4 There, with benign regard,
Our hymns he deigns to hear;
Though unrevealed to mortal sense,
The spirit feels him near.
5 God is our strength and song,
And his salvation ours;
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed,
With all our ransomed powers.
6 Stand up, and bless the Lord,
The Lord your God adore;
Stand up, and bless his glorious name,
Henceforth, for evermore.
92. L. M.
Religious Worship. Ps. xcii.
1 SWEET is the work, my God! my King!
To praise thy name, give thanks and sing;
To show thy love by morning light,
And talk of all thy truth at night.
2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest,
When earthly cares forsake the breast,
When our best powers to God we raise,
And the whole heart's attuned to praise.
3 Our souls shall triumph in the Lord,
And bless his works and bless his word: His works of grace, how bright they shine! How deep his counsels, how divine!
4 Lord! may we walk with growing strength Till all shall meet in heaven at length, Till all before thy face appear
And join in nobler worship there.
5 Then shall we see, and hear, and know,
All we desired, or wished, below;
And every power find sweet employ
In that eternal world of joy.
The Divine Perfections celebrated.
1 THE glories, Lord! thy works proclaim,
Our pious wonder raise;
Thy word still more reveals thy name
And more exalts thy praise.
2 The numerous worlds thy hands have made,
Thy power almighty teach;
The plans thy forming wisdom laid,
Through endless ages reach.
3 Thy righteousness maintains its throne,
Though mountains sink to dust;
Thy judgments are a deep unknown,
Yet always wise and just.
4 Thy mercies, far beyond the rounds
Öf earth and heaven extend;
Thy truth outlives the narrow bounds
Where time and nature end.
5 Unbounded is thy goodness, Lord!
How bright its wonders shine!
Of present, past, and future good,
The glory all be thine.
6 Incline us, Lord! as in thy sight,
To keep thy holy ways;
And all our noblest powers unite,
To celebrate thy praise.
The Excellency and final Success of the Gospel. Ps. xix.
1 THE heavens declare thy glory, Lord!
In every star thy wisdom shines;
But when our eyes behold thy word,
We read thy name in fairer lines.
2 Sun, moon, and stars convey thy praise
Round the whole earth, and never stand;
So when thy truth began its race,
It touched and glanced on every land.
3 Nor shall thy spreading gospel rest,
Till through the world thy truth has run ;
Till Christ has all the nations blessed
That see the light, or feel the sun.
4 O may his noon-day glory rise,
To bless the world with heavenly light!
Thy gospel makes the simple wise,
Thy laws are pure, thy judgments right.
5 Thy richest mercy here we view,
In souls renewed, and sins forgiven;
Lord! cleanse our sins, our souls renew,
And make thy word our guide to heaven.
God may be worshipped in every Place.
1 THE heaven of heavens cannot contain
The universal Lord;
Yet he in humble hearts will deign
To dwell, and be adored.
2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice Of fervent praise and prayer, Or on the earth, or in the skies, The God of heaven is there. 3 His presence is diffused abroad
Through realms, through worlds unknown; Who seek the mercies of our God
Arc ever near his throne.
The Voice of Nature proclaiming God.
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;
The fruitful fields, and verdant meads,
Are with a thousand blessings crowned.
4 The flowery tribes all blooming rise,
Above the faint attempts of art;
Their bright, inimitable dyes
Speak sweet conviction to the heart.
5 What man that views creation round,
Can fail to own almighty power?
Confess the God with awe profound,
Come, bow before him, and adore!
The Majesty of God. Ps. xviii. 9-10.
1 THE LORD descended from above,
And bowed the heavens most high,
And underneath his feet he cast
The darkness of the sky.
2 On cherubim and.seraphim
Full royally he rode,
And on the wings of mighty winds
Came flying all abroad.
3 He sat serene upon the floods
Their fury to restrain;
And he, as sovereign Lord and King,
For evermore shall reign.
The Voice of God in his Works. Ps. xix. 1-6.
1 THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,
And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.
The unwearied sun, from day to day,
Does his Creator's power display;
And publishes to every land,
The work of an almighty hand.
2 Soon as the evening shades prevail,
The moon takes up
the wondrous tale;
And nightly to the listening earth,
Repeats the story of her birth:
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