Hymn.

Glory of God above our Reason.

1 How wondrous great, how glorious bright Must our Creator be,

Who dwells amidst the dazzling light
Of vast infinity!

2 Our soaring spirits upward rise
Toward th' celestial throne;

Fain would we see the blessed Three,
And the Almighty One.

3 Our reason stretches all it's wings,
And climbs above the skies,
But still how far beneath Thy feet
Our grov'ling reason lies!

4 LORD, here we bend our humble souls,
And awfully adore;

For the weak pinions of our mind
Can stretch a thought no more.

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

6 In humble notes our faith adores
The great mysterious King,

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

Hymn.

Incomprehensibleness and Sovereignty.

1 CAN creatures to perfection find
Th' eternal, uncreated Mind?

Or can the largest stretch of thought
Measure and search His nature out?

2 'Tis high as heav'n, 'tis deep as hell,
And what can mortals know or tell?
His glory spreads beyond the sky,
And all the shining worlds on high.

3 But man, vain man, would fain be wise:
Born like a wild young colt, he flies
Through all the follies of his mind,
And smells and snuffs the empty wind.

4 GOD is a King of pow'r unknown;
Firm are the orders of His throne:
If He resolve, who dare oppose,
Or ask Him why, or what He does?

5 He frowns, and darkness veils the moon,
The fainting sun grows dim at noon;
The pillars of heav'n's starry roof
Tremble and start at His reproof.

6 These are a portion of His ways:
But who shall dare describe His face?
Who can endure His light, or stand
To hear the thunders of His hand?

Hymn.

Omnipresence and Omniscience.

1 AMONG the deepest shades of night
Can there be one who sees my way?
Yes;-GOD is like a shining light,
That turns the darkness into day.

2 When ev'ry eye around me sleeps,
May I not sin without control?
No; for a constant watch He keeps,
On ev'ry thought of ev'ry soul.

3 If I could find some cave unknown, Where human feet had never trod, Yet there I could not be alone;

On ev'ry side there would be GOD.

4 He smiles in heav'n; He frowns in hell;
He fills the air, the earth, the sea:-
I must within His presence dwell;
I cannot from His anger flee.--

5 Yet I may flee-He shows me where:
TO JESUS CHRIST he bids me fly;
And while I seek for pardon there,
There's only mercy in His eye.

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Hymn.

Goodness of God.

GOD, of good th' unfathom'd sea! Who would not give his heart to Thee?

Who would not love Thee with his might?
O JESU, 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 th' 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 the sun's, arise.

3 Astonish'd at Thy frowning brow,
Earth, hell, and heav'n'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 thron'd on heav'n's eternal hill,
In number, weight, and measure, still

Thou sweetly order'st all that is:
And yet Thou deign'st to come to me,
And guide my steps, that I with Thee

Enthron'd, may reign in endless bliss.
5 Fountain of Good! all blessing flows
From Thee; no want Thy fulness knows:
What but Thyself canst Thou desire?
Yes; self-sufficient as Thou art,
Thou dost desire my worthless heart,
This, only this, dost thou require.

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Hymn.

Goodness of God.

THY ceaseless, unexhausted love,

Unmerited and free,

Delights our evil to remove,
And help our misery.

2 Thou waitest to be gracious still,
Thou dost with sinners bear;

That sav'd, we may Thy goodness feel,
And all Thy grace declare.

3 Thy goodness and Thy truth, to me,
To ev'ry soul abound;

A vast, unfathomable sea,

Where all our thoughts are drown'd.

4 It's streams the whole creation reach,
So plenteous is the store;
Enough for all, enough for each,
Enough for evermore.

5 Faithful, O LORD, thy mercies are!
A Rock that cannot move:
A thousand promises declare
Thy constancy of love.

6 Throughout the universe it reigns,
Unalterably sure:

And while the truth of GOD remains,
The goodness must endure.