0 LVII. (7, 8, 9, 10, 11.) GOD, my heart is fix'd, 'tis bent, Its thankful tribute to present; Be Thou, O God, exalted high; N. V. 1 From RAVENSCROFT'S AUDI ISRAEL. (Old "Ten Commandments Tune.") L. M. Songs Spiritual,' 1621. LXV. N. V. II.-(9, 10, 11. 13.) LORD, from Thy unexhausted store Thy rain relieves the thirsty ground; Makes lands, that barren were before, With corn and useful fruits abound. On rising ridges down it pours, And ev'ry furrow'd valley fills; Thou mak'st them soft with gentle showers, In which a bless'd increase distils. Thy goodness does the circling year With fresh returns of plenty crown; And, where Thy glorious paths appear, Thy fruitful clouds drop fatness down. Large flocks with fleecy wool adorn The cheerful downs; the valleys bring A plenteous crop of full-ear'd corn, And seem for joy to shout and sing. |