4 He fills the sun with morning light, He bids the moon direct the night: His mercies ever shall endure,
When sun and moon shall shine no more. 5 He sent his Son with power to save From guilt, and darkness, and the grave: Wonders of grace to God belong; Repeat his mercies in your song.
6 Through this short life he guides our feet, And leads us to his heavenly seat; His mercies ever shall endure, When time and death shall be no more.
33. L. P. M.
God the unfailing Source of Good.
1 GIVE to the Lord, in cheerful songs, The praise that to his name belongs, Whose goodness still unceasing flows; Repeat his name with grateful mind, Who, ever good and ever kind,
No change, nor variation knows. 2 Sovereign alone of earth and sky! On thee, for every hour's supply,
Thy various creatures all depend ; Man, whom thy light has given to know The source whence all his blessings flow, Views in his God his kindest friend!
3 Yet still our notes we'll higher raise, To celebrate in ardent praise
Eternal life through Jesus given; Thy gracious messenger he came,For ever blessed be thy name!
And pointed out the way to heaven.
Praise to God for his Greatness and Mercy.
1 GLORY be to God on high! God, whose glory fills the sky; Peace on earth to man forgiven, Man, the well-beloved of heaven: Glory be to God on high!
God, whose glory fills the sky. 2 Favoured mortals, raise the song; Endless thanks to God belong; Hearts o'erflowing with his praise, Join the hymns your voices raise. 3 Call the tribes of beings round, From creation's utmost bound; Where the Godhead shines confessed, There be solemn praise addressed.
4 Mark the wonders of his hand! Power, no empire can withstand; Wisdom, angels' glorious theme; Goodness, one eternal stream. 5 Awful Being! from thy throne Send thy promised blessings down; Let thy light, thy truth, thy peace, Bid our raging passions cease: Glory be, &c.
The Blessings of Divine Worship.
1 GOD in his earthly temples lays Foundations for his heavenly praise; And loves to see that worship rise, Which forms his offspring for the skies.
2 His mercy every house attends, Whence pure devotion's flame ascends; And ever lends a gracious ear,
Where churches join in praise and prayer. 3 To men of pure and pious hearts, All real good their God imparts; With grace he crowns them here below, And endless glory will bestow.
4 His blessing yields a large increase Of wisdom, and of sacred peace; While ripening holiness and love, Prepare their souls for joys above.
5 Father supreme! whose sovereign sway, All worlds, all beings must obey; May our first wish and object be,
On earth, in heaven, to dwell with thee.
36. c. M.
Sincerity and Hypocrisy.
1 GOD is a spirit just and wise,
He sees our inmost mind:
In vain to heaven we raise our cries, And leave our souls behind.
2 Nothing but truth before his throne With honour can appear; The formal hypocrites are known Through the disguise they wear. 3 Their lifted eyes salute the skies, Their bended knees, the ground; But God abhors the sacrifice, Where not the heart is found.
4 Lord! search our thoughts, and try our ways,
And make our souls sincere;
Then may we stand before thy face, And find acceptance there.
The Excellency of the Gospel.
1 GOD, who in various methods told His holy will to those of old, By his beloved Son, displays His truth and grace, in latter days.
2 We have the volume which records Our Saviour's character and words; And in our rising Lord was given The pledge of life, the hope of heaven.
3 There, knowledge of the noblest kind Expands and elevates the mind;
The heavenly doctrine, plain as true, Instructs, reproves, and comforts too.
4 How brightly there thy glories shine, Wisdom, and goodness all divine; Whate'er can fill the soul with love, And form it for the joys above!
5 Christians! while grateful songs ye raise, Improve the gospel which ye praise; And aid its progress, till the Lord Hath blessed all nations with his word.
Praise from the Works of God.
1 GREAT Cause of all things! Source of life! Sovereign of air, and earth, and sea! All nature feels thy power, and all A silent homage pay to thee.
2 Waked by thy hand, the morning sun Pours forth to thee its earlier rays, And spreads thy glories as it climbs; While raptured worlds look up and praise.
3 The moon to the deep shades of night Speaks the mild lustre of thy name; While all the stars that cheer the scene, Thee, the great Lord of light, proclaim.
4 And groves, and vales, and rocks, and hills, And every flower, and every tree; Ten thousand creatures, warm with life, Have each a grateful song for thee.
5 But man was formed to rise to heaven; And, blessed with reason's clearer light He views his Maker through his works, And glows with rapture at the sight.
6 Nor can the thousand songs that rise, Whether from air, or earth, or sea, So well repeat Jehovah's praise, Or raise such sacred harmony.
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