CHANT 52. SINGLE. H SELECTION 144. 1. I will hear what JEHOVAH | GOD will speak : For he will speak peace to his people, 2. And to his saints: But let them not | turn again to folly. [Ps. lxxxv. 8.] 3. Surely his salvation is near them that fear him; That glory may dwell in our land. 4. Mercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and 5. Truth shall spring peace have kissed each other. And righteousness shall look down from the heavens. 6. Yea, JEHOVAH | shall give good; And our land shall yield her increase. 7. Righteousness shall go before him; SELECTION 145. 1. JEHOVAH is good to all: And his mercies are | over all his works. 2. JEHOVAH is near to all that | call upon him: To all that call upon him in truth. [Ps. cxlv. 9.] 3. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and save them. 4. JEHOVAH preserveth | all that love him : But all the wicked will he destroy. 5. My mouth shall speak the praise of JEHOVAH : And let all flesh bless his holy | name forever and ever. [Dox. 8. p.251.] CHANT 53. SINGLE. SELECTION 146. [Rev.] 1. Blessed are the dead, Who die in the | Lord from henceforth. 2. Yea, saith the Spirit; that they may | rest from their labors, And their works do follow with them. [tion: 3. Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrecUpon such the second | death hath no power. 4. But they shall be priests of GOD and of Christ; And shall reign with | him a thousand years. [Dox. 11, p. 251.] SELECTION 147. [Rev. xxii. 17.] 1. The bread of God is he that cometh | down from heaven, And giveth life to the world. 2. And the Spirit and the | bride say, Come; And let him that heareth say, Come: 3. And let him that | thirsteth come: And let him that willeth take | water of life freely. [Dox. 11.] SELECTION 148. 1. Unto him that lov-ed us, [Rev. i. 5.] And washed us from our sins in his own blood, 2 And hath made us kings and priests to | God and his Father, To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. 3. Behold he cometh | with the clouds; And every eye shall | see him, and they who pierced him; 4. And all the tribes of the earth shall wail Because of him. Even so, Amen. [Dox. 11, p. 251.] CHANT 54. SINGLE. SELECTION 149. 1. Bless JEHOVAH, O my soul. O JEHOVAH, my GoD, thou art very great: 2. Thou art clothed with honor and majesty ; Who coverest thy self with light as a garment; 3. Who stretchest out the heavens | like a curtain; [Ps. civ.] Who layeth the beams of his | chambers in the waters; 4. Who maketh the clouds his chariot ; Who walketh up on the wings of the wind; 5. Who maketh the winds his angels, The flaming fire his ministers: 6. Bless thou JEHOVAH, | O my soul. Hallelujah. Praise ye JAH. SELECTION 150. 1. He hath laid the foundations | of the earth, That it shall not be removed forever. [Ps. civ. 5.] 2. Thou coveredst it with the | deep as a garment : The waters stood above the mountains. 3. At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy | thunder they hasted away. 4. They went up the mountains; they went | down the valleys; To the place which | thou hast founded for them. 5. Thou hast set a bound which they | may not pass; That they may not return to cover the earth. 6. Bless thou JEHOVAH, O my soul. Hallelujah. Praise ye JAH. U CHANT 55. SINGLE. SELECTION 151. [Ps. civ. 10.] 1. He sendeth forth | springs into brooks, They run among the hills. 2. They give drink to every | beast of the field: The wild asses quench their thirst. 3. Near them shall the fowls of the | heavens dwell; 4. He watereth the mountains | from his chambers. SELECTION 152. 1. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; 2. To bring forth food | out of the earth, [Dox. 2, p. 250.] [Ps. civ. 14.] And wine that maketh | glad the heart of man, 3. With oil to make his face to shine, And bread which | strengtheneth man's heart. 4. The trees of JEHOVAH are full; The cedars of Lebanon, which he planted; 5. Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the | fir-trees are her house. 6. The high mountains are a refuge | for the wild goats; And the rocks a refuge for the conies. 7. Bless thou JEHOVAH, O my soul. Hallelujah. Praise ye JAH. CHANT 56. SINGLE. SELECTION 153. 1. He made the moon for appointed seasons: The sun knoweth his going down. 2. Thou makest darkness, and | it is night; [Ps. civ. 19.] Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth. 3. The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God. 4. The sun riseth, they with draw themselves, And lay them down in their dens. 5. Man goeth | forth to his work, And to his labor until evening. 6. Bless thou JEHOVAH, | O my soul. Hallelujah. Praise ye JAH. SELECTION 154. 1. Sing to JEHOVAH | with thanksgiving; Sing praise to our | GOD upon the harp; 2. Who covereth the heaven with clouds, 1Who prepareth | rain for the earth, [Ps. cxlvii. 7.] Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 3. He giveth to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens which cry. 4. He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 5. JEHOVAH taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his mercy. 6. Praise JEHOVAH, O Jerusalem: Praise thou thy GOD, O Zion. [Dox. 16, p. 252.] |