Till to those lofty heights we soar,
Where days and years revolve no more.
Rev. Philip Doddridge (1702-1751), 1755. Ab. and alt.
Help obtained of God,
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ACTS xxvi. 22.
L. M.
I GREAT God, we sing that mighty hand
By which supported still we stand:
The opening year Thy mercy shows;
Let mercy crown it till it close.

2 By day, by night, at home, abroad,
Still we are guided by our God;
By His incessant bounty fed,
By His unerring counsel led.

3 With grateful hearts the past we own;
The future, all to us unknown,
We to Thy guardian care commit,
And peaceful leave before Thy feet.

4 In scenes exalted or deprest,

Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days.

Rev. Philip Doddridge, 1755. Ab. and alt.

LOWELL MASON (1792-1872), 1832.

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Thanksgiving for Harvest.

2 Yea, bless His holy Name,
And joyous thanks proclaim
Through all the earth;
To glory in your lot
Is comely; but be not
God's benefits forgot

Amidst your mirth.

3 The God of harvest praise;
Hands, hearts, and voices raise
With one accord;

From field to garner throng,
Bearing your sheaves along,
And in your harvest song

Bless ye the Lord.

James Montgomery (1771—1854), 1853. Ab. and alt