5 There's not a plant or flower below,
But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.

5 Creation, vast as it may be,
Is subject to thy will;

There's not a place where we can flee,
But thou art with us still.

6 Thy hand is our perpetual guard;
We live beneath thine eye;
Oh may we ne'er forget the LORD
Who is for ever nigh!

79. c. M.

Praise to God for his Wonderful Works.

1 REJOICE, ye righteous! in the LORD;

This work belongs to you;

Sing of his name, his ways, and word,
How holy, just, and true!

2 His mercy, and his righteousness,
Let heaven and earth proclaim:
His works of nature, and of grace,
Reveal his wondrous name.

3 By his creative word of might,
The heavenly arch was rear'd;
And all the beauteous hosts of light
At his command appear'd.

4 He bade the swelling waters flow
To their appointed deep;

The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.

5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With awe before him stand:

He spake and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command,

6 His glorious works our thoughts engage; We praise his power divine;

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His counsels stand through every age,
And in full glory shine.

60. P. M.

Praise to God for his wonderful Works.

ALMIGHTY Power! amazing are thy ways,

Above our knowledge, and above our praise : All thy vast works thy excellence display: How great, how fair, how wonderful are they! 2 Thy hand the wide-extended heav'ns uprais'd; The wide extended heav'ns with stars en.blaz'd; Where each bright orb, since time was first begun, Hath roll'd a planet, or hath shone a sun.

3 Stupendous thought! how sink the human race! Mere atoms in the boundless fields of space! Yet e'en to us, O LORD! thy care extends; Thy love supports us and thy power defends. 4 We see thy hand in all that round us lies,Thy grace in all thy various rich supplies : Almighty Power! how glorious are thy ways! How far above our knowledge and our praise. 81. c. M.

Wisdom of God in his Works.

1 SONGS of immortal praise belong
To thee, Almighty God!

Be thine our heart, our life, cur tongue,
To spread thy praise abroad.

2 How great the work thy hand hath wrought,
How glorious in our sight;
And men, in every age, have sought
Thy wonders with delight.

3 How most exact is nature's frame !
How wise the Eternal Mind!

Thy counsels never change the scheme
Which thy first thoughts design'd.

4 Nature and time, and earth, end skies,
Thy heavenly skill proclaim
What shall we do to make us wise:
But learn to read thy name.

5 To fear thy power, to trust thy grace,
Is our divinest skill :

And he's the wisest of our race,
Who best obeys thy will.
82. L. M.

The voice of Nature.

1.THERE is a GOD, all nature speaks,

Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies;
See, from the clouds his glory breaks,
When the first beams of morning rise.

2 The rising sun, serenely bright,
O'er the wide world's extended frame,
Inscribes, in characters of light,
His mighty Maker's glorious name.
3 Diffusing life, his influence spreads,
And bealth and plenty smile around;
And fruitful fields, and verdant meads,
Are with a thousand blessings crown'd.
4 The flow'ry tribes all blooming rise,
Above the faint attempts of art;
Their bright inimitable dyes
Speak sweet conviction to the heart.

5 What man that views creation round,
Can fail to own Almighty Power,—
Confess the GOD with awe profound,
And bow before him, and adore?

83. C. M.

The God of Nature.

1 HAIL, Great Creator! wise and good,
To thee our songs we raise;

Nature, through all her various scenes,
Invites us to thy praise.

2 Thy glory beams in every star
Which gilds the gloom of night;
And decks the smiling face of morn
With rays of cheerful light.

3 The lofty hill, the humble vale,

With countless beauties shine; The silent grove, the awful shade, Proclaim thy power divine.

4 Great nature's God! still may these scenes
Our serious hours engage;

Still may our grateful hearts consult
Thy works instructive page!

5 And while, in all thy wondrous works,
Thy varied love we see,
Still may the contemplation lead
Our hearts, O GOD! to thee

84. L. M.

Praise to the Lord of Nature.

THOU, through all thy works adored!
Great Power Supreme! Almighty LGRD!
Author of life, whose sovereign sway
Creatures of every tribe obey!

2 To thee, Most High! to thee belong
The suppliant prayer, the joyful song;
To thee would we attune our voice,
And in thy wondrous works rejoice.
3 Planets, those wandering worlds above,
Guided by thee, incessant move;
Suns, kindled by a ray divine,

In honour of their Maker shine.

4 From thee proceed heaven's varied stores,
The changing wind, the fruitful showers;
The flying cloud, the colour'd bow,
The moulded hail, the feather'd snow.

5 Tempests obey thy mighty will; Thy awful mandate to fulfil,

The forked lightnings dart around, And rive the oak, and blast the ground. 6 The varying seasons all are thine, All govern'd by thy hand divine, Supporting through thy constant care, The tribes of earth, and sea, and air. 7 To thee, of life the eternal Spring, Invisible, all-powerful King,

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One chorus let all creatures raise,
One hymn of universal praise.

85. s. M.

The Works and Word of God.

BEHOLD! the lofty sky

Declares its Maker, God;

And all his starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.

The darkness and the light

Still keep their course the same;
While night to day, and day to night,
Divinely teach his name.

In every different land,

Their general voice is known;
They speak the wonders of his hand

And orders of his throne.