OF THE

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH

IN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Hymnal.

SET FORTH IN GENERAL CONVENTIONS OF SAID CHURCH, IN TRE
YEARS OF OUR LORD 1789, 1808, AND 1826.

STEREOTYPED BY JAMES CONNER, NEW-YORK.

NEW-YORK:

Published from the Stereotype Plates of the Auxiliary New-York Bible
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Protestant Episcopal Press Buildings, No. 46 Lumber-Street, in rear
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1829.

I DO hereby certify, that this edition of the Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in the United States of America, set forth in General Conventions of said Church, in the years of our Lord 1789, 1808, and 1826, has been compared and corrected by the standard stereotype edition, and is permitted to be published as a stereotype edition, duly comparea and corrected by a suitable person, appointed for that purpose.

JOHN HENRY HOBART,
Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the
State of New-York.

NEW-YORK, September 1, 1828.

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HYMNS.

1. THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. 16 Divine instructor, gracious Lord,

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HYMN 1. (C. M.)

REAT God! with wonder and with
On all thy works I look; [praise
But still thy wisdom, power, and grace,
Shine brightest in thy book.

2 The stars, that in their courses roll,
Have much instruction given;
But thy good word informs my soul
How I may soar to heaven.

3 The fields provide me food, and show
The goodness of the Lord;
But fruits of life and glory grow
In thy most holy word.

4 Here are my choicest treasures hid;
Here my best comfort lies;
Here my desires are satisfied,
And here my hopes arise

5 Lord, make me understand thy law,
Show what my faults have been,
And from thy Gospel let me draw
Pardon for all my sin.

6 Here would I learn how Christ has died
To save my soul from hell;
Not all the books on earth beside,
Such heavenly wonders tell.

7 Then let me love my Bible more,
And take a fresh delight,
By day to read these wonders o'er,
And meditate by night.

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ATHER of mercies! in thy word
What endless glory shines!

For ever be thy name ador'd,
For these celestial lines.

2 Here may the wretched sons of want
Exhaustless riches find;

Riches above what earth can grant,
And lasting as the mind.

3 Here the fair tree of knowledge grows,
And yields a free repast;
Sublimer sweets than nature knows
Invite the longing taste.

4 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys,
Attend the blissful sound.
50 may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;
And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.

Be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

II. CREATION.

HYMN 3.

(C. M.)

Gor all this wondrous frame!
REAT first of beings! mighty Lord
Produc'd by thy creating word,

The world from nothing came

2 Thy voice sent forth the high com-
'Twas instantly obey'd; [mand,
And through thy goodness all things
stand,

Which by thy power were made.
3 Lord! for thy glory-shine the whole.
For this--in course the planets roll,
They all reflect thy light:
And day succeeds the night.

4 For this--the sun disperses heat
And beams of cheering day;
And distant stars, in order set,

By night thy pow'r display.

5 For this--the earth its produce yields
For this-the waters flow;
And blooming plants adorn the fields,
And trees aspiring grow.

6 Inspir'd with praise, our minds pursue
This wise and noble end-
That all we think, and all we do,
Shall to thine honour tend.

LET heaven arise, let earth appear,

Proclaim'd th' Eternal Lord:
The heav'n arose, the earth appear'd,
At his creating word.

2 But formless was the earth, and void,
Dark, sluggish, and confus'd;
Till o'er the mass the Spirit mov'd,
And quick'ning pow'r diffus'd.

3 Then spake the Lord Omnipotent
The mandate, "Be there light:"
Light darted forth in vivid rays,
And scatter'd ancient night.

4 The glorious firmament he spread,
To part the earth and sky;
And fix'd the upper elements
Within their spheres on high

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5 He bade the seas together flow;
They left the solid land;
And herbs, and plants, and fruitful trees,
Sprung forth at his command.

6 Above, he form'd the stars; and plac'd
Two greater orbs of light;
The radiant sun to rule the day,
The moon to rule the night.

7 To all the varied living tribes

He gave their wondrous birth;
Some form'd within the wat❜ry deep,
Some, from the teeming earth.

8 Then, chief o'er all his works below,
Man, honour'd man, was made;
His soul with God's pure image stamp'd,
With innocence array'd.

9 Completed now the mighty work,
God his creation view'd:

The mighty chorus aid;
And, soon as ev'ning veils the plain,
Thou moon, prolong the hallow'd strain,
And praise him in the shade.

3 Thou heav'n of heav'ns, his vast
Proclaim the glories of thy God; [abode,
Ye worlds, declare his might;
He spake the word, and ye were made;
Darkness and dismal chaos fled,

And nature sprung to light.

4 Let every element rejoice;
Ye thunders, burst with awful voice
His praise in softer notes declare,
To him who bids you roll;
Each whisp'ring breeze of yielding air,
And breathe it to the soul.

HYMN 7.

Psalm xix.

(L. M.)

HE spacious firmament on high,

And, pleas'd with all that he had made, TWh all the blue ethereal sky,

Pronounc'd it "very good."

HYMN 5.

Psalm cxlviii.

(II. 1.)

Praise from Living Creatures.
BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay,
Let each enraptur'd thought obey,
And praise th' Almighty's name:
Let heaven and earth, and seas and skies,
In one melodious concert rise,

To swell th' inspiring theme.

2 Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound,
While the adoring thrones around
His boundless mercy sing;
Let ev'ry list'ning saint above
Wake all the tuneful soul of love,
And touch the sweetest string.

3 Whate'er this living world contains,
That wings the air, or treads the plains,
United praise bestow;
Ye tenants of the ocean wide,

And spangled heav'r, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

2 Th' unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's pow'r display,
And publishes to every land
The work of an Almighty hand.
3 Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale
And, nightly, to the list'ning earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;

4 Whilst all the stars that round her burn
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole
5 What though in solemn silence all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball
What though no real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs be found;

Proclaim him through the mighty tide, 6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,

And in the deeps below.

4-Let man, by nobler passions sway'd,
The feeling heart, the judging head,

In heavenly praise employ;
Spread HIS tremendous Name around,
While heaven's broad arch rings back

The gen'ral burst of joy. [the sound,

IIYMN 6.

Psalm cxlviii.

(II. 1.) Praise from the Elements and Worlds.

And utter forth a glorious voice,
For ever singing as they shine,
"The hand that made us is divine."

III. PROVIDENCE,
HYMN 8. (L. M.)

Well may thy praise our lips em

TERNAL source of every joy!

While in thy temple we appear, [ploy,
To hail thee, sov'reign of the year.

E fields of light, celestial plains, 2 Wide as the wheels of nature roll,
Where pure, serene effulgence Thy hand supports and guides the whole
Ye scenes divinely fair, [reigns, The sun is taught by thee to rise,
Hr Maker's wondrous pow'r proclaim, And darkness when to veil the skies
I how he form'd your shining frame, 3 The flow'ry spring at thy command,
And breath'd the fluid air.
Perfumes the air, and paints the land;
Toin, all ye stars, the vocal choir : The summer rays with vigour shine
jou dazzling orb of liquid fire
To raise the corn and cheer the vine

THE Lord my pasture shall prepare,
And feed me with a shepherd's care;
His presence shall my wants supply,
And guard me with a watchful eye;
My noon-day walks he shall attend,
And all my midnight hours defend.
2 When in the sultry glebe I faint,
Or on the thirsty mountain pant,
To fertile vales and dewy meads
My weary wand'ring steps he leads,
Where peaceful rivers, soft and slow,
Amid the verdant landscape flow.
3 Though in the paths of death I tread,
With gloomy horrors overspread;
My steadfast heart shall fear no ill,
For thou, O Lord, art with me still:
Thy friendly crook shall give me aid,
And guide me through the dreadful

shade.

HYMN 10.

(C. M.)

17 Through hidden dangers, toils, anu
It gently clear'd my way, [deaths,
And through the pleasing snares of vice,
More to be fear'd than they.

8 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou
With health renew'd my face;
And, when in sins and sorrows sunk,
Reviv'd my soul with grace.

9 Thy bounteous hand with worldly bliss
Has made my cup run o'er;
And in a kind and faithful friend
Has doubled all my store.

10 Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with joy.
11 Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.

12 When nature fails, and day and night
Divide thy works no more,
My ever grateful heart, O Lord,
Thy mercy shall adore.

13 Through all eternity, to thee,
A joyful song I'll raise;
But oh! eternity's too short
To utter all thy praise.

HYMN 11.

(III. 1.) Psalm xxxi. 15. "My times are in thy hand." SOVEREIGN Ruler of the skies, Ever gracious, ever wise, All our times are in thy hand, All events at thy command.

WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, 2 He that form'd us in the womb,

My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise!
20 how shall words with equal warmth
The gratitude declare,
That glows within my ravish'd heart!
But thou canst read it there.
3 Thy providence my life sustain'd,
And all my wants redrest,
When in the silent womb I lay,
And hung upon the breast.
4 To all my weak complaints and cries
Thy mercy lent an ear,

E'er yet my feeble thoughts had learnt

To form themselves in prayer.
5 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul
Thy tender care bestow'd,
Before my infant heart conceiv'd

From whom those comforts flow'd.
6 When in the slipp'ry paths of youth
With heedless steps I ran,
Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me safe,
And led me up to man

He shall guide us to the tomb ;
All our ways shall ever be
Order'd by his wise decree.

3 Times of sickness, times of health,
Blighting want, and cheerful wealth,
All our pleasures, all our pains,
Come, and end, as God ordains,
4 May we always own thy hand,
Still to thee surrender'd stand,
Know that thou art God alone,
We and ours are all thy own!
HYMN 12.
His wonders to perform;
(C. M.)
OD moves in a mysterious way
He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.

2 Deep in unfathomable mines,
With never failing skill,
He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his gracious will.
3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage
The clouds ye so much dread