Hymns and Anthems.

BOOK SECOND.

LXXI.

He prayeth best who loveth best

All things both great and small; For the dear God who loveth us,

He made and loveth all.

O THOU, to whom, in ancient time,
The lyre of Hebrew bards was strung,
Whom kings adored in song sublime,
And prophets praised with glowing tongue!

Not now on Zion's height alone
Thy favoured worshipper may dwell,
Nor where, at sultry noon, thy Son
Sat weary by the patriarch's well.

From every place below the skies,
The grateful song, the fervent prayer,
The incense of the heart, may rise
To heaven, and find acceptance there.

O Thou, to whom, in ancient time,
The lyre of prophet-bards was strung,
To Thee, at last, in every clime
Shall temples rise, and praise be sung.

LXXIII.

O PRAISE the Lord, all ye his hosts;
Ye servants of his that do his pleasure.
Yea, blessed be the name of the Lord,
From this time forth, and for evermore.

GOD is a spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth:

For the Father seeketh such to worship him.

LXXV.

GRACIOUS Power, the world pervading,
Blessing all, and none upbraiding,

We are met to worship thee;

Not in formal adorations,
Nor with servile deprecations,
But in spirit true and free.

By thy wisdom mind is lighted,
By thy love the heart excited,

Light and love all flow from thee;

And the soul of thought and feeling,
In the voice thy praises pealing,
Must thy noblest homage be.

Not alone in our devotion,
In all being, life, and motion,
We the present Godhead see:
Gracious Power, the world pervading,
Blessing all, and none upbraiding,
We are met to worship thee.

How precious is thy goodness, O God!
The children of men seek refuge
Under the shadow of thy wings:

For thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.
Thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.

Thou makest the outgoings of the evening And the morning to rejoice;

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; Thy footsteps drop fruitfulness.

Thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.

With thee is the fountain of life:
In thy light we shall see light.

Thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.

Thou healest the broken in heart,
And bindest up their wounds.

Thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.

grave:

Thou wilt not give me up to the
Thou wilt shew me the path of life.

For thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.

I will hope continually :

I will yet praise thee more and more.

For thy mercy endureth for ever and ever.

ANCIENT of ages! humbly bent before thee,
Songs of glad homage, Lord! to thee we bring:
Touch'd by thy spirit, O teach us to adore thee,
Sole God and Father! everlasting King!
Let thy light attend us;

Let thy grace befriend us!

Eternal, unrivall'd, all-directing King!

Send forth thy mandate, gather in the nations, Through the wide universe thy name be known; Millions of voices shall join in adorations — Join to adore thee, Undivided One!

Every soul invited,

Every voice united—

United to praise thee, Undivided One!

LXXVIII.

To thee, the Lord Almighty,

Our noblest praise we give,
Who all things hast created,
And blessest all that live:

Whose goodness, never failing
Through countless ages gone,

For ever and for ever

Shall still keep shining on.