156. L. M.

WATTS.

The eternal and sovereign God.

1.

JEHOVAH reigns; he dwells in light,
Girded with majesty and might:
The world, created by his hands,
Still on its first foundation stands.

2.

But ere this spacious world was made,
Or had its first foundation laid,

His throne eternal

ages stood,

Himself the ever-living God.

3.

Like floods the angry nations rise,
And aim their rage against the skies:
Vain floods, that swell their waves so high!
At his rebuke the billows die.

4.

For ever shall his throne endure:
His promise stands for ever sure;
And everlasting holiness

Becomes the dwellings of his grace.

157. L. M. TATE AND BRADY.
God the eternal sovereign.

1.

WITH glory clad, with strength array'd, The Lord, who o'er all nature reigns, The world's foundations strongly laid, And the vast fabric still sustains.

2.

How surely stablisht is thy throne,
Which shall no change or period see!
For thou, O Lord, and thou alone,
Art God from all eternity.

3.

The floods, O Lord, lift up their voice,
And toss the troubled waves on high;
But God above can still the noise,
And make the angry sea comply.

4.

Thy promise, Lord, is ever sure;
And they who in thy presence dwell,
That happy station to secure,
Must still in holiness excell.

LONG as I live I'll bless thy name,
My King, my God of love;
My work and joy shall be the same
In the bright world above.

2.

Great is the Lord, his power unknown,
And let his praise be great;
I'll sing the honours of thy throne,
Thy works of grace repeat.

3.

Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue;
And, while my lips rejoice,

The men that hear my sacred song
Shall join their cheerful voice.

4.

Fathers to sons shall teach thy name,
And children learn thy ways;
Ages to come thy truth proclaim,
And nations sound thy praise.

5.

Thy glorious deeds of ancient date Shall through the world be known; Thine arm of power, thy heavenly state, With public splendour shown.

6.

The world is govern'd by thy hands,
Thy saints are ruled by love;
And thine eternal kingdom stands,
Though rocks and hills remove.

My God, my King, thy various praise
Shall fill the remnant of my days,
Thy grace employ my humble tongue
Till death and glory raise the song.

2.

The wings of every hour shall bear
Some thankful tribute to thine ear,
And every setting sun shall see
New works of duty done for thee.

3.

Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim:
Thy bounty flows an endless stream;
Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow,
But dreadful to the stubborn foe.

4.

Thy works with sovereign glory shine,
And speak thy majesty divine:

Let Britain round her shores proclaim
The sound and honour of thy name.

5.

Let distant times and nations raise
The long succession of thy praise,
And unborn ages make my song
The joy and labour of their tongue.

6.

But who can speak thy wondrous deeds?
Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds:
Vast and unsearchable thy ways,
Vast and immortal be thy praise.

160. C. M. ENFIELD'S COLLECTION. The greatness of God.

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HEAVEN, earth, and all created things, Attend your Maker's word;

My soul stands trembling while she sings The honours of her Lord.

2.

Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown Hang on his firm decree;

He sits on no precarious throne,

Nor borrows leave to be.

3.

Ten thousand ages ere the skies
Were into motion brought,

All future years, and worlds to come,
Stood present to his thought.

4.

His mighty voice bade ancient night
Her boundless realms resign;
And lo, ten thousand worlds of light
In fields of azure shine.

5.

His wisdom with superior sway
Guides the vast moving frame;
Whilst all the ranks of beings pay
Deep reverence to his name.

161. s. M.

WATTS.

God's sovereignty and goodness.

1.

O LORD, our heavenly King,
Thy name is all divine;

Thy glories round the earth are spread,
And o'er the heavens they shine.

2.

When to thy works on high

I raise my wondering eyes,
And see the moon complete in light
Adorn the darksome skies:

3.

When I survey the stars,

And all their shining forms,Lord, what is man, that mortal thing, Akin to dust and worms?

4.

Lord, what is mortal man,

That thou shouldst love him so? Next to thine angels is he placed, And lord of all below.