Thy grace employ my humble tongue, 2 The wings of ev'ry hour shall bear 3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim: 4 Thy works with boundless glory shine, 5 Let distant times and nations raise 6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds? 1 128. Common Metre. WATTS. The greatness and goodness of God. LONG as I live, I'll bless thy name, eternal love! My work and joy shall be the same, 2 Great is the LORD, his pow'r unknown; And let his praise be great: I'll sing the honours of thy throne, 3 Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue; 4 Fathers to sons shall teach thy name, 5 Thy glorious deeds of ancient date 6 The world is manag'd by thy hands, 1 129. Long Metre. WATTS. The perfections and providence of God. 1HIG IGH in the heav'ns, eternal GOD! Thy truth shall break thro' ev'ry cloud That veils and darkens thy designs. 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise are the wonders of thy hands; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3 Thy providence is kind and large; Both man and beast thy bounty share: The whole creation is thy charge, But saints are thy peculiar care. 4 My God! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs! The sons of Adam in distress, Fly to the shadow of thy wings. 5 From the provisions of thy house, PART V. Government and providence of God. 130. Common Metre. JERVIS. The being, omnipresence, and providence of 1 God. GREAT GOD, how vast is thine abode! Mysterious are thy ways! Unseen, thy footsteps in the air, And trackless in the seas. 2 Yet the whole peopl'd world bespeaks 3 Nor all the peopl'd world alone, 4 Tempests and storms that sweep the sky, 5 Vast caverns deep, and cloud-topt hills, 6 Through all creation's widest range 1 131. Long Metre. WATTS. The divine nature, providence, and grace. RAISE ye the LORD, 'tis good to raise Our hearts and voices in his praise: His nature and his works invite To make this duty our delight. 2 Great is the LORD! and great his might, And all his glories infinite: His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound, 3 He loves the meek, rewards the just, 4 His saints are precious in his sight; |