s Thou good, and wise, and righteous Lord! 6 To thee we pay our grateful songs; Thanksgiving for National Prosperity. 1 How rich thy gifts, Almighty King! The eternal joys the Gospel shows, 2 Here commerce spreads the wealthy store, Our voices to our Maker's praise, 3 With grateful hearts, with joyful tongues, To God we raise united songs. Here still may God in mercy reign; 6 & 4s. M. 716. MONTGOMERY. Praise to the God of Harvest. 1 THE God of harvest praise; 2 Yea, bless his holy name, 3 The God of harvest praise; With sweet accord; From field to garner throng, the Lord. 717. A Psalm of Praise. H. WARE, JR. 1 AROUND the throne of God, Him first they own, Him last, and best, God ever blest, And God alone. 2 Their golden crowns they fling Heaven, earth, and sea For thine they are, His glory own, God ever blest, First, last, and best, And God alone. S. M. 718. DRUMMOND. 1 2 3 "Is it such a fast that I have chosen?" "Is this a fast for me?" Thus saith the Lord our God; – "A day for man to vex his soul, And feel affliction's rod? "Like bulrush low to bow With sackcloth for his inner vest, "Shall day like this have power 4 "No; is not this alone The sacred fast I choose,Oppression's yoke to burst in twain, The bands of guilt unloose? 5 "To nakedness and want 6 "Then, like the morning ray, C. M. 719. BREVIARY. Humility under Affliction. 1 O SINNER, bring not tears alone, 2 To smite the breast, the clothes to rend, God asketh not of thee: Thy stubborn soul he bids thee bend 3 O let us, then, with heartfelt grief, 4 O righteous Judge! in mercy deign 515 JERVIS. "He cometh to judge the world." 1 GOD, to correct a guilty world, In wrath is slow to rise, But comes at length in thunder clothed, 2 All earthly glory, pomp, and pride Empires o'erturned, thrones, sceptres, crowns, 3 Dark and mysterious is the course His path is in the trackless winds, 4 Yet, though enveloped in the cloud, The righteous Judge will soon appear, 5 Then will he curb the lawless power, And all the windings will unfold 1 GREAT Framer of unnumbered worlds, |