Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate/Volume 1/Number 11/Hymns
"Praise ye the Lord."
[edit]BY MISS ELIZA S.
Great is the Lord: 'tis good to praise
His high and holy name:
Well may the saints in latter days
His wondrous love proclaim.
To praise him let us all engage,
That unto us is giv'n:
To live in this momentous age,
And share the light of heav'n.
We'll praise him for our happy lot,
On this much favored land;
Where truth, and righteousness are taught,
By his divine command.
We'll praise him for more glorious things,
That language can express,
The "everlasting gospel" brings,
The humble souls to bless.
The Comforter is sent again,
His pow'r the church attends;
And with the faithful will remain
Till Jesus Christ descends.
We'll praise him for a prophet's voice,
His people's steps to guide:
In this, we do and will rejoice,
Tho' all the world deride.
Praise him, the time, the chosen time,
To favor Zion's come:
And all the saints, from ev'ry clime,
Will soon be gathered home,
The op'ning seals announce the day,
By prophets long declar'd;
When all, in one triumphant lay,
Will join to praise the Lord.
Evening Hymn.
[edit]BY W. W. P.
Come let us sing an evening hymn
To calm our minds for rest,
And each one try, with single eye,
To praise the Savior best.
Yea, let us sing a sacred song
To close the passing day:
With one accord, call on the Lord,
And ever Watch and Pray.
O thank the Lord for grace and gifts
Renew'd in latter days;
For truth and light, to guide us right,
In wisdom's pleasant ways.
For ev'ry line we have receiv'd
To turn our hearts above:
For ev'ry word, and ev'ry good,
That's fill'd our souls with love.
O let us raise a holier strain,
For blessings great as ours,
And be prepar'd, while angels guard
Us through our slumb'ring hours.
O may we sleep and wake in joy,
While life with us remains;
And then go home, beyond the tomb,
Where peace forever reigns.