1

5 And man, his last work,
With reason endued,
Who, falling through sin,
By grace is renewed;
To God, his creator,
Let man ever raise
The song of thanksgiving,
The chorus of praise!

Park.

66. P. M.

Praise to God from all Nature.

O AZURE vaults! O chrystal sky!
The world's transparent canopy!

Break your long silence, and let mortals know,
With what contempt you look on things below.

2 O light! thou fairest, first of things,

From whom all joy, all beauty springs; O praise the almighty ruler of the globe, Who useth thee as his imperial robe.

3 Great eye of all! whose glorious ray
Rules the bright empire of the day;

O praise his name, without whose purer light,
Thou hadst been hid in an abyss of night.

4 Ye mists and vapours, hail and snow,
And you who through the concave blow,
Swift to perform the mandates of his word,
Whirlwinds and tempests, praise the almighty Lord!

5

Praise him, old monuments of time!
O praise him, ye in youthful prime!

All ye who shine in beauty's excellence!

And praise him, thou sweet age of innocence!

6

Let the wide world his praises sing, From whom its various blessings spring: Let echoing anthems make his praises known, On earth his footstool, as in heaven his throne!

67. s. M.

Roscommon.

Praise for spiritual and temporal Blessings. Ps. ciii. 1-7.

1 O BLESS the Lord, our souls!
Let all within us join,

And aid our tongues to bless his name,
Whose favours are divine.

2 O bless the Lord our souls!
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die.

3 'Tis he forgives our sins,
'Tis he relieves our pain;
'Tis he that heals our sicknesses,
And gives us strength again.

4 He crowns our lives with love,
When rescued from the grave;
He, who redeems our souls from death,
From every ill can save.

5 He fills the poor with good;

He gives the sufferers rest;

The Lord hath judgments for the proud,
And mercy for the oppressed.

6 His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known;

But sent the world his truth and grace
By his beloved Son.

Watts.

68. P. M.

The God and Father of Christ to be praised.

1 O COME, all ye sons of Adam, and raise
A song unto God: how lovely his praise!
Adore him who reigns in his glory above,
And fills the wide earth with the tokens of love.

2 His breath is your life; your reason a ray Effused from his light to guide all your way; He heals your diseases, your wants he supplies, And wipes away tears from the penitent's eyes.

3 Dash down your false gods of silver and stone; Jehovah is God, him worship alone;

His prophet, his Son, his salvation receive;
Flee, flee from perdition, obey him and live.

4 O Father of men! in mercy command.
The gospel to shine throughout every land;
That, far as the sun e'er diffuses his flame,
Thy praises may rise in Messiah's great name.

69. 8, 8, 6 M.

The Power and Goodness of God.

Scott.

1 O COME and sing your Maker's name!
With cheerful thanks his praise proclaim,
For ye are all his own:

All, from the angel to the worm,
The vernal breeze, the raging storm,
Confess him Lord alone!

2 He gives the world yon orb of light, He bids the moon shine mildly bright,

He wields the balanced earth; I'

He makes the seasons duly yield;
His dews refresh the grassy field,
And give its treasures birth.

3 'Tis God, who swells the tender seeds,
And man with strengthening bread provides,
And heart-rejoicing wine:
He holds the lightning in his hand;
The host of heaven, the sea, the land,
Confess his power divine.

4 His rainbow still proclaims on high,
That mercy, to repentance nigh,

Which never shall abate;

The morning on the midnight calls,
The day exclaims, till evening falls,
That God is good and great.

5 Great, when the thunder rolls along;
Great, in the streams of ocean strong,
The light, the fountains sweet:
Great God, if thus thy praises be,
Make this devoted heart for thee
A sanctuary meet!

*Translated from the German.

70. L. M.

Praise to the One Supreme.

1 O COME, loud anthems let us sing,
Loud thanks to our almighty King!
For we our voices high should raise,
When our salvation's rock we praise.

2 O let us to his courts repair
And bow with adoration there;
To him address in joyful songs
The praise that to his name belongs!

3 For God the Lord, enthroned in state,
Is with unrivalled glory great;

His mercy, highest heaven transcends,
His truth, beyond the clouds extends.

4 Be thou, O God! exalted high;
And as thy glory fills the sky,
So let it be on earth displayed,
Till thou art here, as there, obeyed.

Tate, transposed.

71. c. M.

Jacob's Vow. Gen. xxviii. 20–22.

1 O God of Bethel! by whose hand
Thy people still are fed;

Who, through this weary pilgrimage,
Hast all our fathers led:

2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present Before thy throne of

grace:

God of our fathers! be the God

Of their succeeding race.

3 Through each perplexing path of life,
Our wandering footsteps guide;
Give us each day our daily bread,
And raiment fit provide.

4 Oh! spread thy covering wings around,
Till all our wanderings cease,
And at our Father's loved abode
Our souls arrive in peace.

5 To thee, as to our covenant God,
We'll our whole souls resign;
And thankful own, that all we are,
And all we have is thine.

Doddridge.