1 5 And man, his last work, Park. 66. P. M. Praise to God from all Nature. O AZURE vaults! O chrystal sky! Break your long silence, and let mortals know, 2 O light! thou fairest, first of things, From whom all joy, all beauty springs; O praise the almighty ruler of the globe, Who useth thee as his imperial robe. 3 Great eye of all! whose glorious ray O praise his name, without whose purer light, 4 Ye mists and vapours, hail and snow, 5 Praise him, old monuments of time! All ye who shine in beauty's excellence! And praise him, thou sweet age of innocence! 6 Let the wide world his praises sing, From whom its various blessings spring: Let echoing anthems make his praises known, On earth his footstool, as in heaven his throne! 67. s. M. Roscommon. Praise for spiritual and temporal Blessings. Ps. ciii. 1-7. 1 O BLESS the Lord, our souls! And aid our tongues to bless his name, 2 O bless the Lord our souls! 3 'Tis he forgives our sins, 4 He crowns our lives with love, 5 He fills the poor with good; He gives the sufferers rest; The Lord hath judgments for the proud, 6 His wondrous works and ways But sent the world his truth and grace Watts. 68. P. M. The God and Father of Christ to be praised. 1 O COME, all ye sons of Adam, and raise 2 His breath is your life; your reason a ray Effused from his light to guide all your way; He heals your diseases, your wants he supplies, And wipes away tears from the penitent's eyes. 3 Dash down your false gods of silver and stone; Jehovah is God, him worship alone; His prophet, his Son, his salvation receive; 4 O Father of men! in mercy command. 69. 8, 8, 6 M. The Power and Goodness of God. Scott. 1 O COME and sing your Maker's name! All, from the angel to the worm, 2 He gives the world yon orb of light, He bids the moon shine mildly bright, He wields the balanced earth; I' He makes the seasons duly yield; 3 'Tis God, who swells the tender seeds, 4 His rainbow still proclaims on high, Which never shall abate; The morning on the midnight calls, 5 Great, when the thunder rolls along; *Translated from the German. 70. L. M. Praise to the One Supreme. 1 O COME, loud anthems let us sing, 2 O let us to his courts repair 3 For God the Lord, enthroned in state, His mercy, highest heaven transcends, 4 Be thou, O God! exalted high; Tate, transposed. 71. c. M. Jacob's Vow. Gen. xxviii. 20–22. 1 O God of Bethel! by whose hand Who, through this weary pilgrimage, 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of grace: God of our fathers! be the God Of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path of life, 4 Oh! spread thy covering wings around, 5 To thee, as to our covenant God, Doddridge. |