162. H. M. DODDRIDGE. Faithfulness of God. 1 THE promises I sing, Which sovereign love hath spoke; His words of grace revoke: They stand secure And steadfast still; Not Zion's hill Abides so sure. 2 The mountains melt away, But still the same, In radiant lines The promise shines Through all the flame. 3 Their harmony shall sound When thunders cleave the ground, And dissipate the spheres: 'Midst all the shock I stand serene, Of that dread scene, Thy word my rock. 1 O LORD, our God, how wondrous great The glories of thy heavenly state 2 Lord, what is man, or all his race, That thou shouldst visit him with grace, - 3 That thine eternal Son should bear To take a mortal form, Made lower than his angels are, 4 Let him be crowned with majesty 5 Jesus, our Lord, how wondrous great 164. The glories of thy heavenly state S. M. Divine Condescension. 1 O LORD, our heavenly King, WATTS. Thy glories round the earth are spread, 2 When to thy works on high I raise my wondering eyes, 3 When I survey the stars, And all their shining forms, Lord, what is man, that worthless thing, 4 Lord, what is worthless man, That thou shouldst love him so? 5 How rich thy bounties are, How wondrous are thy ways, That, from the dust, thy power should frame 165. C. M. TATE & BRADY. God's Condescension. 1 O THOU, to whom all creatures bow Within this earthly frame, Through all the world, how great art thou! 2 When heaven, thy glorious work on high, The moon, that nightly rules the sky, 3 Lord, what is man, that thou shouldst choose To keep him in thy mind? Or what his race, that thou shouldst 4 O Thou, to whom all creatures bow prove Through all the world, how great art thou! 166. C. M. MONTGOMERY. Truth and Goodness of God. 1 FAITHFUL, O Lord, thy mercies are, A rock that cannot move; A thousand promises declare 2 Thou waitest to be gracious still; That, saved, we may thy goodness feel. 3 Its streams the whole creation reach, Enough for all, enough for each, 4 Throughout the universe it reigns; And while thy truth, O God, remains, 167. C. M. God present with his People. DRENNAN. 1 THE heaven of heavens cannot contain The universal Lord; Yet he in humble hearts will deign To dwell and be adored. 2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice 3 His presence is diffused abroad Through realms and worlds unknown; 1 TO heaven I lift my waiting eyes; There all my hopes are laid; WATTS. The Lord, who built the earth and skies, 2 Their steadfast feet shall never fall, His ear attends their humble call, 3 Israel, rejoice, and rest secure ; His wakeful eyes employ his power 4 He guards thy soul, he keeps thy breath, Go and return, secure from death, 169. C. M. PITT. God our Guardian. 1 ON God we build our sure defence; 2 Our minds shall be serene and calm, Whose soft and silver streams refresh 3 We to the mighty Lord of hosts For refuge fly to Jacob's God, 170. C. M. TATE & BRADY. God our Defence. 1 NO change of time shall ever shock For thou hast always been my rock, 2 Thou our deliverer art, O God; Thou art our shield from foes abroad, 3 To thee will we address our prayer, 4 Then let Jehovah be adored, For who, except the mighty Lord, 171. L. M. ANON. God a Rock. 1 WHEN thickly beat the storms of life, - 2 What hope dispels the spirit's gloom, 3 Is there a man who cannot see That joy and grief are from above? |