While in each herb, and flow'r, and tree, Thy blooming glories shine confest! 4 Aloft, full beaming, reigns the sun, And light and genial heat conveys; And, while he leads the seasons on, From thee derives his quick'ning rays. 5 Around us, in the teeming field, Stands the rich grain, or purpled vine; At thy command they rise, to yield The strength'ning bread, or cheering wine. 6 Indulgent GOD! from ev'ry part Thy plenteous blessings largely flow; We see we taste-let ev'ry heart With grateful love and duty glow.

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88.

Common Metre. BROWNE.
All things made for GOD.

REAT first of Beings! mighty LORD
Of all this mighty frame!

Produc'd by thy creating word,

The world from nothing came.

2 Soon as thou gav'st the high command,
'Twas instantly obey'd;

And for thy pleasure all things stand
Which by thy pow'r were made.

3 Thy glories shine throughout the whole,
Each part reflects thy light;

For thee in course the planets roll,
And day succeeds to night,

4 For thee the earth its product yields,
For thee the waters flow;

And various plants adorn the fields,
And trees aspiring grow.

5 For thee the sun dispenses heat,
And beams of cheering light;
Far distant stars, in order set,
Break thro' the shades of night.

6 Let us, too, LORD! with zeal pursue
This wise and noble end;

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That all we think and all we do
May to thine honour tend.

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89.

Common Metre. WATTS.
Rejoicing in the works of GOD.

EJOICE, ye righteous, in the LORD,
This work belongs to you;

Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true!

2 His mercy and his righteousness
Let heav'n and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wondrous name.
3 His wisdom and almighty word
The heav'nly arches spread;
And by the spirit of the LORD
Their shining hosts were made.
4 He bade the liquid waters flow
To their appointed deep;

The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep.

5 Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With fear before him stand:
He spake, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.

6 Thy glorious works our thoughts engage;
How vast thy pow'r divine!
Thy counsels stand thro' ev'ry age,
And in full glory shine.

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90.

Common Metre. WATTS.

The wisdom of GOD in his works.
ONGS of immortal praise belong
To my almighty God;

SON

He has my heart, and he my tongue,
To spread his name abroad.

2 How great the works his hand hath wrought,
How glorious in our sight!
And men in ev'ry age have sought
His wonders with delight.

3 How most exact is nature's frame!
How wise th' Eternal Mind!

His counsels never change the scheme
That his first thoughts design'd.

4 Nature and time, and earth and skies,
Thy heav'nly skill proclaim;

What shall we do to make us wise,
But learn to know thy name?

5 To fear thy pow'r, to trust thy grace,

Is our divinest skill;

And he's the wisest of our race,
That best obeys thy will.

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PART IV.

Perfections of God.

91.

Common Metre. WATTS.

The divine glories above our reason. OUR reason stretches all its wings,

And soars above the skies;

But still how far beneath thy feet
Our grov❜ling reason lies!

2 LORD! here we bend our humble souls, And awfully adore:

For the weak pinions of the mind

Can urge

their flight no more.

3 Thy glories infinitely rise
Ábove our lab'ring tongue;
In vain the highest seraph tries
To form an equal song.

4 In humble notes our faith adores
The great eternal King;

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While angels strain their nobler pow'rs, And sweep th' immortal string.

92.

Long Metre. WATTS.

GOD incomprehensible.

CT' eternal, untreated Mind?

AN creatures to perfection find