6 But the mild glories of thy grace, 69 C. M. All things created for his glory. 2 Lord, for thy glory shines the whole; It all reflects thy light: For this the planets ceaseless roll, 3 For this the earth its produce yields; For this the waters flow; And blooming plants adorn the fields, 4 Inspired with praise, may we pursue That all we think, or say, or do, Shall to thy glory tend. 70 The God of nature and of grace. THE God of nature and of grace C. M. His goodness through the earth we trace, 2 Behold this fair and fertile globe, "Twas he who girded, like a robe, 3 Lift to the arch of heaven your eye; His glory, boundless as the sky, 4 How excellent, O Lord, thy name, Spread through eternity, thy fame 5 These lower works that swell thy praise, High as our thoughts can tower, Are but a portion of thy ways, The hiding of thy power. 6 Millions before thy presence stand, Fulness of joy at thy right hand, 71 His greatness and condescension. 0 LORD, our King, how excellent Thy name on earth is known; Thy glory in the firmament, How wonderfully shown! C. M. 2. When I behold the heavens on high, The work of thy right hand; The moon and stars amid the sky, Thy lights in every land: 3 Lord! what is man that thou shouldst deign On him to set thy love, Give him on earth a while to reign, Then fill a throne above? 4 O Lord, how excellent thy name; Let time thy saving truth proclaim, 72 His glory and majesty. C. M. GOD, we praise thee, and confess And everlasting Father art, 2 To thee all angels cry aloud; 3 O holy, holy, holy Lord, 4 The' apostles' glorious company, 5 The holy Church throughout the world, 73 Of boundless majesty. Wisdom, majesty, goodness. L. M: FATHER of all, whose powerful voice Call'd forth this universal frame! Through endless ages still the same: 2 In heaven thou reign'st enthroned in light, And hail thee sov'reign Lord of all. 74 C. M. Universal sovereignty. THE Lord descended from above, And bow'd the heavens most high, 2 On cherubim and seraphim And on the wings of mighty winds, 3 He sat serene upon the floods, And he, as sov'reign Lord and King, 75 1st P. M. 6 lines 8s. Omnipotence and immutability. WHEN Israel out of Egypt came, And left the proud oppressor's land, Supported by the great I AM, Safe in the hollow of his hand, The Lord in Israel reign'd alone, And Judah was his fav'rite throne. 2 The sea beheld his power, and fled, Disparted by the wondrous rod; Jordan ran backward to its head, And Sinai felt the' incumbent God; The mountains skipp'd like frighten'd rams, The hills leap'd after them as lambs. 3 What ail'd thee, O thou trembling sea? What horror turn'd the river back? Was nature's God displeased with thee? And why should hills or mountains shake? Ye mountains huge, that skipp'd like rams? Ye hills, that leap'd as frighten'd lambs? 4 Earth, tremble on, with all thy sons, The rock into a fountain flows: 76 Creator of soul and body. ALL-CREATING God, 77 S. M. 3d P. M. 4 6s & 2 8s. Greatness and condescension. His 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, |