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41. L. P. M.

The Works and Word of God. Ps. xix.

1 GREAT GOD, the heaven's well ordered frame Declares the glories of thy name;

There thy rich works of wonder shine:
A thousand starry beauties there,
A thousand radiant marks appear

Of boundless power, and skill divine.

2 From night to day, from day to night,
The dawning and the dying light
Lectures of heavenly wisdom read;
With silent eloquence, they raise
Our thoughts to the Creator's praise,
And neither sound nor language need.

3 Yet their divine instructions run
Wide as the circuit of the sun,

And every nation knows their voice; The sun, in robes of splendor dressed, Breaks from the chambers of the east, Moves round, and makes the earth rejoice,

4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He speaks the majesty of God:

All nature joins to show thy praise : Thus God in every creature shines, Bright in the book of nature's lines, But brighter in the book of grace.

Watts.

42. L. M.

For the Lord's Day Morning.

1 GREAT GOD! this sacred day of thine Demands our souls' collected powers; May we employ in work divine

These solemn, these devoted hours!

2 Hence, ye vain cares and trifles, fly;
Where God resides, appear no more:
Omniscient God! thy piercing eye
Can every secret thought explore.

3 The word of life dispensed to-day,
Invites us to a heavenly feast;
May every ear the call obey,
Be every heart an humble guest!

4 Thy gracious aid, O God! impart ;
Oh may thy word, with life divine,
Engage the ear and warm the heart!
Then shall the day indeed be thine.

43. c. M.

The God of Nature invoked.

† Mrs. Steele.

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 At morning, noon, and evening mild,
Fresh wonders strike our view;
And while we gaze, our hearts exult,
With transports ever new.

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

4 The lofty hill, the humble vale,
With countless beauties shine:
The silent grove, the awful shade,
Proclaim thy power divine.

5 Great nature's God! still may these scenes
Our serious hours engage;
Still may our grateful hearts consult
Thy works' instructive page!

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

Gentleman's Magazine: Į

44. L. M.

The Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. xxxvi. 5-9.

1 HIGH in the heavens, eternal God! Thy goodness in full glory shines;

Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils and darkens thy designs.

2 For ever firm thy justice stands,
As mountains their foundations keep;
Wise are the wonders of thy hands;
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3 Thy providence is kind and large;
Both man and beast thy bounty share:
The whole creation is thy charge,
The righteous thy peculiar care.

4 O God! how excellent thy grace!
Thence all our hope and comfort spring;
In fear, in trouble, and distress,
We'll seek the shadow of thy wing.

5 The living bread thy word bestows,
Will fainting souls with strength renew;
There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our view.

6 Life, like a fountain rich and free,
Springs from the goodness of the Lord;
And in thy presence, we shall see
The glories promised in thy word.

45. 7s. M.

Humble Adoration.

1 HOLY, holy, holy, Lord!
Be thy glorious name adored;
Lord! thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!

Watts, alt'd

2 Though unworthy, Lord! thine ear,
Deign our humble songs to hear;
Purer praise we hope to bring,
When around thy throne we sing.

3 While on earth ordained to stay,
Guide our footsteps in thy way;
Then on high we'll joyful raise
Songs of everlasting praise.

4 Lord! thy mercies never fail;
Hail, celestial goodness, hail!
Holy, holy, holy Lord!

Be thy glorious name adored.

Salisbury Coff.

46. L. P. M.

The Book of Grace. Ps. xix.

1 How precious, Lord! thy holy word!
What light and joy its truths afford
To souls benighted and distressed!
Thy precepts guide our doubtful way;
Thy fear forbids our steps to stray;
Thy promise leads the heart to rest.

2 Thy threatenings wake our slumbering eyes,
And warn us where our danger lies;
While gospel-truth and
grace divine
Inspire the heart with filial love,
Exalt and fix our hopes above,
And make the willing spirit thine.

3 From the discoveries of thy law
What perfect rules of life we draw!
Be these our study and delight:
May every deed, and word, and thought,
To truth and duty's standard brought,
Become well-pleasing in thy sight.

4 Oh may thy word those faults reveal,
Which blind self-love may yet conceal,
And from presumptuous sins restrain!
Thus taught to use the book of grace,
We'll raise a grateful song of praise
That we possess it not in vain.

Watts.

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