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4 Oh! grant us grace, almighty Lord!
To read and mark thy holy word,
Its truths with meekness to receive.
And by its holy precepts live.

5 May this blest volume ever lie
Close to my heart, and near mine eye,-
Till life's last hour, my soul engage,
And be my chosen heritage.

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A written Revelation.

1 LET everlasting glories crown

Thy head, my Saviour, and my Lord' Thy hands have brought salvation dowI And writ the blessings in thy word. 2 In vain the trembling conscience seeks Some solid ground to rest upon; With long despair the spirit breaks, Till we apply to Christ alone.

3 How well thy blessed truths agree! How wise and holy thy commands! Thy promises-how firm they be!

How firm our hope and comfort stan la 4 Should all the forms that men devise Assault my faith, with treacherous art, I'd call them vanity and lies,

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And bind the gospel to my heart.

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The Power of Truth.

1 THIS is the word of truth and love,
Sent to the nations from above;
Jehovah here resolves to show
What his almighty grace can do.

2 This remedy did wisdom find,
To heal diseases of the mind;-
This sovereign balm, whose virtues can
Restore the ruined creature, man.

3 The gospel bids the dead revive,-
Sinners obey the voice, and live;

Dry bones are raised, and clothed afresh
And hearts of stone are turned to flesh.

4 May but this grace my soul renew,
Let sinner's gaze, and hate me too;
The word that saves me doth engage
A sure defence from all their rage.

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GOD.

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Existence of God.

1 THERE is a God!-all nature speaks, Through earth, and air, and sea, and skies, See!-from the clouds his glory breaks, When earliest beams of morning rise!

2 The rising sun, serenely bright,

Throughout the world's extended frame, Inscribes, in characters of light,

His mighty Maker's glorious name.

3 Ye curious minds, who roam abroad,
And trace creation's wonders o'er !
Confess the footsteps of your God;
Bow down before him and adore.

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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 their source divine.

8 On me thy providence hath shone
With gentle, smiling rays;

Oh let my lips and life make known
Thy goodness and thy praise.

All-bounteous Lord! thy grace impart;
Oh! teach me to improve

Thy gifts, with ever-grateful heart,
And crown them with thy love.

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Perfections of God's Government

1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns;

His throne is built on high;
The garments he assumes

Are light and majesty:

His glories shine with beams so bright,
No mortal eye can bear the sight.

The thunders of his hand

Keep the wide world in awe;
His wrath and justice stand

To guard his holy law:

And where his love resolves to bless, His truth confirms and seals the grace. 8 Through all his perfect work, Surprising wisdom shines; Confounds the powers of hell,

And breaks their cursed designs: Strong is his arm-and shall fulfill His great decrees-his sovereign wiX. 4 And can this mighty King Of glory condescend,And will he write his name, My Father and my Friend? I love his name, I love his word: Join, all my powers! and praise the I ord

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God, the Creator.

1 ETERNAL Wisdom! thee we praise,
Thee, the creation sings;

With thy loved name, rocks, hills, and seas
And heaven's high palace rings.

2 How wide thy hand hath spread the sky! How glorious to behold!

Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye,
And starred with sparkling gold.

3 Thy glories blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight,

Through skies, and seas, and solid ground.
With terror and delight.

4 Infinite strength, and equal skill,

Shine through the worlds abroad;

Our souls with vast amazement fill,
And speak the builder-GJD.

5 But still, the wonders of thy grace
Our softer passions move;

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Pity divine, in Jesus' face,
We see, adore, and love.

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God's eternal Dominion.

1 GREAT God! how infinite art thou!
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.
2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,
Ere seas or stars were made:
Thou art the ever-living God,
Were all the nations dead.
3 Eternity, with all its years,

Stands present in thy view;

To thee there's nothing old appears-
Great God! there's nothing new.

4 Our Lives through various scenes are drawn And vexed with trifling cares;

While thine eternal thought moves on
Thine undisturbed affairs.

5 Great God! how infinite art thou!
What worthless worms are we!
Let the whole race of creatures bow,
And pay their praise to thee.

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Praise from all Creation.

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1 ANGELS! assist to sing

The honors of your God;

Touch every tuneful string,

And sound his name abroad:

Come, pour the trembling notes along;
And swell the grand immortal song.

And, ye of meaner birth!

Your joyful voices raise ·
Inhabitants of earth!

Your great Creator praise:

Let your hosannas joyful rise,

And shake the earth and pierce the skies.

3 Let day and dusky night,
In solemn order, join
His praises to recite,

And speak his power divine:
Let every hill and every vale
Re-echo with the sacred tale.

4 Let every creature sing

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The honors of our God;
Touch every tuneful string,

And spread his praise abroad:
Come, pour the trembling notes along;
And swell the universal song.

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Majesty of God.

1 COME, O my soul! in sacred lays,
Attempt thy great Creator's praise:
But Oh! what tongue can speak his fame }
What mortal verse can reach the theme!

2 Enthroned amidst the radiant spheres,
He glory, like a garment, wears;

To form a robe of

-sat divine

Ten thousanu suns around him shine.

3 In all our Maker's grand designs,
Omnipotence with wisdom shines;
His works, through all his wondrous frame
Bear the great impress of his name.

4 Raised on devotion's lofty wing,
Do thou, my soul! his glories sing;
And let his praise employ thy tongue,
Till listening worlds repeat the song.

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Praise for temporal Mercies.
1 PRAISE to God!-immortal praise,
For the love that crowns our days:
Bounteous source of every joy!
Let thy praise our tongues employ.

2 All that spring, with bounteous hand,
Scatters o'er the smiling land ;-
All that liberal autumn pours
From her rich, o'erflowing stores ;-

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