9. The Omnipresence of God. L.M.

PSALM CXXXIX.

1 THOU Lord, by strictest search hast known My rising up and lying down:

My secret thoughts are known to thee
Known long before conceiv'd by me.

2 Thine eye my bed and path surveys,
My public haunts and private ways;
Surrounded by thy power I stand,
On every side I find thy hand.

3 Such knowledge is for me too high;
Too dazzling bright for mortal eye!
Where then can I thy Spirit shun?
Or, whither from thy presence run?

4 If up to heav'n I take my flight,
"Tis there thou dwell'st enthron'd in light;
Or down to hell's infernal plains,
There thy Almighty vengeance reigns.

5 Or, should I try to shun thy sight
Beneath the sable wings of night;
One glance from thee, one piercing ray,
Would kindle darkness into day.

6 I'll praise thee, from whose hand I came, A work of such a curious frame:

The wonders thou in me hast shown,
My soul with grateful joy shall own.

10. God the Redeemer of his People. 7s.

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.-ROMANS xii. 1.

1 GOD of all redeeming grace,
By thy pardoning love compell'd,
Up to thee our souls we raise.
Up to thee our bodies yield.
2 Thou our sacrifice receive,
Acceptable through thy Son;
While to thee alone we live,
While we die to thee alone.

3 Just it is, and good, and right,
That we should be wholly thine;
Only in thy will delight,

In thy blessed service join.

4 Oh! that every thought and word Might proclaim how good thou art; "Holiness unto the Lord,"

Still be written on our heart!

11. The wisdom and mercy of God. c.M. Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known. PSALM lxxvii. 19.-Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.-Ib. xcvii. 2.

1 GOD moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform;

He plants his footsteps in the sea,
And rides upon the storm.

2 Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never-failing skill,

He treasures up his bright designs,
And works his sov'reign will.

3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy, and shall break
In blessings on your head.

4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.

5 His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding ev'ry hour:

The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.

6 Blind Unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
And he will make it plain.

12. The Wisdom of God. L.M.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God: how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!-ROMANS xi. 33. 1 WAIT, O my soul, thy Maker's will; Tumultuous passions all be still; Nor let a murmuring thought arise; His ways are just, his councils wise.

2 He in the thickest darkness dwells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals,
But, tho' his methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.
3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas,
He executes his firm decrees;

And by his saints, it stands confess'd,
That what he does is ever best.

4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait
Prostrate before his awful seat;
And 'midst the terrors of his rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God.
5 He never said to Jacob's seed,
"It is in vain to seek my face;"
Th' engraving stands for every need,
Jehovah Jireh"-sovereign grace.

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13. The Wisdom of God. L.M.

And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah Jireh (that is the Lord will see or provide), as it is said to this day, In the Mount of the Lord it shall be seen, or rather In the Mount the Lord will appear.— GEN. xxii. 14.

1 'Tis in the mount the Lord is seen,
And all his saints shall surely find,
Though clouds and darkness intervene,
He still is gracious, still is kind.

2 Yes, in the mount, when human aid
Or disappoints, or disappears,

He sweetly says, "Be not afraid,"
And with his smile the suppliant cheers.

3 Yes, in the mount, the Lord makes bare
His mighty, his delivering power;
Displays a Father's tender care,
In the most trying, darkest hour.

4 Yes, in the mount, I too have found,
The lord hath lent a gracious ear;
Hath placed my faith on solid ground,
And dissipated ev'ry fear.

14. The God of Abraham. 6—8—4.

Thy name shall be called Abraham: for a father of many nations have I made thee; and I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.-GEN. xvii. 5, 7.—See Roм. iv. 11, 12; GAL. iii. 7, 9.

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THE God of Abra'm praise,
Who reigns enthron'd above;
Ancient of everlasting days,
And God of love!
Jehovah, great I AM!

By earth and heav'n confess'd,
I bow and bless the sacred name,

For ever bless'd.

The God of Abr'm praise,
At whose supreme command

From earth I rise, and seek the joys
At his right hand.