Psalm 33, Part 1

Righteous souls, rejoice in God;
Meet it is for you to praise
Him who hath the gift bestow'd,
Made you vessels of His grace.
Praise the Lord, ye saints, and sing.

All your sacred skill exert,
All the powers of music bring:
Praise Him with a thankful heart.
Sing the new, the gospel song,
Make a loud and cheerful noise;
Praise doth all to Him belong.

In His faithful word rejoice.
All His works are good and right,
Only such can He approve;
Righteousness is God's delight.
Earth is full of Jesu's love.
By His mighty fiat made.

Heaven confess'd the sovereign Lord;
All His hosts His voice obey'd,
Sprang from nothing at His word.
He commands the sea to stand,
Drawn into a hanging heap,
In the hollow of His hand
Treasures up the boundless deep.

Him let all the nations fear,
Him let all the world obey,
Earth's inhabitants revere.
Humbly own His awful sway.

Spake the Lord, and it was done,
He the earth's foundations laid,
By His providence alone
God sustains the world He made.
In His providential reign
O what various wisdom shines!
He confounds the pride of man,
Blasts the heathen's vain designs;
Brings their counsels all to nought;

Only His abideth sure;
What the gracious Lord hath thought
Shall from age to age endure.