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;

There, like a sun, thy mercy shines,
Without a cloud between.

5 There pardon, peace, and holy joy,
Through Jesus' name, are given;
He on the cross was lifted high,
That we might reign in heaven.

Praising God for Mercies.

1 O, BLESS the Lord, my soul !
Let all within me join,

And aid my tongue to bless his name,
Whose favors are divine.

2 O, bless the Lord, my soul,
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die.

3 'T is he forgives thy sins,
"T is he relieves thy pain,
'T is he that heals thy sicknesses,
And makes thee young again.

4 He crowns thy life with love,
When ransomed from the grave :

WATTS.

He that redeemed my soul from death
Hath sovereign power to save.

5 He fills the poor with good;
He gives the sufferers rest:
The Lord hath judgments for the proud,
And justice for th' oppressed.

6 His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known;

But sent the world his truth and grace
By his beloved Son.

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,
The love, th' eternal love, of God.

2 Unnumbered myriads stand,
Of seraphs bright and fair,

Or bow at his right hand,

And pay their homage there ;
But strive in vain, with loudest chord,
To sound the wondrous love of God.

3 Though earth and hell assail,
And doubts and fears arise,
The weakest shall prevail,

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,
And lift your souls above;

Let every heart and voice accord,
To sing, that God is love.

2 Behold, his loving-kindness waits
For those who from him rove,
And calls of mercy reach their hearts,
To teach them God is love.

3 O, may we all, while here below,
This best of blessings prove:

Till warmer hearts, in brighter worlds,
Shall shout that God is love.

God's Care a Remedy for ours.

1 HOW gentle God's commands !
How kind his precepts are!

DODDRIDGE.

Come, cast your burdens on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.

2 His bounty will provide,

His saints securely dwell;

That hand which bears creation up
Shall guard his children well.

3 Why should this anxious load

Press down your weary mind:
O, seek your Heavenly Father's throne,
And peace and comfort find.

4 His goodness stands approved,
Unchanged from day to day;
I'll drop my burden at his feet,
And bear a song away.

173.

C. M.

The Earth full of the Goodness of God.
1 GOD, in the high and holy place,
Looks down upon the spheres ;
Yet, in his providence and grace,
To every eye appears.

MONTGOMERY.

2 He bows the heavens; the mountains stand,
A highway for our God;
He walks amidst the desert-land;
'T is Eden where he trod.

3 The forests in his strength rejoice ;
Hark! on the evening breeze,
As once of old, Jehovah'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!

1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace,
My God, my Heavenly King!
Let age to age thy righteousness
In songs of glory sing.

2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines
His goodness to the skies;

WATTS.

Through all the earth his bounty shines,
And every want supplies.

3 How kind are thy compassions, Lord!
How slow thine anger moves!
But soon he sends his pardoning word,
To cheer the souls he loves.

4 Sweet is the memory of thy grace,
My God, my Heavenly King!
Let age to age thy righteousness
In songs of glory sing.

Universal Goodness of God.

BROWNE

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

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

2 The whole, and every part, proclaims
Thine infinite good-will;

It shines in stars, and flows in streams,
And blooms on 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 vast whole it pours supplies,
Spreads joy through every part :
O, may such love attract my eyes,
And captivate my heart!

6 My highest admiration raise,

My best affections move!

Employ my tongue in songs of praise,
And fill my heart with love!

176.

7s. M.

Perfections and Providence of God.

1 LET us with a joyful mind
Praise the Lord, for he is kind,

MILTON.