2 Great is the mercy of the Lord,
He gives his children food;
And, ever mindful of his word,
He makes his promise good.

3 His Son, the great Redeemer, came,
To seal his covenant sure:
Holy and reverend is his name;
His ways are just and pure.

4 They that would grow divinely wise
Must with his fear begin;

Our fairest proof of knowledge lies
In hating every sin.

Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. 36.
1 HIGH in the heavens, eternal God!
Thy goodness in full glory shines;
Thy truth shall break through every cloud
That veils 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.

ATTRIBUTES OF GOD.

5 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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H. M.

WATTS.

Perfections of God.

1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns;
His throne is built on high;
The garments he assumes
Are light and majesty:
His glories shine

With beams so bright,
No mortal eye
Can bear the sight.

2 The thunders of his hand
Keep the wide world in awe;
His wrath and justice stand
To guard his holy law:
And where his love
Resolves to bless,
His truth confirms
And seals the grace.

3 And can this mighty King
Of glory condescend?

And will he write his name,
My Father and my Friend?
I love his name,

I love his word;

Join all my powers
And praise the Lord.

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Providence and Grace unsearchable.

1 ALMIGHTY God, thy wondrous works
Of providence and grace,
An angel's perfect mind exceed,
And all our pride abase.

2 Stupendous heights! amazing depths!
Creatures in vain explore;

Or if a transient glimpse we gain, 'Tis faint, and quickly o'er.

3 Though all the mysteries lie concealed
Beyond what we can see,

Grant us the knowledge of ourselves,
The knowledge, Lord, of thee.

138.

C. M.

J. TAYLOR.

Trust in God through all Changes.

1 FATHER divine! before thy view
All worlds, all creatures lie;
No distance can elude thy search,
No action 'scape thine eye.

2 From thee our vital breath we drew;
Our childhood was thy care;
And vigorous youth and feeble age
Thy kind protection share.

3 Whate'er we do, where'er we turn,
Thy ceaseless bounty flows;

Oppressed with woe, when nature faints,
Thine arm is our repose.

4 To thee we look, thou Power Supreme
O still our wants supply!

Safe in thy presence may we live,
And in thy favor die.

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L. M.

DODDRIDGE.

Providential Bounties improved.

1 FATHER of lights! we sing thy name,
Who kindlest up the lamp of day;
Wide as he spreads his golden flame,
His beams thy power and love display.

2 Fountain of good! from thee proceed
The copious drops of genial rain,

Which o'er the hill and through the mead Revive the grass and swell the grain.

3 Through the wide world thy bounties spread; Yet millions of our guilty race,

Though by thy daily bounty fed,
Affront thy law, and spurn thy grace.

4 Not so may our forgetful hearts
O'erlook the tokens of thy care;
But what thy liberal hand imparts,
Still own in praise, still ask in prayer.

5 So shall our suns more grateful shine,
And showers in sweeter drops shall fall,
When all our hearts and lives are thine,
And thou, O God! enjoyed in all.

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H. M.

WATTS.

God's Mercies of Creation and Redemption. Ps. 136.

1 GIVE thanks to God most high,

The universal Lord;

The sovereign King of kings;
And be his grace adored.

His power and grace

Are still the same;

And let his name
Have endless praise.

2 How mighty is his hand!
What wonders hath he done!
He formed the earth and seas,
And spread the heavens alone.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

3 He sent his only Son
To save us from our woe,
From darkness, sin, and death,
And every hurtful foe.

His power and grace

Are still the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

4 Give thanks aloud to God,
To God the heavenly King;
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.