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

8. But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;

And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.

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Which, like thee, no beginning knew;
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Whate'er thy will decrees, is done
Thy wisdom, equal to thy might,
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7 Heaven's glory is thy awful throne,
Yet earth partakes thy gracious sway;
Vain man! thy wisdom folly own,
Lost is thy reason's feeble ray.

8 What our dim eye could never see,
Is plain and naked to thy sight;
What thickest darkness veils, to thee
Shines clearly as the morning light.

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Justice and truth before thee stand;

Yet nearer to thy sacred throne

Mercy withholds thy lifted hand.

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Thy willing mercy flies apace.

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5 All things in thee live, move, and are;
Thy power infus'd doth all sustain;
E'en those thy daily favour share,
Who thankless spurn thy easy reign.

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The power omnipotent is thine!
And when created nature dies,
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1 FATHER of all, whose powerful voice,

Call'd forth this universal frame! host O

Whose mercies over all rejoice,

Through endless ages still the same:

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Prostrate before thy face we fall,

Confess thine attributes divine,
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2 Son of thy Sire's eternal love,
Take to thyself thy mighty power;
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In every heart reign thou alone,
Till all thy foes confess thy sway,
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wond Abroad thy healing influence shower, modul O'er all the nations let it flow:

Inflame our hearts with perfect love, nel ♣ In us the work of faith fulfil;

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