39. L. M. Man's Dependance upon God. 1 GREATEST of beings! Source of life, 2 Subject to wants, to thee he looks, 3 Children, whose infant minds, unformed, 5 All, great Creator! all are thine; All feel thy providential care; And through each changing scene of life, 6 And whether grief oppress the heart; 7 All are thy messengers, and all Dyer. 40. c. M. God the Creator and Preserver. 1 GREAT First of beings! mighty Lord! 2 Thy voice sent forth the high command; 'Twas instantly obeyed; And through thy goodness all things stand, Which by thy skill were made. 3 By thee, through fields of azure, roll Thy mighty hand sustains the whole; 4 By thee the sun dispenses heat, 5 By thee the earth its product yields, 6 To thee, all-gracious Power! we bow, Browne, alt'd. 41. L. P. M. The Works and Word of God. Ps. xix. 1 GREAT GOD! the heaven's well ordered frame Of boundless power, and skill divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and the dying light Lectures of heavenly wisdom read; With silent eloquence, they raise Our thoughts to the Creator's praise, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet their divine instructions run Wide as the circuit of the sun, And every nation knows their voice; The sun, in robes of splendor dressed, Breaks from the chambers of the east, Moves round, and makes the earth rejoice. 4 Where'er he spreads his beams abroad, He speaks the majesty of God: All nature joins to show thy praise: Thus God in every creature shines, Bright in the book of nature's lines, But brighter in the book of grace. Watts, alt'd 42. L. M. For the Lord's Day Morning. 1 GREAT GOD! this sacred day of thine Demands our souls' collected powers; May we employ in work divine These solemn. these devoted hours! 2 Hence, ye vain cares and trifles, fly; 3 The word of life dispensed to-day, 4 Thy gracious aid, O God! impart; 43. c. M. The God of Nature invoked. + Mrs. Steele. 1 HAIL, great Creator, wise and good! 2 At morning, noon, and evening mild, 3 Thy glory beams in every star Which gilds the gloom of night; And decks the smiling face of morn With rays of cheerful light. 4 The lofty hill, the humble vale, 5 Great nature's God! still may these scenes. Our serious hours engage; Still may our grateful hearts consult. 6 And while, in all thy wondrous works, Still may the contemplation lead Gentleman's Magazine. 44. L. M. The Perfections and Providence of God. Ps. xxxvi. 5—9. 1 HIGH in the heavens, eternal God! $ 2 For ever firm thy justice stands, ; 3 Thy providence is kind and large; |