84. L. M. Praise to the Lord of Nature. 1. O Thou, through all thy works ador'd! Great Power Supreme! Almighty LORD! Author of life, whose sovereign sway Creatures of every tribe obey! 2. To thee, Most High! to thee belong 3. Planets, those wandering worlds above, In honour of their Maker shine. 4. From thee proceed heaven's varied stores, 5. Tempests obey thy mighty will; Thy awful mandate to fulfil, The forked lightnings dart around, And rive the oak, and blast the ground. 6. The varying seasons all are thine, 7. To thee, of life the eternal Spring, 85. S. M. The Works and Word of God. 1. BEHOLD the lofty sky Declares its Maker, Gop; And all his starry works on high Proclaim his power abroad. 2. The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same; While night to day, and day to night, Divinely teach his name. 3. In every different land, Their general voice is known; They speak the wonders of his hand, And orders of his throne. 4. Ye British Isles, rejoice; We are not left to nature's voice, 5. His statutes and commands He puts his gospel in our hands, 6. His laws are just and pure; His truth without deceit; His promises for ever sure, And his rewards are great. 86. P. M. The Book of Nature. 1. GREAT GOD! the heaven's well-order'd frame Of boundless power and skill divine. 2. From night to day, from day to night, Lectures of heavenly wisdom read: 3. Yet their divine instructions run And distant nations know their voice: 4. Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, Bright in the book of nature's lines, BOOK II. HYMNS RELATING TO CHRISTIAN 87. P. M. The Book of Grace. 1. How precious, LORD! thy holy word! 2. Thy threatenings wake our slumbering eyes, While gospel-truth and grace divine Inspire the heart with filial love, 3. From the discoveries of thy law, Be these our study and delight: 4. Oh may thy word those faults reveal, 88. c. M. grace, Praise for divine Revelation. 1. A glory gilds the sacred page, It gives a light to every age; 2. The hand which gave it, still supplies 3. Let endless thanks, O GOD! be thine, As makes a world of darkness shine |