The Omnipresence and Providence of God.
1 GREAT God, how vast is thine abode! Mysterious are thy ways! Unseen, thy footsteps in the air, And trackless in the seas.
2 Yet the whole peopled world bespeaks Thy being and thy power, Mid the resplendent blaze of day, And awful midnight hour.
3 Nor all the peopled world alone, Rich fields and verdant plains; But lonely wilds by man untrod, Where silent horror reigns :
4 Tempests and winds that sweep the sky, Caverns and mountains bare,
Earthquakes and storms, and swelling waves, Thy grandeur all declare.
5 Through all creation's widest range The hand of heaven is near: Where'er we wander in the world, Lo! God is present there.
Steadfastness and Watchfulness implored.
1 GREAT God! my Father and my Friend, On whom I cast my constant care, On whom for all things I depend! 1 To thee I raise my humble prayer!
2 Endue me with a holy fear;
The frailty of my heart reveal; Sin and its snares are always near, Thee may I always nearer feel,
3 O that to thee my constant mind May with a steady flame aspire; Pride in its earliest motions find, And check the rise of wrong desire!
4 O that my watchful soul may fly The first perceived approach of sin; Look up to thee when danger's nigh, And feel thy fear control within!
5 Search, gracious God! my inmost heart; From guilt and error set me free; Thy light and truth and peace impart, And guide me safe to heaven and thee.
Prayer for the Spread of the Gospel.
GREAT God of grace! arise and shine, With beams of heavenly light; From this dark world of sin dispel The long and doleful night.
2 Let no inferior being share The honours due to thee:
May every nation know thy name, And thy salvation see.
3 No more may persécution dare To lift her iron rod;
No longer shed the blood of saints, And plead a zeal for Godi
4 With its own pure and native light, Lord, may thy gospel shine! May error fly like noxious mists Before this light divine.
5 While heaven-born truth her charms reveals May love each breast inspire ;. Nor one base passion ever mix, To quench this sacred fire.
God our constant Benefactor.
1 GREAT God! to thee our grateful tongues United thanks would raise:
Inspire our hearts to raise the song Which celebrates thy praise.
2 From thine almighty forming hand We drew our vital powers; Our time revolves at thy command, In all its circling hours.
3 Thy power, our ever present guard, From every ill defends;
While numerous dangers hover-round, Our help from thee descends.
4 Beneath the shadow of thy wings, How sweet is our repose ! Thy morning light renews the springs From whence our comfort flows.
In celebration of thy praise, May we employ our breath;
And walking steadfast in thy ways,
We'll triumph over death.
1 GREAT God! thine attributes divine, Thy glorious works and ways, The wonders of thy power and might, The universe displays.
In safety may thy children rest On thy sustaining arm; Extended still, and strong to save, From danger and alarm.
3 O may thy gracious presence, Lord! Chase anxious fears away; Amidst the ruins of the world, Our guardian and our stay.
Christian Zeal, tempered by Charity.
1 GREAT God! whose all-pervading eye Sees every passion in my soul;
When sunk too low, or raised too high, Teach me those passions to control.
2 Temper the fervours of my frame; Be charity their constant spring; And O let no unhallowed flame Pollute the offerings which I bring!
3 Let love with piety unite To mend the bias of my will;
While hope and heaven-eyed faith excite, And wisdom regulates, my zeal :
4 That wisdom which to meekness turns, Wisdom descending from above; And let my zeal, whene'er it burns, Be kindled by the fire of love."
The Kingdom of Christ. Ps. lxxii. 1–9.
1 GREAT God! whose universal sway The known and unknown worlds obey; Extend the kingdom of thy Son, Till every land his rule shall own.
2 The sceptre well becomes his hands, And wise and good are his commands; His laws protect the humble poor, And bid oppression rage no more.
3 They form to righteousness the mind, To all that's candid, gentle, kind; Inspire with love the human breast, And stormy passions sooth to rest.
4 As gentle rain on parching ground, His gospel sheds its influence round; Its grace on fainting souls distils, Like heavenly dew on thirsty hills.
5 The heathen lands that lie beneath The shades of darkness and of death, Revive at its first dawning light, And deserts blossom at the sight.
6 His throne immoveable shall stand, Upheld by thine almighty hand, Till all shall love thee and adore, And vice and misery be no more.
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