It shines in stars, and flows in streams,
And bursts from every hill.

3 We view it o'er the spreading main,
And heavens which spread more wide;
It drops in gentle showers of rain,
And rolls in every tide.

4 Long hath it been diffused abroad,
Through ages past and gone;
Nor ever can exhausted be,
But still keeps flowing on.

5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies,
Spreads joy through every part;
O may such love attract our eyes,
And captivate each heart!

6 Our highest admiration raise,
Our best affections move!

Employ our tongue in songs of praise,
And fill our hearts with love

10.

6s. M. DRUMMOND.
Unity of God.

1 THE God who reigns alone
O'er earth, and sea, and sky,
Let man with praises own,
And sound his honours high,
2 Him all in heaven above,
Him all on earth below,
The exhaustless source of love,
The great Creator know,

3 He formed the living flame,
He gave the reasoning mind;
Then only He may claim
The worship of mankind.

4 So taught his only Son,
Blessed messenger of grace!
The Eternal is but one,
No second holds his place.

11.

C. M. MONTGOMERY.

The earth full of the Goodness of God. 1 GOD, in the high and holy place, Looks down upon the spheres;

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Yet in his providence and grace
To every eye appears.

2 He bows the heavens; the mountains stand, A highway for our God:

He walks amidst the desert-land;
'Tis Eden where he trod.

3 The forests in his strength rejoice;
Hark! on the evening breeze,
As once of old, the Lord God's voice
Is heard among the trees,

4 In every stream his bounty flows,
Diffusing joy and wealth;

In every breeze his Spirit blows,
-The breath of life and health.

5 His blessings fall in plenteous showers
Upon the lap of earth,

That teems with foliage, fruits and flowers, And rings with infant mirth.

6 If God hath made this world so fair,
Where sin and death abound,
How beautiful beyond compare,
Will Paradise be found!

God, Almighty and Omnipotent.

1 GREAT God, thy penetrating eye
Pervades my inmost powers:
With awe profound my wondering soul
Falls prostrate, and adores.

2 To be encompassed round with God,
The holy and the just;

Armed with omnipotence to save,
Or crumble us to dust-

3 Oh, how tremendous is the thought!
Deep may it be impressed!

And may thy Spirit firmly grave
This truth within each breast!

4 Begirt with thee, our fearless souls
The gloomy vale shall tread;

And thou wilt bind th' immortal crown
Of glory on each head.

13.

L. M.

NEEDHAM.

Wisdom and Knowledge of God.

1 AWAKE, our tongues-our tribute bring
To him who gave us power to sing;
Praise him, who is all praise above,
The source of wisdom and of love.

2 How vast his knowledge! how profound!
A depth where all our thoughts are drowned!
The stars he numbers-and their names
He gives to all those heavenly flames.
3 Through each bright world above, behold
Ten thousand thousand charms unfold:
Earth, air, and mighty seas combine,
To speak his wisdom all divine.

4 But in redemption, oh what grace!
Its wonders, oh what thought can trace;
Here wisdom shines for ever bright-
Praise him, our souls, with sweet delight.

14.

C. M.

WATTS.

God searching the Heart.

1 GOD is a spirit, just-and wise;
He sees our inmost mind;

In vain to heaven we raise our cries,
And leave our hearts behind.

2 Nothing but truth before his throne
With honour can appear;

The painted hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies; Their bending knees the ground; But God abhors the sacrifice,

Where the heart is not found.

4 Lord, search our thoughts, and try our ways,
And make our souls sincere ;
Then shall we stand before thy face,
And find acceptance there.

15.
God Self-existent and immutable.

L. M. METHODIST COLL.

1 ALL-POWERFUL, self-existent God, Who all creation dost sustain !

Thou wast, and art, and art to come-
And everlasting is thy reign.

2 Fixed and eternal as thy days,
Each glorious attribute divine,
Through ages infinite, shall still
With undiminished lustre shine.
3 Fountain of being! Source of good!
Immutable dost thou remain ;
Nor can the shadow of a change
Obscure the glories of thy reign.

4 Earth may with all her powers dissolve,
If such the great Creator's will:
But thou for ever art the same;

16.

"I AM" is thy memorial still.

Praise to God for creating goodness.

1 CELESTIAL worlds! your Maker's name Resound through every shining coast: Our God a nobler praise will claim, Where he unfolds his glories most.

2 Stupendous globe of flaming day! Praise him in thy sublime career; He struck from night thy peerless ray, Gave thee thy path, and guides thee there. 3 Ye starry lamps, to whom 't is given Night's sable horrors to illume,

Praise him who hung you in yon heaven, With vivid fires to gild the gloom..

4 Lightnings, that round th' Eternal play! Thunders, that from his arm are hurled! The grandeur of your God convey, Blazing, or bursting on the world.

5 From clime to clime, from shore to shore, Be the almighty God adored :

He made the nations by his power,
And rules them with his sovereign word.

6 At once let nature's ample round
To God the vast thanksgiving raise:
His high perfection knows no bound,
But fills immensity of space.

17.

S. M. STEELE.

God our Creator and Benefactor.

1 OUR Maker and our King!

To thee our all we owe;
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring,
Whence all our blessings flow.
2 Thou ever good and kind!
A thousand reasons move,
A thousand obligations bind
Our hearts to grateful love.
3 The creatures of thy hand,
On thee alone we live;
Our God, thy benefits demand
More praise than we can give.

4 Lord, what can we impart,
When all is thine before;
Thy love demands a thankful heart;
The gift, alas! how poor!

5 Shall we withhold thy due?

And shall our passions rove?
Lord, form our wretched hearts anew,
And fill them with thy love.

6 Oh let thy grace inspire

Our souls with strength divine;
Let all our powers to thee aspire,
And all our days be thine.

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C. M.

GIBBONS.

1 THY goodness, Lord, our souls confess; Thy goodness we adore;

A spring, whose blessings never fail-
A sea without a shore!

2 Sun, moon, and stars, thy love declare In every golden ray;

Love draws the curtains of the night,
And love brings back the day.

3 Thy bounty every season crowns,
With all the bliss it yields;

With joyful clusters loads the vines, With strengthening grain, the fields. 4 But chiefly thy compassion, Lord, Is in the gospel seen;