3 I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That filled the earth with food:
He formed the creatures by his word,
And then pronounced them good.
4 There's not a plant or flower below
But makes thy glories known :
The clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.
5 Creatures, as numerous as they be,
Are subject to thy care:
There's not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there.
HYMN 80. C. M. [#]
Creation and Providence.
1 LORD, when my raptured thought surveys Creation's beauties o'er,
All nature joins to teach thy praise,
And bid my soul adore.
2 Where'er I turn my gazing eyes,
Thy radiant footsteps shine;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,
And speak thy hand divine.
3 The living tribes of countless forms
In earth, and sea, and air,
The meanest flies, the smallest worms,
Almighty power declare.
4 All rose to life at thy command,
And wait their daily food
From thy paternal, bounteous hand,
Exhaustless Spring of good!
HYMN 81. S. M. [#]
Obligation to Gratitude and Praise.
1 My Maker, and my King,
To thee my all I owe :
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
Whence all my blessings flow.
2 Thou ever good and kind,
A thousand reasons move,
A thousand obligations bind
My heart to grateful love.
3 Thy goodness, like the sun,
Dawned on my early days,
Ere infant reason had begun
To form my lips to praise.
4 The creature of thy hand,
On thee alone I live :
My God, thy benefits demand
More praise than life can give.
5 O let thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
Let all my powers to thee aspire,
And all my days be thine.
HYMN 82. L. M. [#]
God the intellectual Light.
1 PRAISE to the Lord of boundless might,
With uncreated glories bright:
His presence gilds the worlds above,
The Source supreme of light and love.
2 He sees the mind when lost it lies
In shades of ignorance and vice,
And darts from heaven a vivid ray,
And changes midnight into day.
3 Shine, mighty God, with vigour shine
On this benighted heart of mine;
There be thy brighter beams revealed,
As in the Saviour's face beheld.
4 Thine image, on my soul impressed,
In radiant lines shall stand confessed;
While all my faculties unite
To praise the Lord, who gives me light.
HYMN 83. C. M. [#]
God everywhere a Refuge.
1 How are thy servants blessed, O Lord!
How sure is their defence!
Eternal Wisdom is their guide,
Their help, Omnipotence.
2 In foreign realms, and lands remote,
Supported by thy care,
They pass unhurt through burning climes,
And breathe in tainted air.
3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil,
Makes every region please;
The hoary, frozen hills it warms,
And smooths the boisterous seas.
4 The storm was laid, the winds retired, Obedient to thy will;
The sea, that roared at thy command,
At thy command was still.
5 In midst of dangers and of death,
Thy goodness I'll adore ;
I'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.
HYMN 84. S. M. [#]
Reliance on God a Remedy for Care.
1 How gracious is our God!
How kind his precepts are!
Come, cast your burden on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.
2 Since he forever reigns,
We may securely dwell;
That hand which bears all nature up
Shall guide his children well.
3 O why should anxious thoughts
Oppress the sinking mind?
Go, fall before your Father's throne,
And sweet relief you'll find.
4 Devoutly fear his name,
And know no other fear;
In every scene of life and death
Your Helper will be near.
HYMN 85. C. M. [#]
God's Foreknowledge considered.
1 LET the whole race of creatures lie
Abased before the Lord!
Whate'er his mighty hand has formed
He governs with a word.
2 Ten thousand ages ere the skies
Were into motion brought,
All the long years and worlds to come
Stood present to his thought.
3 If light attend the course we go,
"Tis he provides the rays;
And 'tis his hand that hides the sun,
If darkness cloud our days.
4 Trusting thy wisdom, God of love,
We would not wish to know
What, in the book of thy decrees,
Awaits us here below.
5 Be this alone our fervent prayer :
Whate'er our lot shall be,
Or joys, or sorrows, may they form
Our souls for heaven and thee.
HYMN 86. L. M. [#]
Waiting upon God.
1 WAIT, every soul, your Maker's will;
Unhallowed passions, all be still;
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