Thrice holy, Lord! the angels cry: 2 Holy is he in all his works, 3 The deepest rev'rence, homage, love, Lift with thy hands a holy heart 4 Thou, righteous God! preserve my mind Thine image form within my breast, 29. (44.) C. M. 1 GOD is a Spirit, just and wise; He sees our inmost mind. In vain to heav'n we raise our cries, 2 Nothing but truth before his throne The painted 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 my thoughts, and try my ways And make my soul sincere: Then shall I stand before thy face, And find acceptance there. 30. 1 (46.) C. M. God no respecter of persons. WITH eye impartial, heav'n's high King No earthly pomp nis eyes can chat m, 2 The rich and poor, of equal clay, S Ye sons of men of high degree, Trust in the Lord, yc humble poor, The God you serve will ne'er forsake 31. (50.) P. M. God faithful. 1 THE promises I sing, Which love supreme hath spoke; Nor will th' eternal King His words of grace revoke. They stand secure And steadfast still: Not Sion's hill Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, When once the Judge appears; In radiant lines, His promise shines 3 Their harmony shall sound Thro' my attentive ears, When thunders cleave the ground, 32. 1 Midst all the shock Of that dread scene, I'll stand serene, T Thy word my rock. (51) C. M. God benevolent and merciful. HY ceaseless, unexhausted love, Delights our evil to remove, 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still; 3 Thy goodness and thy truth, tɔ m2, A vast unfathomable sea, Where all our thoughts are dro✔✔ 5 Faithful, O Lord, thy mercies are; A thousand promises declare 6 Throughout the universe it reigns, And, while the truth of God remains, 33. (52.) P. M. God is love. 1 MY God, thy boundless love I praise; How bright on high its glories blaze. How sweetly bloom below! It streams from t eternal throne; 2 'Tis love that paints the purple morn, In ev'ry vernal beam it glows, 3 It robes in cheerful green the ground, 4 But in thy gospel see it shine There faith, bright cherub, points the way And opens all her heav'n. 5 Then let the love, that makes me blest, And all my thoughts and passions tend 34. 1 (54) C. M. God gracious to all. SWEET is the mem'ry of thy grace, Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but not confines Through the whole earth his bounty shines, 3 With longing eyes, thy creatures wait Thy lib'ral hand provides their meat, 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, 35. God's mercies unutterable. OUR souls with pleasing wonder view The bounties of thy grace; 2 Thy lib'ral hand with worldly bliss 3 Here mercy hides their num'rous sins; 4 But oh! what treasures yet unknown 5 And what shall mortal worms reply? Loud, to the honour of thy name, 36. 1 (56.) S. M. God's mercy great and eternal. MY soul, repeat his praise, Whose mercies are so great; 23 |