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Thy hand rewards, tho' all is thine: 9 Creatures with all their endless
Thy fire in wrath consumes thyfoes,
While in its genial warmth and

shine [pose. Thy friends with heavenly joy re8 The seraphim with sweetest tone Express the glory of thy sway, The elders, kneeling at thy throne, Serve thee, and deepest homage pay:

Like them, before thy majesty,

With humble awe I sink asham'd; Thou art in truth, O Lord most high, All that is great and holy nam'd.

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3 Present alike in every place,
Thy Godhead we adore;
Beyond the bounds of time and
Thou dwellest evermore. [space

4 In wisdom infinite thou art,
Thine eye doth all things see,
And every thought of every heart
Is fully known to thee.

5 Whate'er thou wilt, thou, Lord, canst do

Here and in heaven above; But chiefly we rejoice to know Almighty God is love.

6 Thou lov'st whate'er thy hands have made;

Thy goodness we rehearse,
In shining characters display'd
Throughout the universe.

7 With longing eyes thy creatures wait

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Thy power and praise proclaim; May we, who taste thy richer grace, Delight to bless thy name.

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2 Before thy face, O Lord most high,

Sinks all created glory down: Yet be not wroth with me, that I, Vile worm, draw near thy awful throne.

3 Of all thou the beginning art,

Of all things thou alone the end; On thee still fix my wavering heart: To thee let all my actions tend. 4 Thou, Lord, art light; thy native ray No shade, no variation knows; To my dark soul thy light display, The brightness of thy face disclose. 5 Thou, Lord, art love: from thee pure love [streams; Flows forth in unexhausted Let me its quick'ning virtue prove, O fill my heart with sacred flames.

6 Thou, Lord, art good, and thou
alone:
[sire,
With eager hope, with warm de-
Thee may I still my portion own,
To thee in every thought aspire.

7 So shall my every power to thee
In love and pure devotion rise;
Yea, body, soul, and spirit be
A holy, living sacrifice.

8 Lord God Almighty, ceaseless
praise
[giv'n:

In heaven, thy throne, to thee is Here, as in heaven, thy name we bless, [heaven.

For where thy presence shines is

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2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, The King of kings with glory crown: His mercies ever shall endure, When lords and kings are known no

more.

3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,

And fix'd 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 suns and moons shall shine no more.

5 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, from darkness, and the grave:

Wonders of grace to God belong, Repeat his mercies in your song. 6 Thro' this vain world he guides our feet,

And leads us to his heavenly seat: His mercies ever shall endure, When this vain world shall be no more.

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I WILL sing to my Creator,

Unto God I'll render praise,
Who by everything in nature
Magnifies his tender grace:
Nought but loving condescension

Still inclines his faithful heart
To support and take their part,
Who pursue his blest intention:
All things to their period tend,
But his mercy has no end.
2 Yea, his Son his heart paternal
Freely did give up for me,
Me to save from death eternal

And from endless misery:
Depth of love past comprehension,
Whence can my weak spirit fetch
Thoughts profound enough to
reach

This unfathom'd condescension:
All things, &c.

3 His good Spirit's best direction

He vouchsafes me in his word, And his wings their kind protection In my pilgrimage afford: He endows my soul and spirit

With the light of living faith, And escape the hell I merit: To o'ercome sin, world, & death,

All things, &c.

4 My soul's welfare he advances, For my body he doth care: Aid and comfort he dispenses,

When I call on him by prayer: When my natural strength is shrinkIn the time of utmost need, [ing, He, my God, draws nigh with speed, And recovers me from sinking:

All things, &c.

5 As a hen is wont to gather

Her young brood beneath her
wings,

So has he, my heavenly Father,
Kept me safe from hurtful things:
Had my God withdrawn his favour,
Had not his protecting grace
Sav'd me in each trying case,
I should have been helped never:
All things, &c.

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IN thee I live, and move, and am;
Thou number'st all my days:
As thou renew'st my being, Lord,
Let me renew thy praise.

2 From thee I am, thro' thee I am,
And for thee I must be:
'Twere better for me not to live,
Than not to live to thee.

3 Naked I came into this world,

And nothing with me brought: And nothing have I here deserv'd;

Yet I have lacked nought.

4 I do not praise my labouring hand, My labouring head, or chance: Thy providence, most gracious God, Is my inheritance.

5 Thy bounty gives me bread with
A table free from strife: [peace,
Thy blessing is the staff of bread,
Which is the staff of life.

6 The daily favours of my God
I cannot sing at large;
Yet humbly can I make this boast,
I am the Almighty's charge.
7 Lord, in the day thou art about
The paths wherein I tread;
And in the night, when I lie down,
Thou art about my bed.

8 O let my house a temple be,
That I and mine may sing
Hosannas to thy Majesty,

And praise our heavenly King.

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T. 151. COMMIT thou every grievance Into his faithful hands, To his sure care and guidance, Who heaven & earth commands: For he, the clouds' director,

Whom winds and seas obey, Will be thy kind protector, And will prepare thy way.

2 Rely on God thy Saviour,

So shalt thou safe go on;
Build on his grace and favour,

So shall thy work be done:
Thou canst make no advances
By self-consuming care;
But he his help dispenses,
When call'd upon by prayer.
3 Thy faithfulness eternal,
O Father, certainly
What's good or detrimental

Doth for thy children see:
Thee all things serve in nature,
According to thy will;
Thou, as the great Creator,
Thy counsel dost fulfil.

4 My soul, then, with assurance
Hope still, be not dismay'd;
He will from each incumbrance
Again lift up thy head:
Beyond thy wish extended

His goodness will appear,
When he hath fully ended
What caus'd thy needless fear.
192.*

T. 106.

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2 What gain'st thou by thy anxious | 4 To all my weak complaints and

caring?

What causes thee to pine away? Thy rest and health thou art impairing [day: By sighs and groans from day to Thou art but adding grief to grief, Instead of getting sure relief.

cries

Thy mercy lent an ear, [learnt Ere yet my feeble thoughts had To form themselves in prayer. 5 Unnumber'd comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestow'd, Before my infant-heart conceiv'd From whom those comforts flow'd.

3 0 could we be resign'd and quiet,
And rest in God's good provi-6
dence,
[diet,
Who oft prescribes us wholesome
In forms that please not flesh and

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Yea, wonderful in all his ways, Abase the proud, the humble raise. 6 Do thou with faith discharge thy [praise; Keep God's commands, live to his Rely on him for preservation, On whom the whole creation stays:

The man that's truly wise and just, Makes God, & God alone, his trust. T. 14.

193. WHEN all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise. 20 how shall words with equal warmth

The gratitude declare, [heart, That glows within my ravish'd But thou canst read it there. 3 Thy providence my life sustain'd, And all my wants redress'd, When in the silent womb I lay, And hung upon the breast.

When in the slippery paths of

youth

With heedless steps I ran, [safe, Thine arm, unseen, convey'd me And led me up to man.

7 Through hidden dangers, toils, and deaths,

It gently clear'd my way, And thro' the pleasing snares of vice, More to be fear'd than they. 8 When worn with sickness, oft hast thou

With health renew'd my face; And when in sin and sorrow sunk, Reviv'd my soul with grace.

9 Ten thousand thousand precious My daily thanks employ; [gifts Nor is the least a cheerful heart, That tastes those gifts with joy. 10 Thro' every period of my life

Thy goodness I'll pursue; [thee, And after death, in heaven with The glorious theme renew. 11 When nature fails, & day & night Divide thy works no more, My ever grateful heart, O Lord, Thy mercy shall adore. 12 Through all eternity to thee A joyful song I'll raise: But O, eternity's too short To utter all thy praise.

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3 While like a tide our minutes flow, 7 Thy Spirit grant, that I discern

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WELL art thou leading, Guide supreme,

seem,

Thy people on their pilgrimage: Thy paths may strange and devious [pests rage, But yet are straight: - should temAmid the desolating blast, Thy calming voice is heard at last.

2 Thy wisdom scatters, Lord most high, [combine: What human prudence would Thy power upraises to the sky,

What some in fetters would confine:

Man, reading not thy perfect will, Walketh in some vain shadow still.

3 Thy thoughts are high, and soar above

The vanities which all admire: No eloquence thine ear can move, Thy impulse must the tongue inspire:

The Pharisee thou passest by, While mercy waits the sinner's cry.

4 We magnify thy grace, pure love Doth thy paternal heart excite; Thy pillar doth before us move,

To dwell with men is thy delight: Thou watchest o'er us day by day, And lead'st us in the narrow way.

5 Thy mighty arm is our defence, Thou know'st how ignorant we are;

Our actions prove our impotence, Thine, wondrous power and faithful care: [sheep Though to the world unknown, thy Thou in thy fold dost safely keep.

6 Sometimes thy rod may seem severe,

Again thy love thou dost display; Thy gentle chastisement is near,

Nature from grace, thy light from

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GIVE to the winds thy fears, Hope and be undismay'd; [tears, God hears thy sighs and counts thy God shall lift up thy head: Thro' waves, & clouds, & storms He gently clears thy way; Wait thou his time, so shall the Soon end in joyous day. (night

2 He everywhere hath way, And all things serve his might, His every act pure blessing is, His path unsullied light:

When he makes bare his arm, What shall his work withstand? When he his people's cause defends, Who, who shall stay his hand?

3 Leave to his sovereign sway

To choose and to command, [own With wonder fill'd thou then shalt How wise, how strong his hand: Thou comprehend'st him not, Yet earth and heaven tell, God sits as sovereign on the throne, He ruleth all things well.

4 Thou seest our weakness, Lord, Our hearts are known to thee, O lift thou up the sinking hand, Confirm the feeble knee: Let us, in life and death, Boldly thy truth declare, And publish with our latest breath Thy love and guardian care.

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CHILDREN of God lack nothing, His promise bears them thro'; Who gives the lilies clothing,

Will clothe his people too: Beneath the spreading heavens, No creature but is fed;

When we are prone to go astray: Soon as we mourning seek thy face, Thou bidd'st our wayward wander-And he who feeds the ravens, Will give his children bread.

ings cease.

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