Thy bounty through creation flows,
Full, free, and unconfined.

2 The whole and every part proclaims
Thine infinite good will;

It shines in stars, it flows in streams,
And bursts from every hill.

3 It fills the wide, extended main,
And heavens, which spread more wide;
It drops in gentle showers of rain,
And rolls in every tide.

4 Through the vast whole it pours supplies
Spreads joy through all its parts:
O may such love attract our eyes,
And captivate our hearts!

5 High admiration let it raise,
And kind affection move;
Employ our tongues in songs of praise,
And fill our hearts with love.

HYMN 79. C. M. [#]

Praise for Creation and Providence.

1 I SING the mighty power of God,
That made the mountains rise;
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.

2 I sing the wisdom that ordained

The sun to rule the day:

The moon shines full at his command,
And all the stars obey.

3 I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That filled the earth with food:
He formed the creatures by his word,
And then pronounced them good.

4 There's not a plant or flower below
But makes thy glories known :
The clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from thy throne.

5 Creatures, as numerous as they be,
Are subject to thy care :
There's not a place where we can flee,
But God is present there.

HYMN 80. C.M. [#]

Creation and Providence.

1 LORD, when my raptured thought surveys Creation's beauties o'er,

All nature joins to teach thy praise,
And bid my soul adore.

2 Where'er I turn my gazing eyes,
Thy radiant footsteps shine;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,
And speak thy hand divine.

3 The living tribes of countless forms
In earth, and sea, and air,

The meanest flies, the smallest worms,
Almighty power declare.

4 Ail rose to life at thy command,
And wait their daily food

From thy paternal, bounteous hand,
Exhaustless Spring of good!

HYMN 81. S. M. [#]

Obligation to Gratitude and Praise.

1 My Maker, and my King,
To thee my all I owe :
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
Whence all my blessings flow.

2 Thou ever good and kind,
A thousand reasons move,
A thousand obligations bind
My heart to grateful love.
3 Thy goodness, like the sun,
Dawned on my early days,
Ere infant reason had begun
To form my lips to praise.

4 The creature of thy hand,
On thee alone I live:
My God, thy benefits demand
More praise than life can give..

5 O let thy grace inspire

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

HYMN 82. L. M. [#]

God the intellectual Light.

1 PRAISE to the Lord of boundless might, With uncreated glories bright;

His presence gilds the worlds above,
The Source supreme of light and love.
2 He sees the mind when lost it lies
In shades of ignorance and vice,
And darts from heaven a vivid ray,
And changes midnight into day.

3 Shine, mighty God, with vigour shine
On this benighted heart of mine;
There be thy brighter beams revealed,
As in the Saviour's face beheld.

4 Thine image, on my soul impressed,
In radiant lines shall stand confessed;
While all my faculties unite

To praise the Lord, who gives me light.

THOUGHTS CONCERNING GOD.

HYMN 83. C. M. [#]

God everywhere a Refuge.

1 How are thy servants blessed, O Lord! How sure is their defence !

Eternal Wisdom is their guide,

Their help, Omnipotence.

2 In foreign realms, and lands remote, Supported by thy care,

They pass unhurt through burning climes, And breathe in tainted air.

3 Thy mercy sweetens every soil, Makes every region please; The hoary, frozen hills it warms,

And smooths the boisterous seas.

4 The storm was laid, the winds retired, Obedient to thy will;

The sea, that roared at thy command, At thy command was still.

5 In midst of dangers and of death,
Thy goodness I'll adore ;

I'll praise thee for thy mercies past,
And humbly hope for more.

HYMN 84. S. M. [#]

Reliance on God a Remedy for Care. 1 How gracious is our God!

How kind his precepts are!
Come, cast your burden on the Lord,
And trust his constant care.

2 Since he forever reigns,

We may securely dwell;

That hand which bears all nature up
Shall guide his children well.

3 O why should anxious thoughts
Oppress the sinking mind?

Go, fall before your Father's throne,
And sweet relief you'll find.

4 Devoutly fear his name,
And know no other fear;