Kings of earth and all peoples, Let them praise the name of the Lord, Over heaven and earth is his majesty, He has strengthened the might of his people; By the Israelites, who are near him. HYMNS OF TRUST AND ADORATION 267. THE REVELATION OF GOD IN THE WORK OF CREATION!! O Lord, our God, how glorious Is thy name in all the earth! Thou hast spread thy splendor over the heavens; At the cry of babes and infants Thou hast set up a bulwark, because of thine enemies, To silence the foe and avenger. When I see thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, Yet thou hast made him little less than divine, So that all things are subject to him. The sheep and the oxen, all of them, The birds of the air and the fish, That dart through the paths of the sea. O Lord, our God, how glorious Is thy name in all the earth! GOD'S GOODNESS REVEALED IN NATURE The heavens declare the glory of God, Day by day they pour forth speech, He has set in them a tent for the sun, He rejoices as a strong man to run his course. To the other end is his circuit, And nothing is hid from his heat. The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul, simple, The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, The command of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes, The religion of the Lord is clean, enduring forever, The decisions of the Lord are true and right altogether, More to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, Sweeter are they than honey as it drops from the honeycomb. By them thy servant is warned; in the keeping is great reward. Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from secret faults; Restrain thy servant from reckless sins; let them not rule over me. Then I shall be blameless and innocent of any great transgression. May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable, In thy sight forever, O Lord, my Rock and my Defender. 269. GOD'S POWER REVEALED IN THE STORM Ascribe glory and honor to the Lord, O angels, Ascribe to the Lord the glory due him; The voice of the Lord is on the waters, The Lord is upon the great waters, The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, And Sirion like a young wild ox. The voice of the Lord cleaves the forked lightning, The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness. The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh, The voice of the Lord twists the oaks, The voice of the Lord strips the forests. In his temple all say, 'Glory!' He blesses his people with peace. 270. GOD, THE BENIGN RULER OF THE UNIVERSE It is fitting to sing. praise to thee, O God, in Zion, Happy the man whom thou choosest to dwell in thy courts; We are satisfied with the joys of thy house, of thy holy temple. By dread deeds thou answerest us faithfully, O God of our salvation, Thou, the confidence of the ends of the earth and of distant peoples, Who, girded with might, established the hills by thy strength, Who stillest the roaring of the seas, and the tumult of the nations; Those also who live at the ends of the earth fear thy signs, Thou makest the distant East and West shout with joy. Thou visitest the earth and waterest it, thou dost greatly enrich it, With the brook of God which is full of water, thou preparest for the grain, For thus thou dost make it ready, saturating its furrows. Thou dost settle its ridges, making it soft with showers, Thou dost bless its growth, thou crownest the year with thy goodness, And thy paths and the pastures of the wilderness drip with fertility. The hills are girded with joy; they are clothed with sheep; The valleys with grain are covered; they shout and sing joyfully. 271. GOD'S LOVE AND FAITHFULNESS I will sing of the love of the Lord forever, |