A spring whose blessings never fail ; 2 Sun, moon, and stars thy love declare Love draws the curtains of the night, With joyful clusters loads the vines, There, like a sun, thy mercy shines, 5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy, Praising God for Mercies. 1 O, BLESS the Lord, my soul ! And aid my tongue to bless his name, 2 O, bless the Lord, my soul, 3 'T is he forgives thy sins, 4 He crowns thy life with love, WATTS. He that redeemed my soul from death 5 He fills the poor with good; 6 His wondrous works and ways But sent the world his truth and grace God's wondrous Love. 1 O, FOR a shout of joy Loud as the theme we sing! To this divine employ Your hearts and voices bring; J. YOUNG. Sound, sound, through all the earth abroad, 2 Unnumbered myriads stand, Or bow at his right hand, And pay their homage there ; 3 Though earth and hell assail, And grasp the heavenly prize, And through an endless age record, The love, th' unchanging love, of .God. 171. S. M. Burder. God is Love. 1 COME, ye that know and fear the Lord, Let every heart and voice accord, 2 Behold, his loving-kindness waits 3 O, may we all, while here below, Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds, God's Care a Remedy for ours. 1 HOW gentle God's commands ! DODDRIDGE. Come, cast your burdens on the Lord, 2 His bounty will provide, His saints securely dwell; That hand which bears creation up 3 Why should this anxious load Press down your weary mind: 4 His goodness stands approved, 173. C. M. The Earth full of the Goodness of God. MONTGOMERY. 2 He bows the heavens; the mountains stand, 3 The forests in his strength rejoice ; 4 In every stream his bounty flows, In every breeze his spirit blows, - 5 His blessings fall in plenteous showers That teems with foliage, fruits, and flowers, 6 If God hath made this world so fair, How beautiful beyond compare 1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace, 2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines WATTS. Through all the earth his bounty shines, 3 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! 4 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, Universal Goodness of God. BROWNE 1 LORD! thou art good; all nature shows Thy bounty through creation flows, 2 The whole, and every part, proclaims It shines in stars, and flows in streams, 3 We view it o'er the spreading main, 4 Long hath it been diffused abroad, But still keeps flowing on. 5 Through the vast whole it pours supplies, 6 My highest admiration raise, My best affections move! Employ my tongue in songs of praise, 176. 7s. M. Perfections and Providence of God. 1 LET us with a joyful mind MILTON. |