2 Thy bounty bids the infant year, 3 The new delight how great, to see 4 Aloft, full beaming, reigns the sun, 493. H. M. FREEMAN. Imitation of Thomson's Hymn on the Seasons. A God appears; 2 Forth in the flowery spring, Wide flush the hills; Our bosom fills. 3 Then come, in robes of light, 4 In autumn, a rich feast At morn and noon 5 In winter, awful thou! With storms around thee cast; Beneath thy northern blast. 494. C. M. WATTS. The Seasons of the Year. Ps. 147. 1 WITH Songs and honors sounding loud, Over the heavens he spreads his cloud, 2 He sends his showers of blessings down To cheer the plains below; He makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 3 His steady counsels change the face He bids the sun cut short his race, 4 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow, 5 He sends his word, and melts the snow; 6 The changing wind, the flying cloud, With songs and honors sounding loud, 386 495. C. M. WATTS. The Blessing of Rain. Ps. 65. 1 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, God of eternal power! The sea grows calm at thy command, 2 The morning light and evening shade Thy plenteous fruits make harvest glad, Thy flowers adorn the spring. 3 Seasons and times, and moons and hours, Heaven, earth, and air, are thine; When clouds distil in fruitful showers, The Author is divine. 4 The thirsty ridges drink their fill, Thy ways abound with blessings still, 496. C. M. WATTS. God gives Rain. Ps. 65. 1 GOOD is the Lord, the heavenly King, 2 The clouds, like rivers, raised on high, Pour out, at thy command, Their watery blessings from the sky, 3 The softened ridges of the field 4 The little hills, on every side, 5 The various months thy goodness crowns; How bounteous are thy ways! The bleating flocks spread o'er the downs, And shepherds shout thy praise. 497. L. M. RIPPON'S COL. Divine Influences compared to Rain. 1 THE dews and rains, in all their store, 2 As in soft silence vernal showers Falls the sweet influence from above. 3 That heavenly influence let me find While every grace maintains its bloom, 4 Nor let these blessings be confined |