IV

Amazing knowledge, vast and great! What large extent! what lofty height! Our souls, with all the pow'rs they boast, Are in the boundless prospect lost.

V

O may these thoughts possess our breast, Where-e'er we rove, where-e'er we rest! Nor let our weaker passions dare Consent to sin; for God is there.

HYMN VIII. C. M.

To God the creator.

I

GREAT first of beings! mighty Lord

Of all this wondrous frame!

Produc'd by thy creating word,
The world from nothing came.

II

Thy voice sent forth the high command; "Twas instantly obey'd:

And thro' thy goodness all things stand, Which by thy pow'r were made.

III

Thy glories shine throughout the whole,
Each part reflects thy light:
For thee, in course the planets roll,
And day succeeds the night.

IV

For thee, the sun disperses heat
And beams of cheering day:
The distant stars, in order set,
By night thy pow'r display.

For thee, the earth its produce yields;
For thee, the waters flow:
And various plants adorn the fields,
And trees aspiring grow.

VI

Inspir'd with praise, may we pursue
This wise and noble end;
And all we think, and all we do,
To thy true honour tend!

HYMN IX. C. M.

To God the creator and lord of all.

I

ALMIGHTY God! thy pow'rful word From nothing all things brought; Earth, seas, and skies, by thee, their lord, With skill divine were wrought.

II

By thee preserv'd, the world remains
A proof of pow'r divine;

Whatever this great whole contains,
By sov'reign right is thine.

III

Thou over all art lord supreme,
All things from thee derive:
No creature can dispute thy claim,
Or independent live.

IV

To thine all-gracious pow'r we bow;
Our wills to thee resign:

Accept the praise; accept the vow;
We would be ever thine.

HYMN

HYMN X. C. M.

To God the creator of mankind.

I

GOD of our lives, whose bounteous care
First gave us pow'r to move,

How shall our thankful hearts declare
The wonders of thy love?

II

While void of thought and sense we lay,
Dust of our parent earth;

Thy breath inform'd the sleeping clay,
And call'd us into birth.

III

From thee our limbs their fashion took;
And, ere our life began,
Within the volume of thy book
Were written ev'ry one.

IV

Thine eye beheld in perfect view
The yet unfinish'd plan;

Th' imperfect lines thy pencil drew,
And form'd the future man.

O may this frame, which rising grew
Beneath thy forming hands,

Be studious ever to pursue
Whate'er thy will commands!

HYMN XI. C. M.

The goodness of God.

I

SWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace,
O God, our heav'nly king;

Let age to age thy righteousness
In sounds of glory sing.

II

God reigns on high, but not confines
His goodness to the skies;

Through the whole earth thy bounty shines,
And ev'ry want supplies.

III

With longing eyes thy creatures wait
On thee, for daily food;

Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat,
And fills their mouths with good.

IV

How kind are thy compassions, LORD!
How slow thine anger moves!
But swiftly flies thy pard'ning word
To cheer the souls it loves.

V

All nature through its boundless space
Utters a grateful voice;

But those who taste thy richer grace
In highest strains rejoice.

HYMN

HYMN XII. L. M.

The daily goodness of God.

Ι

REAT God! how endless is thy love!
Thy gifts are ev'ry ev'ning new ;

And morning mercies from above
Gently distil like early dew.

II

Thou spread'st the curtains of the night,
Great guardian of our sleeping hours;
Thy sov'reign word restores the light,
And quickens all our drowsy pow'rs.

III

We yield our pow'rs to thy command;
To thee we consecrate our days;
Perpetual blessings from thy hand
Demand perpetual songs of praise.

ETE

HYMN XIII. L. M.

The goodness of God unchangeable.

I

'TERNAL source of ev'ry joy! Well may thy praise our lips employ, While in thy temple we appear:

Thy goodness crowns the circling year.

II

Wide as the earth and planets roll,
Thy hand supports and cheers the whole;
By thee the sun is taught to rise,

And darkness when to veil the skies.

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