2

He form'd the deeps unknown; He gave the seas their bound; The watery worlds are all his own, And all the solid ground.

3

Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the LORD: We are his works, and his alone; He form'd us by his word.

4

To-day attend his voice;

No more provoke his rod;

Come, make his heavenly paths your choice, And own your gracious GOD.

5

Thus you the joys will share
Which from devotion rise;

And every day your souls prepare

For bliss which never dies.

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14. P. M.

Eternal Praise to God.

1

WE'LL praise our Maker with our breath; And, when we've pass'd the vale of death, Praise shall employ our nobler powers: Our days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.

2

Happy the man, whose hopes rely
On nature's GOD: he made the sky,

And earth, and seas, with all their train; His truth for ever stands secure ;

He saves the oppress'd; he feeds the poor; And none shall find his promise vain.

3

The LORD hath sight to give the blind;
The LORD supports the sinking mind;
He sends the contrite spirit peace;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,

And grants the prisoner sweet release.

4

He loves the good, he knows them well;
His love their joyful lips can tell;
Their gracious GOD for ever reigns:
Let every tongue, let every age,
In this exalted work engage:
Praise him in everlasting strains.

15. c. M.

The Divine Perfections celebrated.

1

WITH reverence let the saints appear,
And bow before the LORD;

His high commands with reverence hear,
And own his sovereign word.

2

How wise, O GOD! thy counsels are!
How bright thy glories shine!
Thy power is great beyond compare ;
No truth so firm as thine.

3

Heaven, earth, and sea, confess thy hand; Thou bidst the vapours rise;

Lightning and storms, at thy command, Sweep through the sounding skies.

4

Thy voice can raging winds control,
And rule the boisterous deep;
Thou bidst the sleeping billows roll,
The rolling billows sleep.

5

The northern pole, and southern, rest
On thy supporting hand;

Darkness and day, from east to west,
Move round at thy command.

6

Justice and judgment are thy throne,
Yet boundless is thy grace;

While truth and mercy, join'd in one,
Invite us near thy face.

16. L. M.

The Divine Perfections celebrated.

1

To GOD, the great, the ever-bless'd,
Let songs of honour be address'd;
His boundless wisdom, power, and grace,
Command our awe, invite our praise.

2

To him all nature owes its birth;
He form'd this ponderous globe of earth;
He rais'd the glorious arch on high,
And measur'd out the azure sky.

3

"Tis he who bids the tempest rise, And rolls the thunder through the skies; His voice the elements obey;

Wide o'er the earth extends his sway.

4

In every work and
way divine,
Omnipotence and wisdom shine;
And goodness fixes still the end
To which they all unvarying tend.

5

His power we trace on every side;
Oh may his wisdom be our guide!
And while we live, and when we die,
May his almighty love be nigh.

17. L. M.

The Divine Perfections celebrated.

1

Be thou exalted, O my GOD!
Above the heavens where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

2

The earth, and stars, and worlds unknown,
Were form'd by thy almighty word:
All things exist through thee alone;
All nature owns thee for its Lord.

3

In thee, O GOD! are all the springs
Of boundless love and grace unknown;
All the rich gifts which nature brings,
Are gifts descending from thy throne.

4

High o'er the earth thy mercy reigns,
And reaches to the utmost sky:
Thy truth to endless years remains,
Though lower worlds dissolve and die.

5

Be thou exalted, O my God!

Above the heavens where angels dwell;
Thy power on earth be known abroad,
And land to land thy wonders tell.

18. c. M.

The Divine Perfections celebrated.

1

THE glories, LORD! thy works proclaim,
Our pious wonder raise;

Thy word still more reveals thy name,
And more exalts thy praise.

2

The numerous worlds thy hands have made,
Thy power almighty teach;
The plans thy forming wisdom laid,
Through endless ages reach.

3

Thy righteousness maintains its throne,
Though mountains sink to dust;
Thy judgments are a deep unknown,
Yet always wise and just.

4

Thy mercies, far beyond the rounds
Öf earth and heaven, extend;

Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds
Where time and nature end.