Select Psalms and Hymns for the use of Mr. Adgate's pupils ‎#XIX

XIX. The Just called to praise God

I Let all the just to God with joy
Their cheerful voices raise;
For well the righteous it becomes
To sing glad songs of praise.

II Let harps, and psalteries, and lutes
In joyful concert meet;
And new made songs of loud applause
The harmony complete.

III For faithful is the word of God,
His works with truth abound;
He justice loves, and all the earth
Is with his goodness crown'd.

IV By his Almighty word at first
Heaven's glorious arch was rear'd,
And all the beauteous hosts of light
At his command appear'd.

V The swelling floods together roll'd
He makes in heaps to lie;
And lays, as in a storehouse, safe,
The wat'ry treasures by.

VI Let earth and all that dwell therein
Before him trembling stand;
For when he spake the word, 'twas made,
'Twas fix'd at his command.

VII Whate'er the mighty Lord decrees
Shall stand for ever sure;
The settled purpose of his heart
To ages shall endure.

Text Information

• First Line: Let all the just to God with joy
• Title: The Just called to praise God
• Meter: Short Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787

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