(Ps. 81:1.)

"Sing aloud to God our strength,"
Oh, praise His blessed name,
For He has saved us by His grace;
Then loud that grace proclaim.
How much we owe Him for His love
No tongue can ever tell!
He saved us from that fiery pit
Where fiends and demons dwell.

"Sing aloud to God our strength; "
O ransomed sinners, sing!
Let sweetest praise ascend to Him
Who did salvation bring.
He sent it not by angel hands,
But by His own dear Son;
For creatures ne'er could do the work
That He Himself hath done.

"Sing aloud to God our strength "-
The journey won't be long;
Then let the wilderness resound
With faith's triumphant song.
He'll give us strength for every step
And grace for every need;
Then let us in His work abound
Till from earth's trammels freed.

And then, around Himself above,
We'll sing redemption's song,
Untainted by the things of time,
And endless ages long.
We'll see Him, then, whom now we know
As "our strength upon the road;"
Our heart's deep yearnings more than gained
In His unstained abode.

C. C. Crowston