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C. M.

1. I SING th' almighty power of God,
That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.

2. I sing the wisdom that ordained
The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at His command,
And all the stars obey.

3. I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures with His word,
And then pronounced them good.

4. Lord! how Thy wonders are displayed
Where'er I turn mine eye!

If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky!

5. There's not a plant or flower below
But makes Thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from Thy throne.

6. Creatures that borrow life from Thee
Are subject to Thy care;

There's not a place where we can flee
But God is present there.

WATTS.

C. M.

1. LORD! when my raptured thought surveys
Creation's beauties o'er,

All nature joins to teach Thy praise,
And bid my soul adore.

2. Where'er I turn my gazing eyes,
Thy radiant footsteps shine;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,
And speak their source divine.

3. On me Thy providence hath shone
With gentle, smiling rays;

Oh! let my lips and life make known
Thy goodness and Thy praise.

4. All bounteous Lord! Thy grace impart;
Oh! teach me to improve

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Thy gifts, with ever-grateful heart,
And crown them with Thy love.

C. M.

MRS. STEELE,

1. How long, sometimes, a day appears! And weeks, how long are they! Months move on slow, as if the

Would never pass away.

2. But even years are passing by,
And soon must all be gone;
For day by day, as minutes fly,
Eternity comes on.

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3. Days, months, and years must have an end,
Eternity has none;

'T will always have as long to spend
As when it first begun.

4. Great God! a creature can not tell
How such a thing can be,

I only pray that I may dwell
That long, long time with Thee.

TAYLOR.

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1. SING to the Lord most high; Let every land adore;

With grateful voice make known

His goodness and his power:

With cheerful songs, declare His way,
And let his praise inspire your tongues.

2. Enter His courts with joy; With fear address the Lord; He formed us with His hand,

And quickened by His word;

With wide command He spreads His sway
O'er every sea and every land.

3. His hands provide our food,
And every blessing give;
We feed upon his care,

And in His pastures live:

With cheerful songs declare His ways,
And let His praise inspire your tongues.

4. Good is the Lord our God,

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His truth and mercy sure:

While earth and heaven shall last,

His promises endure:

With wide command He spreads His sway,

O'er every sea and every land.

H. M.

1. COME, let us gladly sing

To God, our Saviour-King;

DWIGHT.

With thanks His presence seek,
In psalms His praises speak;
He's God most high; let all draw nigh,
And crown Him—Lord of earth and sky.

2. He gave the mountains birth,
He made this spacious earth;
His are the sea and land-
They rose at His command:
With reverence all before Him fall,
And on His name devoutly call.

3. Come, kneel before His throne,
For He is God alone;

We are the flock he leads-
The sheep His bounty feeds:
To-day-to-day-His voice obey;
Grieve not the Holy Ghost away.

HATFIELD.

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1. THROUGH every age, eternal God,

Thou art our rest, our safe abode :

High was Thy throne ere heaven was made,
Or earth Thy humble footstool laid.

2, Long hadst Thou reigned ere time began,
Or dust was fashioned into man;

And long Thy kingdom shall endure,
When earth and time shall be no more.

3. But man, weak man, is born to die,
Made up of guilt and vanity;

Thy dreadful sentence, Lord, was just-
Return, ye sinners, to your dust."

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4. Death, like an overflowing stream,
Sweeps us away; our life's a dream—
An empty tale--a morning flower,
Cut down and withered in an hour.

5. Teach us, O Lord, how frail is man;
And kindly lengthen out our span,
Till a wise care of piety
Fit us to die and dwell with Thee.

WATTS.

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1. YE nations round the earth, rejoice,

Before the Lord, your sovereign King;
Serve Him with cheerful heart and voice;
With all your tongues His glory sing.

2. The Lord is God; 't is He alone

Doth life, and breath, and being give;
We are His work, and not our own;
The sheep that on His pastures live.
3. Enter His gates with songs of joy,

With praises to His courts repair;
And make it your divine employ
To pay your thanks and honors there.

4. The Lord is good, the Lord is kind,
Great is His grace, His mercy sure;
And the whole race of man shall find
His truth from age to age endure.

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WATTS.

1. O THOU, by long experience tried,
Near whom no grief can long abide;
My Lord, how full of sweet content
My years of pilgrimage are spent!
2. All scenes alike engaging prove,
The souls impressed with sacred love;
Where'er they dwell, they dwell in Thee,
In heaven, in earth, or on the sea.

3. To them remains nor place nor time;
Their country is in every clime;
They can be calm and free from care
On any shore, since God is there.

4. While place we seek, or place we shun,
The soul finds happiness in none;
But with our God to guide our way,
'Tis equal joy to go or stay.

5. Could I be cast where Thou art not,
That were indeed a dreadful lot;
But regions none remote I call,
Secure of finding God in all.

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1. JEHOVAH reigns; He dwells in light,
Girded with majesty and might;
The world, created by His hands,
Still on its firm foundation stands.

2. But ere this spacious world was made
Or had its first foundation laid,
Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Thyself the ever-living God.

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