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Emulate the heav'nly pow'rs;
Their all-gracious God is ours.
4. Happy, who his laws obey!
Them he rules with mildest sway.
Pure and holy hearts alone
He hath chosen for his own.

5. Him, whose joy is to restore,
Him let all our hearts adore;
Earth and heav'n repeat the cry,
Glory be to God on high!

HYMN 16. L. M.

1. HIGH in the heav'ns, eternal God!
Thy goodness in full glory shines.
Thy truth shall break through ev'ry cloud,
That veils and darkens thy designs.

2. For ever firm thy justice stands,

As mountains their foundations keep. Wise are the wonders of thy hands; Thy judgments are a mighty deep. 3. Thy providence is kind and large; Both man and beast thy bounty share; The whole creation is thy charge; But saints are thy peculiar care. 4. My God! how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs! The sons of Adam in distress,

Fly to the shadow of thy wings.

5. From the provisions of thy house,
We shall be fed with sweet repast,
There mercy like á river flows,

And brings salvation to our taste.
6. Life, like a fountain rich and free,
Springs from the presence of the Lord;
And in his light our souls shall see
The glories promis'd in his word.

HYMN 17. c. M.

1. LONG as I live, I'll bless thy nam 2, God of eternal love!

My work and joy shall be the same,
In the bright world above.

2. Great is the Lord, his pow'r unknown,
And let his praise be great:

I'll sing the honours of thy throne,
Thy works of grace repeat.

3. Thy grace shall dwell upon my tongue,
And while my lips rejoice,

The men that hear my sacred song
Shall join their cheerful voice.

4. Fathers to sons shall teach thy name,
And children learn thy ways;
Ages to come thy truth proclaim,
And nations sound thy praise.

5. Thy glorious deeds of ancient date,
Shall through the world be known:
Thine arm of pow'r, thy heav'nly state,
With public splendour shown.

6. The world is manag'd by thy hands,
Thy saints are rul'd by love;
And thine eternal kingdom stands,
Tho' rocks and hills remove.

HYMN 18. P. M.

1. YF works of God! on him alone,

His footstool earth, high heav'n his throne,
Be all your praise bestow'd.

His hand the beauteous fabric made,
His the finish'd work survey'd,

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And saw that all was good.

2. Ye sons of men! his praise display,
Who stamp'd his image on your clay,
And gave it pow'r to move,
Where'er ye go, where'er ye dwell,
From age to age successive tell
The wonders of his love.

3. Ye spirits of the just and good!
Who, panting for that blest abode,

To heav'ns bright mansions soar:
O let your songs his praise display,

Till nature's self shall waste away,

And time shall be no more.

4. Praise him, ye meek and humble train! Who shall those heav'nly joys obtain, Prepar'd for souls sincere.

Now praise him till you take your way
To regions of eternal day,
To dwell for ever there.

HYMN 19 P. M.

1. MY soul, praise the Lord,
Speak good of his name!

His mercies record,

His bounties proclaim.
To God, their Creator,
Let all creatures raise
The song of thanksgiving,
The chorus of praise!

2. Though, hid from man's sight,
God sits on his throne,
Yet here by his works

Their Author is known.
The world shines a mirror,
Its Maker to show;
And heav'n views its image
Reflected below.

3. By knowledge supreme,
By wisdom divine,
God governs this earth
With gracious design.
O'er beast, bird, and insect,
His providence reigns,
Whose will first created,
Whose love still sustains.

4. And man his last work,
With reason endu❜d,
Who, falling through sin,
By grace is renew'd:-
To God, his Creator,
Let man ever raise
The song of thanksgiving,
The chorus of praise!

HYMN 20. P. M.

1. THOU pow'r supreme, by whose command we live! The grateful tribute of our praise receive:

To thy indulgence we our being owe,
And all the joys which from that being flow.
2. Thy skill our elemental clay refin'd,
And all its various parts in order join'd:
With perfect symmetry compos'd the whole,
And stamp'd thy sacred image on the soul:

3. A soul, susceptible of endless joy,

Whose frame nor force, nor time shall e'er destroy;
Which shall survive, though nature claim our breath,
And bid defiance to the darts of death.

4. How shall our hearts their grateful sense reveal,
When all the energy of words must fail?
O may its influence in our lives appear,
And ev'ry action prove our thanks sincere.
HYMN 21. s. M.

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MY Maker and my King!
To thee my all I owe.

Thy sov'reign 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 tongue can give.

4.O what can I impart,

When all was thine before?
Thy love demands a thankful heart:

The gift, alas! how poor!

5. Shall I withhold thy due?

And shall my passions rove?
Lord, make me to thy service true,
And fill me with thy love.

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6. O let thy grace inspire

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

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HYMN 22 s. M.

BLESS the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join,

And aid my tongue to bless his name,

Whose favours are divine.

2. O bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die.

3. 'Tis he forgives thy sins;
"Tis he relieves thy pain;
'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses,
And gives thee strength again.
4. He crowns thy life with love,

When rescu'd from the grave;
He, that redeem'd our souls from death,
Hath boundless pow'r to save.

5. He fills the poor with good;
He gives the suff'rers rest.
The Lord hath justice for the proud,
And mercy for th' oppress'd.

6. His wondrous works and ways
He made by Moses known;

But sent the world his truth and grace
By his beloved Son.

HYMN 23. L. M.

REAT source of life, our souls confess
The various riches of thy grace;

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Crown'd with thy mercy, we rejoice,
And in thy praise exalt our voice.

2. By thee the vault of heav'n was spread:
By thee the earth's foundations laid;
And all the scenes of man's abode
Proclaim a wise and gracious God.

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