wherefore should we be stricken more,
When all Thy strokes our guilt increase?
O that the evil day were o'er!
O that our sins and plagues might cease!
Vanquish'd by Thy own people's prayer,
Who day and night for mercy sue,
Spare the devoted nation, spare,
And give the many to the few.
When all Thy strokes our guilt increase?
O that the evil day were o'er!
O that our sins and plagues might cease!
Vanquish'd by Thy own people's prayer,
Who day and night for mercy sue,
Spare the devoted nation, spare,
And give the many to the few.
The people of Thy wrath abase,
The proud metropolis confound,
A murmuring, vile, rebellious race,
Where Satan's darkest works abound;
Where emulous of blackest times,
They glory in the martyr's blood,
Accumulate their foulest crimes,
And crown them with ingratitude.
The proud metropolis confound,
A murmuring, vile, rebellious race,
Where Satan's darkest works abound;
Where emulous of blackest times,
They glory in the martyr's blood,
Accumulate their foulest crimes,
And crown them with ingratitude.
Jesus, our injured king incline
His foes to pity and forgive,
And turn their hearts by grace Divine,
And bid them for Thy glory live:
Obedient to their king and Thee,
Let all the loyal nation bow:
And tell our hearts the thing shall be,
And seal it on our conscience now!
His foes to pity and forgive,
And turn their hearts by grace Divine,
And bid them for Thy glory live:
Obedient to their king and Thee,
Let all the loyal nation bow:
And tell our hearts the thing shall be,
And seal it on our conscience now!
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HYMN XI.
[God of love, Thy gracious token]
God of love, Thy gracious token
We with thankful hearts receive,
Thou the fowler's snare hast broken,
Saved from death by Thee we live.
Hitherto Thou hast defended
Us who on Thy love are cast,
Keep, till all the storm is ended,
All the hour of darkness pass'd.
We with thankful hearts receive,
Thou the fowler's snare hast broken,
Saved from death by Thee we live.
Hitherto Thou hast defended
Us who on Thy love are cast,
Keep, till all the storm is ended,
All the hour of darkness pass'd.
Still beset with various evils,
Secret foes implacable,
Brethren false, and human devils,
We beneath Thy shadow dwell;
Place on Thee our whole reliance,
Every other help disclaim,
Bid our enemies defiance,
From the tower of Jesus' name.
Secret foes implacable,
Brethren false, and human devils,
We beneath Thy shadow dwell;
Place on Thee our whole reliance,
Every other help disclaim,
Bid our enemies defiance,
From the tower of Jesus' name.
In each hellish insurrection
Thou shalt still Thy people hide,
Safe in the Divine protection
All Thy faithful ones abide:
Here we find Thy presence cheering,
Happy in beholding Thee;
Happier at Thy last appearing,
Glorious as the God we see!
Thou shalt still Thy people hide,
Safe in the Divine protection
All Thy faithful ones abide:
Here we find Thy presence cheering,
Happy in beholding Thee;
Happier at Thy last appearing,
Glorious as the God we see!
HYMN XII. FOR THE MAGISTRATES.
Thou, Lord of lords, and King of kings,
The' eternal Potentate we own;
From Thee its Source dominion springs,
A stream that issues from Thy throne:
Thou hast ordain'd the powers that be,
Who govern by a grant from Thee.
The' eternal Potentate we own;
From Thee its Source dominion springs,
A stream that issues from Thy throne:
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Who govern by a grant from Thee.
The man who o'er Britannia reigns
As Thy vicegerent we receive;
Thy providence his right maintains,
And bids him for his people live,
And bless us by his gentle sway,
And teach our hearts with joy to' obey.
As Thy vicegerent we receive;
Thy providence his right maintains,
And bids him for his people live,
And bless us by his gentle sway,
And teach our hearts with joy to' obey.
To George in majesty supreme
We bow, as sitting on Thy seat,
To every ruler sent by him,
To every magistrate submit,
Whose delegated power is Thine,
Whose whole authority, Divine.
We bow, as sitting on Thy seat,
To every ruler sent by him,
To every magistrate submit,
Whose delegated power is Thine,
Whose whole authority, Divine.
Strengthen their hands, almighty Lord,
Their sacred office to fulfil,
And let them use Thy vengeful sword
On those who daringly do ill,
Haters of government and peace,
Workers of all unrighteousness.
Their sacred office to fulfil,
And let them use Thy vengeful sword
On those who daringly do ill,
Haters of government and peace,
Workers of all unrighteousness.
With terror arm, and virtuous zeal,
Against our king's and country's foes,
Impartial punishments to deal,
Our desperate, sworn, intestine foes,
Assassins from the land to chase,
And root out all the' accursed race.
Against our king's and country's foes,
Impartial punishments to deal,
Our desperate, sworn, intestine foes,
Assassins from the land to chase,
And root out all the' accursed race.
Thy ministers to us for good,
Long may they in Thy service live,
By special grace on all bestow'd,
Our nation's dignity retrieve,
Our past prosperity restore,
And peace, till time shall be no more.
Long may they in Thy service live,
By special grace on all bestow'd,
Our nation's dignity retrieve,
Our past prosperity restore,
And peace, till time shall be no more.
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HYMN XIII. THANKSGIVING.
All glory to God! Pluck'd out of the flame,
We publish abroad His wonderful name,
With glad exultation And heartiest praise,
Ascribing salvation To Jesus's grace.
We publish abroad His wonderful name,
With glad exultation And heartiest praise,
Ascribing salvation To Jesus's grace.
When devils and men Against us arose,
And traitors unseen, And legions of foes
Together conspired The state to' o'erturn,
And profligates hired Our cities to burn;
And traitors unseen, And legions of foes
Together conspired The state to' o'erturn,
And profligates hired Our cities to burn;
Thou wouldst not restrain The wicked from sin,
But slackening their chain, Didst let them begin:
Beyond Thy permission Our land to o'erthrow,
The sons of perdition No farther could go.
But slackening their chain, Didst let them begin:
Beyond Thy permission Our land to o'erthrow,
The sons of perdition No farther could go.
The remnant that pray'd Thou couldst not disown:
They brought to our aid Omnipotence down:
Omnipotence hasted Our foes to expel,
And suddenly blasted The project of hell.
They brought to our aid Omnipotence down:
Omnipotence hasted Our foes to expel,
And suddenly blasted The project of hell.
The tumult so loud No farther proceeds,
No longer the crowd Ride over our heads,
The ravaging fires Are quench'd by Thy word,
Rebellion expires, And peace is restored.
No longer the crowd Ride over our heads,
The ravaging fires Are quench'd by Thy word,
Rebellion expires, And peace is restored.
Through mercy set free, The grace we receive,
And ransom'd by Thee Thy servants we live,
Thy power to deliver, Thy love we proclaim,
And triumph for ever In Jesus's name.
And ransom'd by Thee Thy servants we live,
Thy power to deliver, Thy love we proclaim,
And triumph for ever In Jesus's name.
FINIS.
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