Tribulation and Inconstancy of Mind.273 to 316 & 611 to 621

1.

HYMNS.

C. M.

WATTS.

The Infinity of God.-Ps. cxlvii. 5; 2 Pet. iii. 8; Heb. iv. 13.
GREAT God! how infinite art thou!

What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee!

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere seas or stars were made:
Thou art the ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.

3 [Nature and time quite naked lie
To thy immense survey,
From the formation of the sky,
To the great burning day.]

4 Eternity, with all its years,

Stands present in thy view:
To thee there's nothing old appears-
Great God! there's nothing new!

5 Our lives through various scenes are drawn, And vex'd with trifling cares,

While thy eternal thought moves on
Thy undisturb'd affairs.

6 Great God! how infinite art thou!
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee!

2.

C. M.

WATTS.

The Eternity of God.-Ps. xc. 2.

LORD, raise my soul above the ground,
And draw my thoughts to thee;
Teach me, with sweet and solemn sound,
To praise the eternal Three.

2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread,
Jehovah fill'd his throne;

Or Adam form'd, or angels made,

The Maker lived alone.

3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime; Eternity's his dwelling-place,

And ever is his time.

4 While like a tide our minutes flow,
The present and the past,
He fills his own immortal NOW,
And sees our ages waste.

5 The sea and sky must perish too,
And vast destruction come!
The creatures! look how old they grow,
And wait their fiery doom.

6 Well, let the sea shrink all away,
And flame melt down the skies,
My God shall live an endless day,
When the old creation dies.

3.

L. M.

BURNHAM.

The Power of God.-Ps. lxxiv. 12; Luke ix. 43.

God is my everlasting King;

God is my Strength, and I will sing:
His power upholds my feeble frame,
And I'm victorious through his name.
2 Devils retreat when he appears;
Then I arise above my fears,
And every fiery dart repel,

And vanquish all the force of hell. 3 Through the Redeemer's precious blood, I feel the mighty power of God; Through the rich aid divinely given, I rise from earth, and soar to heaven. 4 [Dear Lord, thy weaker saints inspire, And fill them with celestial fire: On thy kind arm may they rely, And all their foes shall surely fly.] 5 Now, Lord, thy wondrous power exert, And every ransom'd soul support;

Give us fresh strength to wing our way,
To regions of eternal day.

6 There may we praise the great I AM,
And shout the victories of the Lamb;
Raise every chorus to his blood,
And triumph in the power of God.]

4.

C. M.

WATTS.

The Sovereignty of God.-Rom. ix. 15-18.

KEEP silence, all created things,
And wait your Maker's nod:

6 Great God! how infinite art thou! ́ ́
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee!

2.

C. M.

WATTS.

The Eternity of God.-Ps. xc. 2.

LORD, raise my soul above the ground,
And draw my thoughts to thee;
Teach me, with sweet and solemn sound,
To praise the eternal Three.

2 Long ere the lofty skies were spread,
Jehovah fill'd his throne;

Or Adam form'd, or angels made,

The Maker lived alone.

3 His boundless years can ne'er decrease, But still maintain their prime; Eternity's his dwelling-place,

And ever is his time.

4 While like a tide our minutes flow,
The present and the past,
He fills his own immortal NOW,
And sees our ages waste.

5 The sea and sky must perish too,
And vast destruction come!
The creatures! look how old they grow,
And wait their fiery doom.

6 Well, let the sea shrink all away,
And flame melt down the skies,

My God shall live an endless day,
When the old creation dies.