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6 But saints are lovely in his sight;
He views his children with delight:
He sees their hope, he knows their fear,
He looks, and loves his image there.

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Infinite condescension.

GOD, of good the' unfathom'd sea,
Who would not give his heart to thee!
Who would not love thee with his night!
O Jesus, lover of mankind,

Who would not his whole soul and mind,
With all his strength, to thee unite!
2 Thou shin'st with everlasting rays;
Before the insufferable blaze

Angels with both wings veil their eyes;
Yet free as air thy bounty streams;
On all thy works thy mercy's beams,
Diffusive as thy sun's, arise.

3 Astonish'd at thy frowning brow,
Earth, hell, and heaven's strong pillars bow:
Terrible majesty is thine!

Who then can that vast love express,
Which bows thee down to me,-who less
Than nothing am till thou art mine.

4 High throned on heaven's eternal hill,
In number, weight, and measure still
Thou sweetly ord 'rest all that is;
And yet thou deign'st to come to me,
And guide my steps, that I, with thee
Enthroned, may reign in endless bliss.

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Wisdom, justice, truth.

L. M.

THINE, Lord, is wisdom, thine alone!
Justice and truth before thee stand:

Yet, nearer to thy sacred throne,

Mercy withholds thy lifted hand.

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2 Each evening shows thy tender love; Each rising morn thy plenteous grace: Thy waken'd wrath doth slowly move; Thy willing mercy flies apace.

3 To thy benign, indulgent care, Father, this light, this breath we owe; And all we have, and all we are,

From thee, great Source of being, flow. 4 Thrice Holy! thine the kingdom is, The power omnipotent is thine; And when created nature dies, Thy never-ceasing glories shine.

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Goodness and mercy.

C. M.

ET every tongue thy goodness speak,
Thou sov'reign Lord of all;

Thy strength'ning hands uphold the weak,
And raise the poor that fall.

2 When sorrows bow the spirit down,
When virtue lies distress'd,
Beneath the proud oppressor's frown,
Thou giv'st the mourner rest.

3 Thou know'st the pains thy servants feel Thou hear'st thy children's cry;

And their best wishes to fulfil,

Thy grace is ever nigh.

4 Thy mercy never shall remove From men of heart sincere :

Thou sav'st the souls whose humble love Is join'd with holy fear.

5 My lips shall dwell upon thy praise,
And spread thy fame abroad;

Let all the sons of Adam raise
The honours of their God.

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The only wise God.

THOU, the eternal Lord,

S. M

Art high above our thought;
And worthy to be fear'd, adored,
By all thy hands have wrought:
None can with thee compare,
Thy glory fills the sky;
And all created beings are
As nothing in thine eye.
2 Of thine unbounded power,
To thee the praise we give;
Omnipotently great, and more
Than heart can e'er conceive:
Whene'er thou wilt proceed,
Thy work can none withstand,
Or frustrate thy determined deed,
Or stay the Almighty's hand.
3 Thou, Lord, art wise alone;
Thy counsel doth excel;

Most wonderful thy works we own,
Thy ways unsearchable:
Who knows the mystery,

The judgments can explain,

Of Him whose eyes in darkness see,
And search the heart of man?

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Glory, mercy, grace.

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C. M.

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FATHER, how wide thy glory shines,

How high thy wonders rise!

Known through the earth by thousand signs,
By thousands through the skies.

Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power;

Their motions speak thy skill:

And on the wings of every hour

We read thy patience still.

3 Part of thy Name divinely stands,
On all thy creatures writ:

They show the labour of thy hands,
Or impress of thy feet.

4 But when we view thy strange design,
To save rebellious worms,
Where vengeance and compassion join
In their divinest forms:

5 Here the whole Deity is known,
Nor dares a creature guess
Which of the glories brighter shone,
The justice or the grace.

6 Now the full glories of the Lamb
Adorn the heavenly plains

Bright seraphs learn Immanuel's Name,
And try their choicest strains.

70 may I bear some humble part,
In that immortal song!

Wonder and joy shall tune my heart,
And love command my tongue.

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Wisdom and goodness.

LEST be our everlasting Lord, Our Father, God, and King! Thy sov'reign goodness we record, Thy glorious power we sing.

2 By thee the victory is given: The majesty divine,

C. M.

Wisdom and might, and earth and heaven, And all therein, are thine.

3 The kingdom, Lord, is thine alone,

Who dost thy right maintain,

And, high on thy eternal throne,
O'er men and angels reign.

4 Riches, as see meth good to thee,
Thou dost, and honour give;
And kings their power and dignity
Out of thy hand receive.

5 Thou hast on us the grace bestow'd,
Thy greatness to proclaim;

And therefore now we thank our God,
And praise thy glorious Name.

6 Thy glorious Name, thy nature's powers, Thou dost to us make known;

And all the Deity is ours,

Through thy incarnate Son.

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Goodness.

GOD, my hope, my heavenly rest,
My all of happiness below,

Grant my importunate request,

To me, to me, thy goodness show; Thy beatific face display,

The brightness of eternal day.

2 Before my faith's enlighten'd eyes,
Make all thy gracious goodness pass;
Thy goodness is the sight I prize:
O might I see thy smiling face:
Thy nature in my soul proclaim,
Reveal thy love, thy glorious name.

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Immanuel, God with us.

E' In Jesus, God with us, display'd;

TERNAL depth of love divine,

L. M.

How bright thy beaming glories shine!
How wide thy healing streams are spread!
2 With whom dost thou delight to dwell?
Sinners, a vile and thankless race!

O God, what tongue aright can tell
How vast thy love, how great thy grace!

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