2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, 3 And yet thy kindness deigns to show 152. S. P. M. The Majesty of God. 1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns, His head with awful glories crowned, Begirt with sovereign might, And rays of majesty around. 2 Upheld by thy commands, 3 Thy promises are true; WATTS. There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove; Shall in thy courts appear, And sing thine everlasting love. 1 ETERNAL Wisdom, thee we praise; Thee all thy creatures sing; WATTS. While with thy name rocks, hills, and seas, 2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky! Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, 3 Thy glories blaze all nature round, Through skies, and seas, and solid ground, 4 Almighty power, and equal skill, 5 But still, the wonders of thy grace 1 IS there a God? Yon rising sun In answer meet replies, Writes it in flame upon the earth, ANONYMOUS. 2 Is there a God? Hark! from on high I hear his voice in every wind, 3 Is there a God? With sacred fear, "There is!" each glittering lamp of light, "There is!" my soul replies. 4 If such convictions to my mind O, let the wisdom of his word TATE & BRADF. 1 THROUGH endless years thou art the same, O thou eternal God; Each future age shall know thy name, 2 The strong foundations of the earth. By thee the beauteous arch of heaven, 3 Soon shall this goodly frame of things, Be, like a vesture, laid aside, Through everlasting ages shine, 156. L. M. SPIRIT OF THE PSALMS. 1 FATHER of spirits, nature's God! 2 Could we, on morning's swiftest wings, 3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly, 4 Search thou our hearts, and there destroy 157. L. M. Omniscience and Omnipresence of God. WATTS. 1 LORD, thou hast searched and seen me through; My heart and flesh, with all their powers. 5 O, may these thoughts possess my breast, 158. L. M. Wisdom and Knowledge of God. NEEDHAM. AWAKE, my tongue; thy tribute bring Praise Him who has 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 their 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, O, what grace! Its wonders, O, what thought can trace! Here wisdom shines for ever bright; Praise him, my soul, with sweet delight. 159. C.-M. Almighty Power and Majesty of God. H. K. WHITE. 1 THE Lord our God is clothed with might; The winds obey his will; He speaks, and in the heavenly height The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebel, ye waves, and o'er the land 3 Ye winds of night, your force combine; Ye shall not, in the mountain-pine, 4 His voice sublime is heard afar ; He binds the whirlwinds to his car, 5 Ye nations bend; in reverence bend; |