6 Patient, with headstrong guilt to bear;
Slow to avenge, and kind to spare;
Listening to prayer, and reconciled
Full quickly to thy erring child!
Universal Praise. Ps. cxvii.
1 FROM all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise!
Let the Redeemer's name be sung,
Through every land, by every tongue!
2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord!
'Eternal truth attends thy word:
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more.
Divine Power and Grace. Ps. cxxxvi.
1 GIVE thanks to God.most high,
The universal Lord,
The sovereign King of kings,
And be his grace adored.
Are still the same;
Have endless praise.
2 His wisdom framed the sun,
To crown the day with light;
The moon and twinkling stars,
To cheer the darksome night.
Earth's utmost ends
His glorious sway
His power obey:
The sky transcends.
3 He doth the wants supply
Of every thing which lives,
He hears affliction's cry,
And pities and forgives.
His mercies sure,
To endless days
Just themes of praise,
Unchanged endure.
4 He sent his only Son,
To save us from our wo,
From error, sin, and death,
And every hurtful foe.
While earth and sky
His saints shall raise
Declare his praise,
His honours high.
5 Give thanks aloud to God,
To God, the heavenly King,
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing.
His power and grace
And let his name
Are still the same;
Have endless praise!
Watts, alt'd.
Divine Power and Grace. Ps. cxxxvi.
1 GIVE to our God immortal praise;
Mercy and truth are all his ways:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown,
The King of kings with glory crown;
His mercies ever shall endure,
When lords and kings are known no more.
3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,
And fixed the starry worlds on high:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night: His mercies ever shall endure,
When sun and moon shall shine no more. 5 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave: Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Through this short life he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat;
His mercies ever shall endure,
When time and death shall be no more.
33. L. P. M.
God the unfailing Source of Good.
1 GIVE to the Lord, in cheerful songs,
The praise that to his name belongs,
Whose goodness still unceasing flows;
Repeat his name with grateful mind,
Who, ever good and ever kind,
No change, nor variation knows. 2 Sovereign alone of earth and sky! On thee, for every hour's supply,
Thy various creatures all depend;
Man, whom thy light has given to know
The source whence all his blessings flow,
Views in his God his kindest friend!
3 Yet still our notes we'll higher raise,
To celebrate in ardent praise
Eternal life through Jesus given;
Thy gracious messenger he came,-
For ever blessed be thy name!
And pointed out the way to heaven.
Praise to God for his Greatness and Mercy.
1 GLORY be to God on high!
God, whose glory fills the sky;
Peace on earth to man forgiven,
Man, the well-beloved of heaven:
Glory be to God on high!
God, whose glory fills the sky.
2 Favoured mortals, raise the song;"
Endless thanks to God belong;
Hearts o'erflowing with his praise,
Join the hymns your voices raise.
3 Call the tribes of beings round,
From creation's utmost bound;
Where the Godhead shines confessed,
There be solemn praise addressed.
4 Mark the wonders of his hand!
Power, no empire can withstand;
Wisdom, angels' glorious theme;
Goodness, one eternal stream.
5 Awful Being! from thy throne
Send thy promised blessings down;
Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace,
Bid our raging passions cease:
Glory be, &c.
The Blessings of Divine Worship.
1 GOD in his earthly temples lays Foundations for his heavenly praise; And loves to see that worship rise, Which forms his offspring for the skies.
2 His mercy every house attends, Whence pure devotion's flame ascends; And ever lends a gracious ear,
Where churches join in praise and prayer.
3 To men of pure and pious hearts,
All real good their God imparts;
With grace he crowns them here below,
And endless glory will bestow.
4 His blessing yields a large increase
Of wisdom, and of sacred peace;
While ripening holiness and love,
Prepare their souls for joys above.
5 Father supreme! whose sovereign sway,
All worlds, all beings must obey;
May our first wish and object be,
On earth, in heaven, to dwell with thee.
36. c. M.
Sincerity and Hypocrisy.
1 GOD is a spirit just and wise,
He sees our inmost mind:
In vain to heaven we raise our cries,
And leave our souls behind.
2 Nothing but truth before his throne
With honour can appear;
The formal hypocrites are known
Through the disguise they wear.
3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies,
Their bended knees, the ground;
But God abhors the sacrifice,
Where not the heart is found.
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