189. L. M. BOWRING. 1 LORD, in the unbeginning years, Whose course is wrapped in trackless night; Ere thou hadst launched the heavenly spheres, Or waked this wandering world to light,What were thy words,-thy works, and how Didst thou thy glorious march record? For thou wert great and good as now, Of love the Source, of light the Lord. 2 And in the unending ages, far Beyond the utmost reach of mind, When all that is, and all that are, Shall leave not e'en a wreck behind,— O, what shall be thy bright career, Lord of the eternal, changeless will? Thou wilt be there supreme, as here,— All-wise, all-good, almighty still! 3 Yes! shrouded in the mystery, The past, the future's dark abyss, Bright clouds of splendour circle thee; And light thy path from bliss to bliss. This is our faith, our hope, our trust, Through thought's immeasurable range : Time is a dream, and man is dust; But Thou-but Thou canst never change. 190. C. M. COWPER. The Mysteries of Providence. 1 God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants his footsteps in the sea, 2 Deep in unfathomable mines He treasures up his bright designs, 3 Ye fearful saints! fresh courage take; 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, 5 His purposes will ripen fast, The bud may have a bitter taste, 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, "Canst thou find out the Almighty?" 1 CAN creatures to perfection find Or can the largest stretch of thought 2 'Tis high as heaven, 'tis deep as hell, 3 God is a King of power unknown; 4 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon; 5 These are a portion of his ways: 192. L. M. WALKER'S COLL. "God, with whom is no Variableness." 1 ALL-POWERFUL, self-existent God, 2 Fixed and eternal as thy days, 3 Fountain of being! Source of good! Nor can the shadow of a change 4 Earth may with all her powers dissolve, If such the great Creator's will; But thou forever art the same, 193. L. M. DODDRIDGE. Immutability of God. Ps. 102. 1 GREAT Former of this various frame ! 2 Beyond an angel's vision bright, 4 But let the creatures fall around, Eternity and Immutability of God. 1 GREAT GOD, how infinite art thou! 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 3 Eternity, with all its years, 4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vexed with trifling cares, While thine eternal thought moves on 5 Great God, how infinite art thou! Let the whole race of creatures bow, 195. C. M. TATE AND BRADY. God Unchangeable. 1 THROUGH endless years thou art the same, Ages to come shall know thy name, 2 The deep foundations of the earth And all the beauteous arch of heaven 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, Be, like a vesture, laid aside, |