4. His grace subdues our sins;
And his forgiving love,

Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.

5. The pity of the Lord

To those who fear his name, Is such as tender parents feel; He knows our feeble frame.

6. Our days are as the grass,

Or like the morning flow'r!

If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field, - It withers in an hour.

7. But thy compassions, Lord,

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To endless years endure;

And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.

HYMN 57. c. M.

THOU, the wretched's sure retreat,
Who dost our cares co trol,
And with the cheerful smile of peace,
Revive the fainting soul !

2. Did ever thy propitious ear,

The humble plea disdain ?

Or when did plaintive mis'ry sigh,
Or supplicate in vain ?

3. Opprest with grief and shame, dissolv'd In penitential tears,

Thy goodness calms our anxious doubts,
And dissipates our fears.

4. New life from thy refreshing grace
Our sinking hearts receive;

Thy gentlest, best-lov'd attribute,
To pity and forgive.

5. From that blest source, propitious hope Appears serenely bright,

And sheds her soft and cheering beam
O'er sorrow's dismal night.

6. Our hearts adore thy mercy, Lord,
And bless the friendly ray,

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Which ushers in the smiling morn
Of everlasting day.

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HYMN 58. L. M.

to the Lord, who reigns on high, And views the nations from afar, Let everlasting praises fly,

And tell how large his bounties are. 2. He overrules all mortal things,

And manages our mean affairs;
On humble souls the King of kings
Bestows his counsels and his cares.
3. Our sorrows and our tears we pour
Into the bosom of our God;
He hears us in the mournful hour,
And helps to bear the heavy load.
4. In vain might lofty princes try

Such condescension to perform;
For worms were never rais'd so high
Above their meanest fellow-worm.

5. O could our thankful hearts devise A tribute equal to thy grace;

To the third heav'n our songs should rise, And teach the golden harps thy praise. HYMN 59. c. M.

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ET ev'ry tongue thy goodness speak,
Thou sov'reign Lord of all:

Thy strength'ning hands uphold the weak,
And raise the poor that fall.

2. When sorrow bows the spirit down,
Or virtue lies distress'd

Beneath some proud oppressor's frown,
Thou giv'st the mourner rest.

3. Thou know'st the pain thy servants feel;
Thou hear'st thy children cry;
And, their best wishes to fulfil,
Thy grace is ever nigh.

4. Thy mercy never shall remove
From men of heart sincere ;

Thou sav'st the souls, whose humble love
Is join'd with holy fear.

5. My lips shall dwell upon thy praise,
And spread thy fame abroad.

1.

Let all the sons of Adam raise
The honours of their God.

HYMN 60. s. M.

GRACE, 'tis a charming sound!

Harmonious to the ear!

Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2. Grace first contriv'd a way
To save rebellious man ;
And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.

8. Grace leads my roving feet

To tread the heav'nly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.

4. Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;

It lays in heav'n the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

III.

WORKS OF GOD IN NATURE.

HYMN 61. L. M.

1. THE spacious firmament on high,
With all the blue ethereal sky,

And spangled heav'ns, a shining frame,
Their great Original proclaim.

2. Th' unwearied sun from day to day,
Does his Creator's pow'r display,
And publishes to ev'ry land
The work of an almighty hand.

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3. Soon as the ev'ning shades prevail,
The moon takes up the wondrous tale,
And nightly to the list'ning earth
Repeats the story of her birth:

4. Whilst all the stars that round her burn,
And all the planets in their turn,
Confirm the tidings as they roll,

And spread the truth from pole to pole.
5. What though in solemn silence all
Move round the dark terrestrial ball?
What tho' nor real voice nor sound
Amidst their radiant orbs be found?
6. In reason's ear they all rejoice,
And utter forth a glorious voice.
For ever singing, as they shine
The hand that made us is divine.

HYMN 62. L. M.

HERE is a God, all nature speaks,

1. Through earth, and air, and seas, and skies.

See, from the clouds his glory breaks,
When the first beams of morning rise.

2. The rising sun, serenely bright,

O'er the wide world's extended frame, Inscribes in characters of light

His mighty Maker's glorious name. 3. Diffusing life his influence spreads,

And health and plenty smile around; And fruitful fields, and verdant meads, Are with a thousand blessings crown'd.

4. Almighty Goodness, Pow'r divine,

The fields and verdant meads display;
And bless the hand, which made them shine
With various charms profusely gay.

5. For man and beast, here daily focd
In wide diffusive plenty grows;
And there for drink, the crystal flood
In streams sweet winding gently flows.
6. By cooling streams and soft'ning show'rs,
The vegetable race are fed;

And trees, and plants, and herbs, and flow'rs, Their Maker's bounty smiling spread.

HYMN 63. c. M.

1. HAIL, great Creator, wise and good!

To thee our songs we raise.

Nature, thro' all her various scenes,
Invites us to thy praise.

2. At morning, noon, and ev'ning mild,
Fresh wonders strike our view;
And while we gaze, our hearts exult,
With transports ever new.

3. Thy glory beams in ev'ry star,
Which gilds the gloom of night;
And decks the smiling face of morn
With rays of cheerful light.

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4. The lofty hill, the humble lawn,
With countless beauties shine;
The silent grove, the awful shade,
Proclaim thy pow'r divine.

5. Great nature's God! still may these scenes
Our serious hours engage!
Still may our grateful hearts consult
Thy works' instructive page!

6. And while in all thy wondrous works,
Thy varied love we see;
Still may the contemplation lead
Our hearts, O God, to thee!

HYMN 64. c. M.

1. WE sing th' almighty pow'r of God,

Who bade the mountains rise,

Who spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies,

2. We sing the wisdom that ordain'd
The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.

3. We sing the goodness of the Lord,
Who fills the earth with food;