HYMNS.

FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP.

1.

THE EXISTENCE AND ATTRIBUTES OF GOD.

L. M. STEELE.

Eristence of God manifested from his Works. 1 THERE is a God-all nature speaks,

Through earth, and air, and sea, and skies; See, from the clouds his glory breaks, When earliest beams of morning rise. 2 The rising sun, serenely bright,

Throughout the world's extended frame, Inscribes, in characters of light,

His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad, And trace creation's wonders o'er, Confess the footsteps of your God ;Bow down before him-and adore.

2.

C. P. M. SMART.

The Great I AM.

1 WE sing of God, the mighty source
Of all things, the stupendous force
On which all things depend;
From whose right arm, beneath whose eyes,
All period, power, and enterprise
Commence, and reign, and end.

2 The world, the clustering spheres he made,
The glorious light, the soothing shade;
Dale, plain, and grove and hill;

The multitudinous abyss,

Where nature joys in secret bliss,
And wisdom hides her skill.

Tell them, I AM, Jehovah said

To Moses, while earth heard in dread,

3.

And smitten to the heart,

At once above, beneath, around,
All nature, without voice or sound,
Replied, O Lord, THOU ART.

L. M. KIPPIS.

God Incomprehensible.

1 GREAT God! in vain man's narrow view
Attempts to look thy nature through;
Our labouring powers with reverence own,
Thy glories never can be known.

2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought,
Who countless years his God has sought,
Such wondrous height or depth can find,
Or fully trace thy boundless mind.

3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show
Enough for mortal minds to know;
While wisdom, goodness, power divine,
Through all thy works and conduct shine.
4 O! may our souls with rapture trace
Thy works of nature and of grace;
Explore thy sacred truth, and still
Press on to know and do thy will.

4.

L. M. WATTS.

God the Creator.

1 NATURE, with all her powers, shall sing
Her great Creator and her King:
Nor air, nor earth, nor skies, nor seas
Deny the tribute of their praise.

2 Ye seraphs, who sit near his throne,
Begin to make his glories known,
Tune high your harps, and spread the sound
Throughout creation's utmost bound.

3 Oh! may our ardent zeal employ
Our loftiest thoughts, and loudest songs;
Let there be sung, with warmest joy,
Hosanna from ten thousand tongues.
4 Yet, mighty God, our feeble frame
Attempts in vain to reach thy name:
The highest notes that angels raise,
Fall far below thy glorious praise.

5.

C. M.

MONTGOMERY.

1 THE God of nature and of grace,
In all his works appears;

His goodness through the earth we trace,
His grandeur in the spheres.

2 How excellent, O Lord, thy name,
In all creation's lines!

Spread through eternity, thy frame
With rising lustre shines.

3 Millions before thy presence stand,
Who feel, while they adore,
Fullness of joy, at thy right hand,
And pleasures evermore.

6.

C. M.

BROWN.

1 GREAT first of beings! mighty Lord Of all this wondrous frame! Produced by thy creating word,

The world from nothing came.

2 Thy voice sent forth the high command,
'Twas instantly obeyed;

And through thy goodness all things stand,
Which by thy power were made.

3 Lord! for thy glory shine the whole;
They all reflect thy light:

For this in course the planets roll,
And day succeeds the night.

4 For this the earth its produce yields,
For this the waters flow;

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

5 Inspired with praise, our minds pursue
This wise and noble end,

7.

That all we think, and all we do,
Shall to thy glory tend.

1 ETERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise, Thee all thy creatures sing

While with thy name, rocks, hills, and seas And heaven's high palace ring.

2 Thy hand-how wide it spread the sky! How glorious to behold!

Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye,
And starred with sparkling gold.

3 Thy glories blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight,

Through skies, and seas, and solid ground,
With terror and delight.

4 Almighty power, and equal skill
Shine through the worlds abroad;
Our souls with vast amazement fill,
And speak the builder-God.

5 But still, the wonders of thy grace
Our warmer passions move;
Here we behold our Saviour's face,
And we adore thy love.

8.

C. M. H. K. WHITE.

God's power over his Works.

1 THE Lord our God is full of might,
The winds obey his will;

He speaks, and in his heavenly height
The rolling sun stands still.

2 Rebel, ve waves! and o'er the land
With threatening aspect roar
The Lord uplifts his awful hand,

And chains you to the shore.

3 Howl, winds of night! your force combine, Without his high behest,

Ye shall not in the mountain pine
Disturb the sparrow's nest.

4 Ye nations bend, in reverence bend,
Ye monarchs, wait his nod,
And bid the choral song ascend
To celebrate our God!

9.

C. M.

BROWNE.

Universal goodness of God.

1 LORD thou art good! all nature shows
Its mighty author kind:

Thy bounty through creation flows,
Full, free, and unconfined.

2 The whole in every part proclaims
Thine infinite good will;