2 Justice and truth he ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves;
His word the heavenly arches spread;
How wide they shine from north to south!
And by the spirit of his mouth
Were all the starry armies made.
3 He gathers the wide-flowing seas;
Those watery treasures know their place
In the vast storehouse of the deep;
He spake, and gave all nature birth,
And fires, and seas, and heaven, and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.
Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. 36.
1 O LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope,
The highest orb of heaven transcends;
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope
Beyond the sparkling skies extends.
2 Thy justice like the hills remains;
Unfathomed depths thy judgments are;
Thy providence the world sustains;
The whole creation is thy care.
3 Since of thy goodness all partake,
With what assurance should the just
Thy sheltering wings their refuge make,
And saints to thy protection trust!
4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led,
To banquet on thy love's repast,
And drink, as from a fountain's head,
Of joys that shall forever last,
The 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.
5 From the provisions of thy house We shall be fed with sweet repast; There mercy like a river flows,
And brings salvation to our taste.
6 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.
God's Wonders of Creation and Providence. 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 Satan, 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.
God's Wonders of Creation and Providence. Ps. 136.
1 GIVE to our God immortal praise;
Mercy and truth are all his ways:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown;
The King of kings with glory crown:
His mercies ever shall endure,
When lords and kings are known no more.
3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,
And fixed the starry lights on high:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
4 He fills the sun with morning light;
He bids the moon direct the night:
His mercies ever shall endure,
When suns and moons shall shine no more.
5 He sent his Son with power to save
From guilt, and darkness, and the grave:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
6 Through this vain world he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat:
His mercies ever shall endure,
When this vain world shall be no more.
The Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. 136.
1 LIFT your voice, and thankful sing
Praises to your heavenly King;
For his blessings far extend,
And his mercy knows no end.
2 Be the Lord your only theme,
Who of gods is God supreme;
He, to whom all lords beside
Bow the knee, and veil their pride; —
3 Who asserts his just command, By the wonders of his hand;
He, whose wisdom, throned on high,
Built the mansions of the sky;
4 He, who bade the watery deep
Under earth's foundations sleep,
And the orbs that gild the pole,
Through the boundless ether roll;-
5 Thee, O sun, whose powerful ray
Rules the empire of the day;
You, O moon and stars, whose light
Breaks the horrors of the night.
6 He with food sustains, O earth,
All that claim from thee their birth;
For his blessings wide extend,
And his mercy knows no end.
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