92.

The abounding Compassion of God.-Ps. cii.

1

My soul, repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great; Whose anger is so slow to rise, So ready to abate.

2

High as the heavens are rais'd
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
3

His word subdues our sins;
And his forgiving love,

Fas as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.
4

The pity of the Lord,

To those that fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel: He knows our feeble frame.

5

Our days are as the grass,

Or like the morning flower;

If one sharp blast sweep o'er the plain,
It withers in an hour.

6

But thy compassions, Lord!
To endless years endure;

And children's children ever find

Thy word of promise sure.

93.

The Fatherly Compassion of God.-Ps. ciii.

1

THE Lord-how wondrous are his ways!
How firm his truth! how large his grace!

He takes his mercy for his throne,
And thence he makes his glories known.

2

Not half so high his power hath spread
The starry heavens above our head,
As his rich love exceeds our praise,
Exceeds the highest hopes we raise.

Not half so far his hand hath plac'd
The rising morning from the west,
As doth his pardoning grace remove
The guilt of those who seek his love.

4

Our heavenly Father, wise and just,
Knows that our frame is feeble dust;
And will no heavy load impose,
Beyond the strength which he bestows.

5

He knows how soon our nature dies,
Blasted by every wind that flies :
Like grass we spring, and die as soon;
Or morning flowers that fade at noon.

6

But his eternal love is sure

To all the saints, and shall endure ;
From age to age his truth shall reign,
Nor children's children hope in vain.

94.

The Universal Goodness of God.

1

SWEET is the memory of thy grace,
My God! my heavenly King!
Let age to age thy righteousness
In sounds of glory sing.

2

God reigns on high, but not confines

His goodness to the skies:

Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies.

3

With longing eyes thy creaures wait
On thee for daily food:

Thy liberal hand provides their meat,
Ånd fills their mouths with good.

4

How kind are thy compassions, Lord!
How slow thine anger moves!-
And soon he sends his pardoning word,
To cheer the souls he loves.

5

Creatures, with all their endless race, Thy power and praise proclaim; But saints, that taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name.

95.

Divine Love.

1

My God! thy boundless love I praise: How bright on high its glories blaze! How sweetly bloom below!

It streams from thine eternal throne; Through heaven its joys for ever run, And o'er the earth they flow.

2

'Tis love that paints the purple morn, And bids the clouds, in air upborne, Their genial drops distil:

In every vernal beam it glows;
It breathes in every gale that blows,
And glides in every rill.

3

It robes in cheerful green the ground;
And pours its flowery beauties round,
Whose sweets perfume the gale:
Its bounties richly spread the plain-
The blushing fruit, the golden grain;
And smile on every vale.

4

But in thy gospel see it shine

With grace

and glories most divine,

Proclaiming sins forgiven :

There faith, bright seraph, points the way
To realms of everlasting day,

And opens all her heaven.

5

Then let the love that makes me blest,
With cheerful praise inspire my breast,
And ardent gratitude;

And all my thoughts and passions tend
To thee, my Father and my Friend!
My soul's eternal good!

6

Dart from thine own celestial flame
One vivid beam, to warm my frame
With kindred energy :

Mark thine own image on my mind
And teach me to be good and kind,
And love and bless like thee.

96.

The Unfailing Beneficence of God.

1

HOUSE of our God! with cheerful anthems ring,

While all our lips and hearts his goodness sing:

The opening year his bounties shall proclaim; And all its days be vocal with his name : The Lord is good, his mercy never ending, His blessings in perpetual showers descending.

2

His goodness never fails: the dawn, the shade, Still see new bounties through new scenes display'd:

Succeeding ages bless this sure abode; And children lean upon their fathers' God:

Man, through the whole extent of his duration, Draws from this source immortal consolation.

3

Burst into praise, my soul; all nature, join! Angels and men, in harmony combine! While human years are measur'd by the sun, Yea, while eternity its course shall

run,

His goodness, in perpetual showers descending, Exalt in songs and raptures never ending!

97.

The Universal Agency of God.

1

THE mighty God who rolls the spheres,
And storm and fire and hail prepares,
And guides this vast machine-
His powerful hand our life sustains,
And scatters all those joys and pains
Which fill this chequer'd scene.

2

His piercing eye at once surveys,
Where thousand suns and systems blaze,
And where the sparrow falls:
While seraphs tune their harps on high,
His ear attends the softest cry,
When human misery calls.

3

Eternal God! who shall not fear,
And trust and love with soul sincere,
Thine awful glorious name!
While man, thy creature, swift decays,
Time hath no measure for thy days:
Thou ever art the same.

98.

God's Sovereign Dominion.

1

ALMIGHTY God? thy powerful word
From nothing all things brought;

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