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2. If burning beams of noon conspire
To dart a pestilential fire,

God is their life; His wings are spread,
To shield them 'midst ten thousand dead.

3. If vapors with malignant breath
Rise thick, and scatter midnight death-
Still they are safe; the poison'd air
Again grows pure, if God be there.

L. M.

1. THERE's nothing bright, above, below, From flowers that bloom to stars that glow, But in its light my soul can see

Some features of the Deity.

2. There's nothing dark, below, above,
But in its gloom I trace Thy love,
And meekly wait the moment when
Thy touch shall make all bright again.
3. The light, the dark, where'er I look,
Shall be one pure and shining book,
Where I may read, in words of flame.
The glories of Thy wondrous name.

MOORE.

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1. My God, I love and I adore;

But souls that love would know Thee more:
Wilt thou forever hide, and stand

Behind the labors of Thy hand?

2. Thy hand, great God, sustains the poles
On which this huge creation rolls;
The starry arch proclaims Thy power;
Thy pencil glows in every flower.

3. Across the waves, around the sky,
There's not a spot, or deep or high,
Where the Creator has not trod,
And left the footsteps of a God.

4. Fain would I trace the immortal way
That leads to courts of endless day,
Where the Creator stands confessed,
In His own fairest glories dressed.

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1. HIGH in the heavens, eternal God,
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That vails and darkens Thy designs.

2. Forever 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
We shall be fed with sweet repast;
There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.
6. Life, like a fountain rich and free,
Springs from the presence of my Lord,
And in Thy light our souls shall see
The glories promised in Thy word.

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1. JEHOVAH reigns, His throne is high,
His robes are light and majesty;
His glory shines with beams so bright,
No mortal can sustain the sight.

WATTS.

2. His terrors keep the world in awe, His justice guards His holy law, His love reveals a smiling face,

His truth and promise seal the grace.

3. Through all His works what wisdom shines! He baffles Satan's deep designs;

His power is sovereign to fulfill
The noblest counsels of His will.

4. Thus glorious, will He condescend
To be my Father and my friend?
Then let my songs with angels join,
Heaven is secure, if God is mine.

WATTS.

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1. WHEN all Thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,

Transported with the view I'm lost
In wonder, love, and praise.

2. Unnumbered comforts on my soul
Thy tender care bestowed,
Before my infant heart conceived
From whom those comforts flowed,

3. When in the slippery path of youth
With heedless step I ran,

Thine arm, unseen, conveyed me safe,
And led me up to man.

4. Ten thousand thousand precious gifts
My daily thanks employ;
Nor is the least a cheerful heart,
That tastes those gifts with joy.

5. Through every period of my life
Thy goodness I'll pursue;
And after death, in distant worlds,
The glorious theme renew.

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6. Through all eternity, to Thee
A joyful song I'll raise:
But oh! eternity 's too short
To utter all my praise!

C. M.

1. Soon as I heard my Father say,
Ye children seek my face,
My heart replied, without delay,
I'll seek my Father's face.

2. Let not Thy face be hid from me,
Nor frown my soul away;

God of my life! I fly to Thee
In a distressing day.

ADDISON.

3. Should friends and kindred, near and dear,
Leave me to want, or die;

My God would make my life His care,
And all my need supply.

4. My fainting flesh had died with grief,
Had not my soul believed
To see Thy grace provide relief—
Nor was my hope deceived.

5. Wait on the Lord, ye trembling saints!
And keep your courage up;

He'll raise your spirit when it faints,
And far exceed your hope.

C. M.

1. How rich Thy favors, God of grace!
How various and divine!

Full as the ocean they are poured,
And bright as heaven they shine.

2. He to eternal glory calls,

And leads the wondrous way

To His own palace, where He reigns
In uncreated day.

WATTS.

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3. The songs of everlasting years
That mercy shall attend,

Which leads, through sufferings of an hour,
To joys that never end.

C. M.

DODDRIDGE.

1. WE love Thee, Lord, and we adore;
Now is Thine arm revealed;

Thou art our strength, our heavenly tower,
Our bulwark and our shield.

2. We fly to our eternal Rock,
And find a sure defense;
His holy name our lips invoke,
And draw salvation thence.

3. When God, our leader, shines in arms,
What mortal heart can bear

The thunder of His loud alarms-
The lightning of His spear?

4. He rides upon the winged wind,
And angels in array,

In millions, wait to know His mind,
And swift as flames obey.

5. He speaks, and at His fierce rebuke
Whole armies are dismayed;

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His voice, His frown, His angry look,
Strikes all their courage dead.

6. Oft has the Lord whole nations blessed
For His own children's sake;

The powers that give His people rest
Shall of His care partake.

C. M.

1. THAT man, in life wherever placed,
Has happiness in store,

WATTS.

Who walks not in the wicked's way
Nor learns their guilty lore;

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