29. C.M. LIVERPOOL COLLECTION.
1 WAS GOD who hurl'd the rolling
And stretch'd the boundless skies;Who form'd the plan of endless years, And bade the ages rise.
2 From everlasting is his might, Immense and unconfin'd:
He pierces through the realms of light, And rides upon the wind.
3 He darts along the burning skies; Loud thunders round him roar: All heav'n attends him as he flies, And hell proclaims his pow'r. 4 He speaks, and nature's wheels stand still, And leave their wonted round: The mountains melt; the trembling hills Forsake their ancient bound.
5 He scatters nations with his breath; The scatter'd nations fly: Blue pestilence, and wasting death Confess the Godhead nigh. 6 Ye worlds, with ev'ry living thing, Fulfil his high command: Mortals pay homage to your king, And own his ruling hand.
30. L.M. WATTS. GOD exalted above all praise.
FTERNAL Pow'r! whose high abode Becomes the grandeur of a GOD;
Infinite lengths beyond the bounds Where stars revolve their little rounds!
2 Far in the depths of space thy throne Burns with a lustre all its own : In shining ranks beneath thy feet, Angelic pow'rs and splendours meet. 3 LORD, what shall feeble mortals do? We would adore our Maker too : With lowly minds to thee we cry, The Great, the Holy, and the High!
4 Something we learn from nature's frame: Thy word has more reveal'd thy name: Yet still thy greatness, LORD, we find, Leaves all our soaring thoughts behind. $ God is in heaven, and man below : Short be our tunes, our words be few : A sacred rev'rence checks our songs, And praise sits silent on our tongues.
31. C.M. WATTS.
The majesty of God.
KEEP silence, all created things, And own your maker GOD! Our trembling souls with awe profound, Would spread his name abroad.,
2 Life, death, and hell, and worlds unknown
Hang on his firm decree; He sits on no precarious throne, Nor borrows leave to be.
3 Unnumber'd ages ere the skies Were into motion brought,
Whate'er through endless years should rise
Stood present to his thought.
4 His mighty voice bids ancient night Her endless realms resign; And lo! ten thousand globes of light In fields of azure shine.
5 His wisdom with superior sway Guides the vast moving frame; Whilst all the ranks of beings pay Deep rev'rence to his name.
32. L.M. WATTS.
The dominion of GOD.
KINGDOMS and thrones
Crown him, ye nations, in your song; His wondrous names and pow'rs rehearse; His honours shall enrich your verse.
2 His name JEHOVAH sounds on high: He rides and thunders through the sky: Ye saints, rejoice before his face; Exalt the wonders of his grace.
3 The widow and the fatherless Fly to his aid in deep distress : In him the poor and helpless find A judge that's just, a father kind. 4 He breaks the captive's heavy chain, And pris'ners see the light again; But rebels, that dispute his will,
Shall dwell in chains and darkness still.
5 He shakes the heav'ns with loud alarms : How terrible is God in arms!
Behold his fainting foes expire,
Like melting wax before the fire.
6 Proclaim him king, pronounce him blest; He's your defence, your joy, your rest: When terrors rise, and nations faint, GOD is the strength of ev'ry saint.
33. L.M. WATTS.
Everlasting praise.
MY GOD, my king, thy various praise Shal fill the remnant of my days; Thy grace employ my humble tongue, Till death and glory raise the song. 2 The wings of ev'ry hour shall bear Some thankful tribute to thine ear; And ev'ry setting sun shall see New works of duty done for thee. 3 Thy truth and justice I'll proclaim : Thy bounty flows, an endless stream; Thy mercy swift, thine anger slow, But dreadful to the stubborn foe.
4 Thy works with boundless glory shine, And speak thy majesty divine : Let Britain round her shores proclaim The matchless honours of thy name. 5 Let distant times and nations raise The long succession of thy praise; And unborn ages make my song The joy and labour of their tongue.
6 But who can speak thy wondrous deeds ? Thy greatness all our thoughts exceeds:
Vast and unsearchable thy ways! Vast and immortal be thy praise !
34. C.M. WATTS.
The greatness and goodness of GOD.
as I live, I'll bless thy name, 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 thro' 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.
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