Praise to the Lord of Nature.
10 THOU! through all thy works adored, Great power supreme, almighty Lord! Author of life, whose sovereign sway Creatures of every tribe obey:
2 To thee, most high, to thee belong The suppliant prayer, the joyful song; To thee we will attune our voice, And in thy wondrous works rejoice.
3 Planets, those wandering worlds above, Guided by thee, incessant move; Suns, kindled by a ray divine,
In honor of their Maker shine.
4 From thee proceed heaven's varied store, The changing wind, the fruitful shower, The flying cloud, the colored bow, The moulded hail, the feathered snow.
5 Tempests obey thy mighty will; Thine awful mandate to fulfil, The forked lightnings dart around, And rive the oak, and blast the ground.
6 Yet pleased to bless, kind to supply, Thy hand supports thy family, And fosters, with a parent's care, The tribes of earth, and sea, and air.
1 THOU who dwell'st enthroned above! Thou, in whom we live and move! Thou who art most great, most high! God from all eternity!
2 O how sweet, how excellent
'Tis when tongues and hearts consent, Grateful hearts, and joyful tongues, Hymning thee in tuneful songs!
3 When the morning paints the skies, When the stars of evening rise, We thy praises will record, Sovereign Ruler! mighty Lord!
4 Decks the spring with flowers the field? Harvest rich doth autumn yield?
Giver of all good below!
Lord, from thee these blessings flow.
5 Sovereign Ruler! mighty Lord! We thy praises will record: Giver of these blessings! we Pour the grateful song to thee.
Praise for Preserving Grace.
1 To God the only wise,
Our Saviour and our King,
Let all the saints below the skies Their humble praises bring.
2 'Tis his almighty love,
His counsel and his care,
Preserves us safe from sin and death, And every hurtful snare.
3 He will present our souls, Unblemished and complete, Before the glory of his face, With joys divinely great.
4 Then all the chosen seed Shall meet around the throne, Shall bless the conduct of his grace, And make his wonders known.
5 To our Redeemer God
Wisdom and power belongs, Immortal crowns of majesty, And everlasting songs.
Glory to God in the highest.
1 SONGS of praise the angels sang, Heaven with hallelujahs rang, When Jehovah's work begun, When he spake, and it was done.
2 Songs of praise awoke the morn, When the Prince of peace was born; Songs of praise arose when he Captive led captivity.
3 Heaven and earth must pass away, Songs of praise shall crown that day; God will make new heavens and earth, Songs of praise shall hail their birth.
4 And will man alone be dumb, Till that glorious kingdom come? No; the church delights to raise Psalms and hymns and songs of praise.
5 Saints below, with heart and voice, Still in songs of praise rejoice; Learning here, by faith and love, Songs of praise to sing above.
6 Borne upon the latest breath, Songs of praise shall conquer death; Then, amidst eternal joy,
Songs of praise their powers employ.
ATTRIBUTES AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.
1 WE sing of God, the mighty source Of all things, the stupendous force On which all things depend; From whose right armi, beneath whose eyes, All period, power, and enterprise Commence, and reign, and end.
2 The world, the clustering spheres he made, The glorious light, the soothing shade; Dale, plain, and grove and hill;
The multitudinous abyss,
Where nature joys in secret bliss, And wisdom hides her skill.
3 Tell them, I AM, Jehovah said To Moses, while earth heard in dread, And smitten to the heart, At once above, beneath, around, All nature, without voice or sound, Replied, O Lord, THOU ART!
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