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To celebrate thy praise, O Lord,
I will my heart prepare;
To all the listening world thy works,
thy wondrous works, declare.
The thought of them shall to my soul
exalted pleasure bring;
Whilst to thy Name, O thou most High,
triumphant praise I sing.
Thou mad'st my haughty foes to turn
their backs in shameful flight;
Struck with thy presence, down they fell,
they perished at thy sight.
Against insulting foes advanced,
thou didst my cause maintain;
My right asserting from thy throne,
where truth and justice reign.
The insolence of heathen pride
thou hast reduced to shame;
Their wicked offspring quite destroyed,
and blotted out their name.
Mistaken foes! your haughty threats
are to a period come;
Our city stands, which you designed
to make our common tomb.
The Lord for ever lives, who has
his righteous throne prepared,
Impartial justice to dispense;
to punish or reward.
God is a constant sure defense
against oppressing rage;
As troubles rise, his needful aids
in our behalf engage.
All those who have his goodness proved
will in his truth confide;
Whose mercy ne'er forsook the man
that on his help relied.
His suff’ring saints, when most distress’d,
He ne’er forgets to aid;
Their expectation shall be crown’d,
Thou for a time delay’d.
Sing praises, therefore, to the Lord,
from Zion, his abode;
Proclaim his deeds, till all the world
confess no other God.
To celebrate thy praise, O Lord,
I will my heart prepare;
To all the listening world thy works,
thy wondrous works, declare.
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The thought of them shall to my soul
exalted pleasure bring;
While to thy Name, O thou most High,
triumphant praise I sing.
Thou art, O Lord, a sure defense
against oppressing rage;
As troubles rise, his needful aid
in our behalf engage.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1696
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 9; Ps 9:1-11;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1821 | # 9 | | 1919 | # 482 | | 1960 | # 483 | | 1872 | # 9.4 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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WARWICK
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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c1796
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 188 | D | | # 418 | D | | # 387 | D | | # 507 | Eb | | # 731 | Eb | | # 793 | Eb | | # 339 | D |
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