4 Forgive our sins, as we forgive 5 Thou art our safety and defence, 6 Thy sacred name we thus adore, And praise thy goodness, power, and truth, Eternal, unconfined! 6 PART III. FOR PARTICULAR SUBJECTS OF DISCOURSES. 80. L. M. The Voice of God in his Works. Ps. xix. 4-6. 1 THE spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great original proclaim: The unwearied sun, from day to day Doth his Creator's power display; And publishes to every land, The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale; Repeats the story of her birth : Whilst all the stars which round her burn, 1 THERE is a God, all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies; See, from the clouds his glory breaks, When the first beams of morning rise! 2 The rising sun serenely bright, O'er the wide world's extended frame, Inscribes, in characters of light, His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 Diffusing life, his influence spreads, And health and plenty smile around; And fruitful fields and verdant meads Are with a thousand blessings crowned. Almighty goodness, power divine, The hills, and vales, and groves display; And bless the hand that made them shine With various charms profusely gay. 5 The flowery tribes, all blooming rise Above the faint attempts of art: Their bright inimitable dyes Speak sweet conviction to the heart. 6 What curious mind that roams abroad, And views creation's wonders o'er, Can fail to own a present God, To bow before him and adore? The one living and true God. Ps. lxxxvi. 1 ETERNAL God! almighty Cause Of earth, and seas, and worlds unknown! All things depend on thee alone. 2 Thy glorious being singly stands, Of all within itself possest; By none controlled in thy commands, 3 Worship to thee alone belongs; Worship to thee alone we give; 4 Spread thy great name through every land, All idol deities dethrone: Subdue the world to thy command, 83. P. M. "Jehovah, our God, is one." Mark xit. 29. 1 THOU, God, who reign'st alone 2 Thee, all in heaven above, 3 God formed the living frame, 4 So taught thine only Son, 1 GREAT God! in vain man's narrow view 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, 3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show 85. L. M. The Divine Perfections above our Comprehension. Job xi. and xxvi. 1 CAN creatures to perfection find Or can the largest stretch of thought, 3 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon ; |