4.

LORD! how thy wonders are display'd,
Where'er we turn our eyes,
Whether we view the ground we tread,
Or gaze upon the skies!

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.

Creation, vast as it may be,

Is subject to thy will;

There's not a place where we can flee,
But thou art with us still.

7.

Thy hand is our perpetual guard;
We live beneath thine eye:
Oh may we ne'er forget the LORD
Who is for ever nigh!

79. c. M.

Praise to God for His wonderful Works.

1.

REJOICE, ye righteous, in the LORD;
This work belongs to you:

Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true!

2.

His mercy, and his righteousness,
Let heaven and earth proclaim;
His works of nature, and of grace,
Reveal his wondrous name.

3.

By his creative word of might
The heavenly arch was rear'd;
And all the beauteous hosts of light
At his command appear'd.

4.

He bade the swelling waters flow
To their appointed deep;

The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.

5.

Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With awe before him stand:
He spake, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.

6.

His glorious works our thoughts engage;
We praise his power divine;
His counsels stand through every age,
And in full glory shine.

80. P. M.

Praise to God for His wonderful Works.

1.

ALMIGHTY Power! amazing are thy ways, Above our knowledge, and above our praise; All thy vast works thy excellence display: How great, how fair, how wonderful are they!

2.

Thy hand the wide-extended heavens uprais'd; The wide-extended heavens with stars emblaz'd;

Where each bright orb, since time was first begun,

Hath roll'd a planet, or hath shone a sun.

3.

Stupendous thought! how sink the human race!

Mere atoms in the boundless fields of space! Yet e'en to us, O LORD! thy care extends; Thy love supports us, and thy power defends.

4.

We see thy hand in all that round us lies,— Thy grace in all thy various, rich supplies: Almighty Power! how glorious are thy ways! How far above our knowledge and our praise!

81. C. M.

Wisdom of God in His Works.

1.

SONGS of immortal praise belong

To thee, Almighty God!

Be thine our heart, our life, our tongue,
To spread thy praise abroad.

2.

How great the works thy hand hath wrought,
How glorious in our sight!

And men, in every age, have sought
Thy wonders with delight.

3.

How most exact is nature's frame !

How wise the eternal mind!

Thy counsels never change the scheme
Which thy first thoughts design'd.

4.

Nature, and time, and earth, and skies,
Thy heavenly skill proclaim;

What shall we do to make us wise,
But learn to read thy name?

5.

To fear thy power, to trust thy grace,
Is our divinest skill;

And he's the wisest of our race,
Who best obeys thy will.

82. L. M.

The Voice of Nature.

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 crown'd.

4.

The flowery tribes all blooming rise,
Above the faint attempts of art;
Their bright inimitable dyes

Speak sweet conviction to the heart.

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5.

What man that views creation round,
Can fail to own Almighty Power,-
Confess the GOD with awe profound,
And bow before him, and adore?

83. C. M.

The God of Nature.

1.

HAIL, great Creator! wise and good,
To thee our songs we raise;
Nature, through all her various scenes,
Invites us to thy praise.

2.

Thy glory beams in every star
Which gilds the gloom of night;
And decks the smiling face of morn
With rays of cheerful light.

3.

The lofty hill, the humble vale,
With countless beauties shine;
The silent grove, the awful shade,
Proclaim thy power divine.

4.

Great nature's GOD! still may these scenes
Our serious hours engage;
Still may our grateful hearts consult
Thy works' instructive page!

5.

And while, in all thy wondrous works,
Thy varied love we see,

Still may the contemplation lead

Our hearts, O GOD! to thee.