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FIRST VERSION.

Praise for God's constant love.

1 To GOD, the mighty Lord,
Your joyful thanks repeat;
To Him due praise afford,
As good as He is great.
For God does prove

Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

2 To Him, whose wondrous pow'r
All other gods obey,
Whom earthly kings adore,
This grateful homage pay.
For God does prove &c.

3 By his Almighty hand
Amazing works are wrought;
The heav'ns by his command
Were to perfection brought.
For God does prove &c.

4 He, in our depth of woes,
On us with favour thought,
And from our cruel foes
In peace and safety brought.
For God does prove &c.

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5 He does the food supply,
On which all creatures live :
To God, who reigns on high,
Eternal praises give.
For God will prove
Our constant friend;
His boundless love
Shall never end.

SECOND VERSION.

Praise for God's mercy.

1 GIVE to our God immortal praise;
Mercy and truth are all his ways:
Wonders of grace to God belong;
Repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown;
The King of kings with glory crown:
His mercies ever shall endure,

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When earthly thrones are known no more. 3 He built the earth, He spread the sky, And fixed the starry lights on high: Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song. 4 He fills the sun with morning light; He bids the moon direct the night: His mercies ever shall endure,

When sun and moon shall shine no more.

5 He sent his Son with pow'r to save From guilt and darkness and the grave: Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song.

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Praise for preserving grace.

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1 WITH all my powers of heart and tongue I'll praise my Maker in my song: Angels shall hear the notes I raise, Approve the song, and join the praise. 2 I'll sing thy truth and mercy, Lord! I'll sing the wonders of thy word; Not all thy works and names below So much thy power and glory show! 3 To God I cried when troubles rose; He heard me and subdu'd my foes; He did my rising fears control,

And strength diffus'd through all my soul.
4 Amidst a thousand snares I stand,
Upheld and guarded by thy hand;
Thy words my fainting soul revive,
And keep my dying faith alive!

5 Grace will complete what grace begins,
To save from sorrows and from sins;
The work, that wisdom undertakes,
Fternal mercy ne'er forsakes.

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God's omniscience.

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1 THOU, Lord, by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down;

My secret thoughts are known to Thee,
Known long before conceiv'd by me.
2[Surrounded by thy pow'r I stand,
On ev'ry side I find thy hand:
Oh! skill, for human reach too high!
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye!]
3[Oh! could I so perfidious be,

To think of once deserting Thee,
Where, Lord, could I thy influence shun?
Or whither from thy presence run?
4 If up to heav'n I take my flight,

'Tis there Thou dwell'st enthron'd in light; Or dive to hell's infernal plains, "Tis there Almighty vengeance reigns. 5 Or, should I try to shun thy sight Beneath the sable wings of night, One glance from Thee, one piercing ray, Would kindle darkness into day.] 6 The veil of night is no disguise,

No screen from thy all-searching eyes;
Through midnight shades Thou find'st thy

way,

As in the blazing noon of day.

7 Search, try, O God, my thoughts and heart,
If mischief lurks in any part;
Correct me where I go astray,
And guide me in thy perfect way.

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Prayer in conflict.

1 HEAR me, O Lord! in my distress,
Hear me, in truth and righteousness;
For at thy bar of judgment tried,
None living could be justified.

2 Lord, I have foes, without, within;
The world, the flesh, in-dwelling sin,
Life's daily ills, temptation's hour,
And Satan roaring to devour.

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3 Feebly to Thee I stretch my hands,
Like failing streams through desert sands;
I thirst for Thee as harvest plains,
Parch'd in the summer, thirst for rains.
4 Teach me thy will; subdue mine own:
Thou art my God, and Thou alone:
By thy good Spirit guide me still,
Safe from all foes, to Zion's hill.

5 Release my soul from trouble, Lord!
Quicken and help me by thy word;
May all its promises be mine:
Be Thou my portion:-I am thine.

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