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Eternal Praise.
“ I will praise thy name for ever.'

Psa, cxlv. (L. M.),
I JEHOVAH! 'tis a glorious word,

O may it dwell on ev'ry tongue,
But Sailors who have known the Lord,

Are bound to raise the noblest song. 2 Awake, ye tempests, and his fame

In sounds of dreadlnl praise declare,
And the sweet whisper of his name,

Fill every gentler breeze of air.
8 Let clouds, and winds, and waves agreo,

To join their praise with blazing fire ;
Let the firm earth, and rolling sea,
In this eternal song conspire.

WATTS.

39. Pruise to Dirine Wisdom. “ He lath established the world by his wisdom.".

Jer. x. (C. M.)
1 ETERNAL wisdom, thee we praise,

Thee the creation sings,
With thy lov’d name, rocks, hills, and scas,

And heaven's high palace rings.
Ir down I turn my wond'ring eyes,

On clouds and storms below;
Those urider regions of the skies,

Thy num'rvus glories show.
8 The noisy winds stand ready there,

Thy orders to obey;
With sounding wings they sweep the air,

To make thy chariot way.

D

4 There, like a trumpet, loud and strong,

Thy thunder shakes our coast;
While the red lightnings wave along
The banners of thy host.

Wesley.

40.

Praise to the Power of God. “I will declare thy greatness.”—Psa, cxlv. (C. M.) 1 I SING the Almighty power of God,

That inade the mountains rise ;
That spread the flowing seas abroad,

And built the lofty skies.
2 I sing the wisdom that ordain'd

The sun to rule the day;
The moc a shines full at his command,

And all the stars obey.
3 Lo, the rough mountains of the deep,
W Obey his strong command ;
Thy breath can raise the billows steef,

Or sink them to the sand.
4 Thy glories blaze all nature round,

Ånd strike the wond'ring sight,
Thro' skies and seas, and solid ground,
With terror and delight.

WESLEY

41. Praise for Jehovah's Reign. “ The Lord Reigneth."-Psa, xciil. (L. M.) VIEW the broad sea's majestic plains, And think how wide its Maker reigas; That band remotest nations joins, And on each wave his goodness shines.

2 But, О that brighter world above, Where lives and reigns incarnate love; God's only son, in flesh array'd,

For man, a bleeding victim made.
3 Thither my soul, with rapture soar,

There in the land of praise adore,
This theme demands an angel's lay,
Demands an undeclining day.

DODDRIDGE,

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Praise to Divine Providence.
My God shall supply all your need.''

Phil. iv. (L. M.)
I ALMIGHTY King! whose wond'rous hand,

Supports the weight of sea and land ;
Whose grace is such a boundless store,

No heart shall break that sighs for more. 2 Thy providence supplies my food,

And 'tis thy blessing makes it good;
My soul is nourished by thy word,

Let soul and body praise the Lord.
3 My streams of outward comfort came

From him who built this earthly frame;
Whate'er I want, His bounty gives,

By whom my soul for ever lives.
4 Either His hand preserves from pain,

Or if I feel, it heals again;
From Satan's malice shields my breast,

Or overrules it for the best.
8 Forgive the song that falls so low,

Beneath the gratitude I owe;
It means thy praise, however poor,
Au angel's song can do no more.

COW PER.

43. Praise to God, from all Creatures. “ Praise the Lord, O my soul.”—Psa. civ. (P. V.) 1 LET all the earth-born race,

And monsters of the deep,
The fish that cleave the seas,

Or in their bosom sleep.
From sea and shore, their tribute pour,
And still display their Maker's power.
2 Ye vapours, hail and snow,

Praise ye the Almighty Lord
And stormy winds that blow,

To execute his word.
When lightnings shine, or thunders road
Let Earth his hand divine adore.
8 Come British seamen join :

With heaven, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine,

To your Creator's praise.
Ye bright Angelic holy throng,
In worlds of light the theme prolong.

WATT.

44.

After a Sea Storm. "Salvation is of the Lord.”—Psa. iji. (P. M.) 1 ALL praise to the Lord,

Who rules by his word,

Th' untractable sea,
And limits its rage by his stedfast decree ;

Whose providence binds,
Or releases the winds,

And compels them again.
At his beck, to put on the invisible chain

2 O that all men would raise,

A tribute of praise,

His goodness declare,
And thankfully sing of his fatherly, care ;

With joy we embrace
This pledge of his grace,

And wait to outfly
These storms of affliction, and land in the sky.

WESLEY.

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Gratitude for Divine Goodness.
“ I love the Lord, because he has heard me.'

Psa. cxvi. (L. M.)
I AND will the glorious Lord descend

To be my father, and my friend;
Then let my songs with angels join,

Heaven is secure, if God be mine.
2 Praise shall employ my noblest powers !

While immortality endures,
My days of praise shall ne'er be past,
While life, and thought, and being last.

WATTS.

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Exalted Praise. (L. M.)
" Sing his praise in the congregation.”—Psa. cxlix.
1 LET the whole ocean now rejoice,

And ev'ry ship our God adore;
The British Isles shall send the noise

Across the sea to ev'ry shore.
2 We'll crowd his gates with thankful songs,

High as the heavens our voices raise, And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,

Shall fill his courts with sounding praise.