5 Oh for a firm and lively faith
To credit what our Father saith.
And, having done his will, to place
A trust undoubting in his grace !
6 Should earth then to its centre shake,
And all the wheels of nature break,
Our steady souls should fear no more
Than solid rocks when billows roar.

71. L. M.

God's Perfections, and his Love to the Righteous PRAISE ye the LORD; 'tis good to raise

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Our hearts and voices in his praise :

His nature and his works unite

To make this duty our delight.

2 He form'd the stars, those heavenly flames;
He counts their numbers, calls their names:
His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound,-
A deep where all our thoughts are drown'd.
3 Great is the LORD, and great his might,
Kind are his ways, his judgments right:
He loves the meek, rewards the just,
And lifts the humble from the dust.

4 His saints are precious in his sight:
He views his children with delight;
He sees their hope, he knows their fear,
Owns and approves his image there.

72. L. M.

Divine Providence.

1 TO those bright realms I lift my eyes,
Those realms of bliss beyond the skies,

Whence all her help my soul derives;
There my almighty Refuge lives.

2 He lives, the everlasting God,

Who built the world, who spread the flood:
The heavens, with all their hosts he made,
And the dark regions of the dead.

3 He guides our feet, he guards our way;
His morning smiles bless all the day;
He spreads the ev'ning veil, and keeps,
The silent hours while Israel sleeps.
4 His servants, thus divinely bless'd,
May rise secure, securely rest;
Their holy Guardian's wakeful eyes
Admit no slumber nor surprise.

5 With thankful hearts the grace we own,
Which saints in ev'ry age have known;
And still that grace remains the same;
And still we trust a Father's name.

73. L. M.

God every where present with his people.
1 STILL doth thy presence, LORD! pervade
Each different world thy hand hath made;
Thy watchful eyes, which never sleep,
In every place thy children keep.

2 Thy favour crowns them when they meet,
And makes their intercourses sweet;
When absent, happy if they share
Thy gracious counsels and thy care.
3 In thee our cheerful hopes we place,
In thee, the GoD of truth and grace!
Still on our souls vouchsafe to shine,
And guide and guard us still as thine.
4 Give us within thy house to raise
Again united songs of praise;
Or, if that joy no more be known,
Give us to meet aronnd thy throne.

74. C. M.

God the Creator and Preserver. REAT First of beings! mighty LORD! We praise thy glorious name!

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Produc'd by thy creating word,

Arose this wondrous frame.

2 Thy voice sent forth the high command; 'Twas instantly obey'd;

And through thy goodness all things stand,
Which by thy skill were made.

3 By thee, through fields of azure roll,
Unnumber'd worlds above;

Thy mighty hand sustains the whole;
Each creature shares thy love.

4 By thee the sun dispenses heat,
And beams of cheering day;
The distant stars, in order set,
By night thy power display.

5 By thee the earth its produce yields,
And countless myriads live;

And trees and plants adorn the fields,
And their rich treasures give.

6 To thee, All-gracious Power! we bow,
And would ourselves resign;

Accept the praise, accept the vow,
And make us ever thine.

75. L. M.

God known by his Works.

REAT is our God; his works of might To praise his glorious name unite; Heaven, earth, and sea, confess his hand, And wait obedient his command.

2 His hand, unseen, sustains the poles
On which the vast creation rolls:
The starry skies proclaim nis power
His pencil glows in every flower

3 In various shapes and colours
Ten thousand wonders to our eyes
The feather'd tribes with tuneful throat,
Teach us a GOD in every note.

4 Across the waves, around the sky,
There's not a place, or deep, or high,
Where the Creator hath not trod,
And left the footsteps of a GOD.

5 Oh may the sons of men record
The various goodness of the LORD!
How vast his works, how kind his ways!
Let ev'ry heart adore and praise.

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76. L. M.

The Invisible Creator seen in his Works.

HE spacious firmament on high,

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With all the blue ethereal sky,

And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

2 The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Doth his Creator's power display;
And publishes to ev'ry land

The work of an almighty hand.

3 Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale;
And nightly to the listening earth,
Repeats the story of her birth;

4 Whilst all the stars which round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,
And spread the truth from pole to pole.

5 What though in solemn silence, all
Move round this dark terrestrial ball;-
What though no real voice, nor sound,
Amidst their radiant orbs be found;
6 In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a gloricus voice,
For ever singing, as they shine,
The hand which made us is divine.

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77. c. M.

An Evening Hymn.

EE! the bright monarch of the day
In ocean dips his beams,

While from his brow a parting ray

In milder glory streams.

2 The moon, pale empress of the night,
In sweet succession reigns;

And finely paints with silver light.
The mountains, vales, and plains.
3 The planets in progression rise,
And shine from pole to pole;
Their pleasing course delights our eyes,
And charms the attentive soul.

4 The starry arch in grandeur glows,
Through all its ample round;
Great GoD' thy power no limit knows,
Thy wisdom knows no bound.

78. c. M.

The perfections of God display'd in his Works.

E sing the almighty power of God,

Who bade the mountains rise;

Who spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.

2 We sing the wisdom that ordain'd
The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.

3 We sing the goodness of the LORD,
Who fills the earth with food;
Who form'd his creatures by his word,
And then pronounc'd them good.

4 LORD! how thy wonders are display'd,
Where'er we turn our eyes,

Whether we view the ground we tread,
Or gaze upon the skies!