4 And nature's debt is small to mine; Thou bad'st her being bounded be; But matchless proof of love divineThou gav'st immortal life to me.

1 BLESSED be Thy name for ever,
Thou of life the Guard and Giver!
Thou who slumberest not nor sleepest,
Blest are they thou kindly keepest!
God of stillness and of motion,
Of the rainbow and the ocean,
Of the mountain, rock, and river,
Blessed be thy name for ever!
2 God of evening's peaceful ray!
God of every dawning day,
Rising from the distant sea
Breathing of eternity!

Thine the flaming sphere of light,
Thine the darkness of the night!
God of life, that fade shall never
Glory to thy name for ever!

L. M.

117.

Perpetual Praise.

DODDRIDGE.

1 GOD of my life! through all its days.

My grateful powers shall sound thy praise; The song shall wake with opening light, And warble to the silent night.

2 When anxious cares would break my rest, And griefs would tear my throbbing breast, Thy tuneful praises raised on high

Shall check the murmur and the sigh.

3 When death o'er nature shall prevail,
And all its powers of language fail,
Joy through my swimming eyes shall break,
And mean the thanks I cannot speak.

4 But oh! when that last conflict's o'er,
And I am chained to flesh no more,
With what glad accents shall I rise
To join the music of the skies!.

5 Soon shall I learn the exalted strains
Which echo o'er the heavenly plains,
And emulate, with joy unknown,
The glowing seraphs round thy throne.

H. M.

118.

TATE & BRADY.

Praise to the Creator and Preserver. Psalm 136.

To God the mighty Lord,

Your joyful thanks repeat;

To him due praise afford,

As good as he is great.

For God does prove His boundless love

Our constant friend,

Shall never end.

2 By his almighty hand

Amazing works are wrought;
The heavens by his command

Were to perfection brought.
For God does prove His boundless love
Our constant friend, Shall never end.

3 He does the food supply

On which all creatures live;
To God, who reigns on high,
Eternal praises give.

For God will prove
Our constant friend,

His boundless love
Shall never end.

L. M.

119.

Doddridge.

Gratitude to God for Innumerable Mercies.

1 IN glad amazement, Lord, I stand,
Amidst the bounties of thy hand;
How numberless these bounties are,
How rich, how various, and how fair!
2 But O what poor returns I make!
What lifeless thanks I pay thee back!
Lord, I confess, with humble shame,
My offerings scarce deserve the name.

3 Fain would my laboring heart devise
To bring some nobler sacrifice;
It sinks beneath the mighty load:
What shall I render to my God?
4 In deep abasement, Lord, I see
My emptiness and poverty:
Enrich my soul with grace divine,
And make it worthier to be thine.

5 Give me at length an angel's tongue,
That heaven may echo with my song,
The theme, too great for time, shall be
My joy throughout eternity.

H. M.

120.

Praise to the King of Glory.

WATTS.

1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns; His throne is built on high;

The garments he assumes

Are light and majesty:

His glories shine

No mortal eye

With beams so bright, Can bear the sight.

2

The thunders of his hand

Keep the wide world in awe,
His power and justice stand

To guard his holy law:

And where his love His truth confirms

Resolves to bless,

And seals the grace.

3 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:

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S. M.

Join all my powers
And praise the Lord.

121.

Hymn of Gratitude.

My Maker and my King,
To thee my all I owe;

MRS. STEELE,

Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
From whence my blessings flow.

2 Thou, ever good and kind,
A thousand reasons move,
A thousand obligations bind
My heart to grateful love.

3 The creature of thy hand,
On thee alone I live;
My God, thy benefits demand
More praise than life can give.

4 O what can I impart,

When all is thine before?

Thy love demands a thankful heart;
The gift, alas, how poor!

5

O, let thy grace inspire

My soul with strength divine; Let all my powers to thee aspire, And all my days be thine.

C. M.

122.

TATE & BRADY.

Praising God in all Changes. Psalm 34.

1 THROUGH all the changing scenes of life, In trouble and in joy,

The praises of my God shall still
My heart and tongue employ.

2 Of his deliverance I will boast,
Till all who are distrest

From my example comfort take,
And charm their griefs to rest.

3 The hosts of God encamp around
The dwellings of the just;
Deliverance he affords to all
Who on his succor trust.

4 O make but trial of his love, Experience will decide

How blest they are, and only they,
Who in his truth confide.

5 Fear him, ye saints; and you will then Have nothing else to fear:

Make you his service your delight,
He'll make your wants his care.

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