6 [8s & 7s.] 7 Praise the Lord. No 1858. TUNE-"Perez." Spul 6041866 Praise Him, angels in the height 2324860 1 PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens adore Him; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him; 2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken; For their guidance He hath made. 3 Praise the Lord, for He is glorious; 4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high His power proclaim; [10s.] DUBLIN COLL. لله Song of the Jewish Captives. €858 1 ALONG the banks where Babel's current flows, Her friends, her children, mingled with the 2 The tuneless harp, that once with joy we strung, In mournful silence, on the willows hung, And growing grief prolonged the tedious day. Vide. Ps. CXXXVII. 3 Our hard oppressors, to increase our wo, With taunting smiles a song of Zion claim; Bid sacred praise in strains melodious flow, While they blaspheme the great Jehovah's name. 4 But how, in heathen chains, and lands unknown, If my cold heart neglect my kindred race, Universal Praisec Nor 9th 1808 1 BEGIN, my soul, the exalted lay, June 4th Let each enraptured thought ob Nov 4th [C. P. M.] TUNE-"Meribah." 18.59 19 And praise the Almighty's name Lo! heaven and earth, and seas and skies, In one melodious concert rise, To swell the inspiring theme. A pis que 1860 2 Thou heaven of heavens, His vast abode, Ye clouds, proclaim your Maker God; 3 Ye deeps, with roaring billows rise, 3 In the midst of affliction my table is spread; O what shell I ask of Thy Providence more? 4 Let goodness and mercy, my bountiful God, 10 The Vicissitudes of Providence: Nor 6th 18 58. [C. M.] TUNE Coventry." "Howards." 1 The gifts indulgent heaven bestows, 2 While changing aspect all things wear, 22 ch Can expect to find nd Unclouded sunshine all the year 100 2 ucts 34 3 More gayly smiles the blooming spring, 4 Then mortal! send thy fears away, Though clouds o'erspread the scene to-day, MRS. ANNE STEELE. † James Montgomery was born at Irvine, Eng, in 1771. As a composer of sacred lyrics, he is to be ranked with Addison, Watts, Heber, etc. He now resides at Sheffield, Eng. †This lady was the daughter of a clergyman of Broughton, in Hampshire, Eng. Her first volume of poems was published in 1760, under the name of THEODOSIA. Her writings were collected after her decease and published in three vols. in 1780. Her epitaph consists of the following lines: "Silent the lyre, and dumb the tuneful tongue, That sung on earth her great Redeemer's praise; 1858 11 [L. M.] 71858. Oh Blest Art Thou Nov. 12th 1 OH! blest art thou, whose steps may rove 2 For man can show thee nought so fair, 3 For thee the stream in beauty flows, Omit 12 4 But happier far, if then, thy soul If heaven and earth, with beauty fraught, [L. M.] し The Voice of Creation. et 24 H 1859 TUNE-"Aerion." 1 THERE seems a voice in every gale, pul 13th, 1860 A tongue in every opening flower, |