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3 Within thy circling power I stand;
On every side I find thy hand;
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad,
I am surrounded still with GOD!
4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great!
What large extent! what lofty height!
My soul, with all the powers I boast,
Is in the boundless prospect lost.

5 Oh may these thoughts possess my breast,
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest!
Nor let my weaker passions dare
Consent to sin, for God is there.

28. c. M.

Divine Power.

1 ETERNAL GOD! thy works of might

Our awe and wonder raise;

Thy deeds of glory far surpass
Our loftiest notes of praise.

2 Thy awful thunder fills the air,
Resounding through the sky;
While vivid lightnings 'midst the gloom,
Proclaim JEHOVAH nigh.

3 He comes; all nature prostrate lies,
And trembles at his nod;

Earthquakes and dreadful storms announce
The presence of the GOD.

4 The howling winds, the beating rain,
The sea's tumultuous roar,-
These in tremendous concert join'd,
Exalt thy boundless power.

5 Great GOD! we trust the matchless strength Of thy almighty arm,

Which 'midst the wreck of thousand worlds,
Could shelter us from harm.

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29. L. M.

The Greatness of God.

GOD! my King! oli may thy praise Fill all the remnant of my days, Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Aud after death exalt my song.

2 Oh may each opening morning bear . Some thankful tribute to thy ear, And every setting sun still see

New works of duty done for thee!
3 Thy works with sovereign glory shine,
And speak thy majesty divine;

Let Britain round her shores proclaim
The matchless honours of thy name.

4 Let distant times and nations raise
The long succession of thy praise,
And unborn ages make my song,
The bless'd employment of their tongue.
5 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds?
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds;
Vast and unsearchable thy ways,
Vast and immortal be thy praise.

30. P. M.

Divine Power and Grace.

1 GIVE to our GoD immortal praise;

Mercy and truth are all his ways; Wonders of grace to God belong : Repeat his mercies in your song.

2 Give to the Lord of Lords renown; The King of kings with glory crown: His mercies ever shall endure,

When lords and kings are known no more.

3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,
And fix'd the starry worlds on high;
Wonders of grace to God belong:
Repeat his mercies in your song.

4 He fills the sun with morning light,

And bids the moon direct the night;
His mercies ever shall endure,

When sun and moon shall shine no more.
5 He sent his Son with power to save
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave;
Wonders of grace to GoD belong.
Repeat his mercies in your song.

6 Through this short life he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat: His mercies ever shall endure,

When time and death shall be no more.

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31. P. M.

Divine Power and Grace.

IVE thanks to God most high,

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The universal Lord,

The sovereign King of kings,

And be his grace adored:

His power and grace

Are still the same,
And let his name
Have endless praise.

2 How mighty is his hand!

What wonders hath he done!
He form'd the earth and seas,
And spread the heavens alone :
Thy mercy, LORD!

Shall still endure,
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

3 His wisdom framed the sun
To crown the day with light;
The moon and twinkling stars
To cheer the darksome night:

His power and grace

Are still the same,

And let his name
Have endless praise.

4 Jesus, his Son, he sent,
To save us from our woe,
From error, sin, and death,
And every hurtful foe :
Thy mercy, LORD!
Shall still endure,
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

5 Give thanks aloud to God,
To GOD, the heavenly King,
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing:
His power and grace
Are still the same,
And let his name
Have endless praise.

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32. P. M.

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Power and Goodness of God.

that delight to serve the Lord!
The honours of his name record;
His sacred name for ever bless :
Where'er the circling sun displays
His rising beams or setting rays,

Let lands and seas his power confess.

2 Justice and truth he ever loves,

And the whole earth his goodness proves ;
His word its firm foundations laid;

And by the orders of his mouth,
Wide as they shine from north to south,
Were all the starry armies made.

3 He gathers the wide flowing sea,
(Whose proudest waves his laws obey,)
In the vast storehouse of the deep :
He spake and gave all nature birth:
And winds, and waters, heaven, and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.

4 His goodness, equal to his power,
Loads with its blessings every hour,

And spreads the wide creation o'er : On the whole earth his bounties rest; Through the whole earth his naine be bless'd; Since all receive, let all adore.

33. L. M.

Power and Goodness of God.

1 YE sons of men! with joy record

The various wonders of the LORD;
And let his power and goodness sound
Through all your tribes the earth around.
2 Lo! the high heavens your songs invite,-
Those spacious fields of brilliant light,
Where sun, and moon, and planets roll,
And stars that glow from pole to pole.
3 View the broad sea's majestic plains,
And think how wide its Maker reigns;
That band remotest nations joins,
Aud on each wave his goodness shines.
4 But oh! that brighter world above,
Where lives and reigns eternal love!
Thither, my soul! with rapture soar,
There in the land of praise adore.

34. c. M.

God the Creator of Mankind.

1 GOD of our lives! whose bounteous care

First gave us power to move;

How shall our thankful hearts declare
The wonders of thy love!

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