4 Earth, tremble on, with all thy sons, In presence of thy awful Lord, Whose power inverted nature owns, Her only law his sov'reign word : He shakes the centre with his rod, And heaven bows down to Jacob's God. 5 Creation, varied by his hand, The' omnipotent Jehovah knows; The sea is turn'd to solid land, The rock into a fountain flows: And all things, as they change, proclaim The Lord eternally the same. 76 0 Creator of soul and body. S. M. My body rose, a breathing clod,- 77 3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s. Greatness and condescension. HE Lord Jehovah reigns, THis throne is built on high; The garments he assumes Are light and majesty: His glories shine with beams so bright, 2 The thunders of his hand To guard his holy law; And where his love resolves to bless, 3 Through all his mighty works And all their dark designs; My Father and my Friend? I love his Name, I love his word; 78 CO Omnipotence and wisdom. L. M. NOME, O my soul, in sacred lays, Attempt thy great Creator's praise : But O, what tongue can speak his fame? What mortal verse can reach the theme? 2 Enthroned amid the radiant spheres, He glory like a garment wears; To form a robe of light divine, 4 Raised on devotion's lofty wing, Majesty and power. C. M. HE Lord our God is clothed with might, THE The winds obey his will; He speaks, and in his heavenly height The rolling sun stands still. 2 Rebél, ye waves, and o'er the land 3 Ye winds of night, your force combine; Ye shall not, in the mountain-pine, 4 His voice sublime is heard afar He yokes the whirlwind to his car, 5 Ye sons of earth, in rev'rence bend; And let unceasing praise ascend 80 Omnipotence and grace. L. M. THE earth, with all her fulness, owns The countless myriads of her sons 2 His word did out of nothing call The world, and founded all that is; 3 But who shall quit this low abode- 4 The man whose hands and heart are clean 5 He shall obtain the starry crown; And, number'd with the saints above, The God of his salvation own, The God of his salvation love. 81 Bounteous in mercy and goodness. MY S. M. Thy sov'reign bounty is the spring My soul with strength divine; 82 ERE From everlasting to everlasting. L. M. RE mountains rear'd their forms sublime, Or heaven and earth in order stood, Before the birth of ancient time, From everlasting thou art God. 2 A thousand ages, in their flight, With thee are as a fleeting day; Past, present, future, to thy sight At once their various scenes display. 3 But our brief life's a shadowy dream, A passing thought, that soon is o'er,— That fades with morning's earliest beam, And fills the musing mind no more. 4 To us, O Lord, the wisdom give, Each passing moment so to spend, That we at length with thee may live Where life and bliss shall never end. 83 Omniscience. C. M. LORD, all I am is known to thee; In vain my soul would try To shun thy presence, or to flee 2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys My public walks, my private ways, 3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord, 4 0 wondrous knowledge! deep and high: Where can a creature hide? Within thy circling arms I lie, 5 So let thy grace surround me still, To guard my soul from every ill, 84 C. M. Omniscience and omnipresence. 2 Could we, on morning's swiftest wings, 3 In vain may guilt attempt to fly, One glance from thy all-piercing eye |