3 His wisdom fram'd the sun,
To crown the day with light;
The moon and twinkling stars,
To cheer the darksome night.
His pow'r and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

4 He smote the first-born sons,
The flow'r of Egypt, dead;
And thence his chosen tribes
With joy and glory led.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure ;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

5 His pow'r and lifted rod,
Cleft the Red Sea in two;
And for his people made,
A wond'rous passage through.
His pow'r and grace
Are still the same ;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

6 But cruel Pharaoh there,
With all his host, he drown'd :
And brought his Isr'el safe
Through a long desert ground.

Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

PAUSE.

7 The kings of Canaan fell
Beneath his dreadful hand
While his own servants took
Possession of their land.
His pow'r and grace
Are still the same;
And let his name
Have endless praise.

8 He saw the nations lie,
All perishing in sin,
And pity'd the sad state
The ruin'd world was in.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

9 He sent his only Son,
To save us from our woe,
From Satan, sin, and death,
And ev'ry hurtful foe.

His pow'r and grace
Are still the same;

And let his name
Have endless praise.

10 Give thanks aloud to God,
To God the heav'nly King;
And let the spacious earth
His works and glories sing.
Thy mercy, Lord,
Shall still endure;
And ever sure
Abides thy word.

146.

The same. (L. M.)

1IVE to our God immortal praise ;
Mercy and truth are all his ways;
Wonders of grace to God belong,
Repeat his mercies in your song.

2 Give to the Lord of lords renown,
The King of kings with glory crown;

His mercies ever shall endure,

"When lords and kings are known no more."

3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,
And fix'd the starry lights on high :
Wonders of grace to God belong,
Repeat his mercies in your song.

"

6 He saw the Gentiles dead in sin, And felt his pity work within :

His mercies ever shall endure, "When death and sin shall reign no more

7 He sent his Son with pow'r to save, From guilt, and darkness, and the grave: "Wonders of grace to God belong,

Repeat his mercies in your song."

8 Thro' this vain world he guides our feet,

And leads us to his heav'nly seat:

His mercies ever shall endure,

When this vain world shall be no more.'

147. Praise to God for his Goodness and Trut (P. M.)

1 T'LL praise my Maker with my breath; And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.

2 Why should I make a man my trust? Princes must die, and turn to dust;

Vain is the help of flesh and blood : Their breath departs, their pomp and pow'r And thoughts, all vanish in an hour,

Nor can they make their promise good.

3 Happy the man, whose hopes rely
On Isr'el's God: he made the sky,
And earth and seas, with all their train;
His truth for ever stands secure ;
He saves th' opprest, he feeds the poor,
And none shall find his promise vain.

4 The Lord hath eyes to give the blind,
The Lord supports the sinking mind;

He sends the lab'ring conscience peace;
He helps the stranger in distress,
The widow and the fatherless,

And grants the pris'ner sweet release.

5 He loves his saints, he knows them well,
But turns the wicked down to hell;
Thy God, O Zion, ever reigns ;
Let ev'ry tongue, let ev'ry age,
In this exalted work engage;

Praise him in everlasting strains.

6 I'll praise him while he lends me breath; And when my voice is lost in death,

Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs; My days of praise shall ne'er be past, While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures.

148.

The same. (L. M.)

1 PRAISE ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise

hearts and voices in his praise:

His nature and his works invite,

To make this duty our delight.

M