So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
3 His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love,
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.
mp 4 The pity of the Lord,
To those who fear his name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
5 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower;
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
6 But thy compassions, Lord!
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure.
PSALM 103, Fourth Part, S. M.
God's Dominion; or, angelic Praise.
THE Lord, the sovereign King,
Hath fixed his throne on high;
O'er all the heavenly world he rules,
And all beneath the sky.
2 Ye angels! great in might,
And swift to do his will,
Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear,
Whose pleasure ye fulfill.
3 Let the bright hosts, who wait
The orders of their King,
And guard his churches when they pray,
Join in the praise they sing.
4 While all his wondrous works,
Through his vast kingdom, show
Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul!
Shalt sing his graces too.
104 God's Majesty as the Creator and sovereign King.
1 MY soul! thy great Creator praise;
When clothed in his celestial rays,
He n full majesty appears,
And, like a robe, his glory wears.
2 The heavens are for his curtains spread;
Th' unfathomed deep he makes his bed;
Clouds are his chariot, when he flies,
On wingéd storms, across the skies.
3 Angels, whom his own breath inspires,
His ministers, are flaming fires;
And swift as thought their armies move,
To bear his vengeance or his love.
4 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord!
All nature rests upon thy word;
And the whole race of creatures stand,
Waiting their portion from thy hand.
mf 5 The earth stands trembling at thy stroke,
And at thy touch the mountains smoke;
Yet humble souls may see thy face,
And tell their wants to sovereign grace.
6 In thee, my hopes and wishes meet,
And make my meditations sweet
Thy praises shall my breath employ,
Till it expire in endless joy.
PSALM 105, C. M.
Covenant with Abraham remembered.
mf 1IVE thanks to God, invoke his name, And tell the world his grace;
Sound through the earth his deeds of fame,
That all may seek his face.
2 His covenant, which he kept in mind
For numerous ages past,
To numerous ages yet behind,
In equal force shall last.
3 He sware to Abraham and his seed,
And made the blessings sure;
Gentiles the ancient promise read,
And find his truth endure.
4 Like pilgrims through the countries round,
Securely they removed;
And haughty kings, who on them frowned,
Severely he reproved.
5 Thus guarded by th' almighty hand,
The chosen tribes possessed
Canaan, the rich, the promised land,
And there enjoyed their rest.
6 Then let the world forbear its rage,
The church renounce her fear;
Israel must live through every age,
And be th' Almighty's care.
Encouragement to seek God.
give thanks unto the Lord;
All his wondrous deeds proclaim:
Every tongue his praise record;
Every heart adore his name.
2 Seek the Lord, his grace implore,
On his love your trust repose;
Seek his presence evermore;
There lay down your cares and woes.
3 Ye, who make the Lord your choice,
Call to mind his works of love;
Tell his wonders, and rejoice
In your King who reigns above.
4 Thou, O Lord! art true and just;
Thou wilt crown, with sure success,
All the waiting souls that trust
In thy love and faithfulness.
PSALM 106, First Part, L. M.
God praised for his Goodness and Mercy,
H! render thanks to God above,
The fountain of eternal love ;
Whose mercy firm, through ages past,
Has stood, and shall for ever last.
2 Who can his mighty deeds express,
Not only vast, but numberless?
What mortal eloquence can raise
His tribute of immortal praise?
3 Extend to me that favor, Lord!
Thou to thy chosen dost afford;
When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.
my 4 Oh! render thanks to God above, The fountain of eternal love;
Whose mercy firm, through ages past,
Has stood, and shall for ever last.
PSALM 106, Second Part, L. M.
106 Praise to God for his Greatness and Mercy.
mf 1 TO God, the great, the ever-blessed, Let songs of honor be addressed;
His mercy firm for ever stands;
Give him the thanks his love demands.
2 Who knows the wonders of thy ways?
Who shall fulfill thy boundless praise ?-
Blest are the souls that fear thee still,
And pay their duty to thy will.
3 Remember what thy mercy did
For Jacob's race, thy chosen seed;
And, with the same salvation, bless
The meanest suppliant of thy grace.
4 Oh! may I see thy tribes rejoice,
And aid their triumphs with my voice:
This is my glory, Lord! to be
Joined to thy saints, and near to thee.
PSALM 106, S. M.
Israel punished and pardoned.
1 OD of eternal love!
U How fickle are our ways!
And yet, how oft did Israel prove
Thy constancy of grace!
2 They saw thy wonders wrought,
And then thy praise they sung:
But soon thy works of power forgot,
And murmured with their tongue.
3 Now they believe his word,
While rocks with rivers flow;
Now with their sins provcke the Lord
Till he reduced them low.
4 Yet, when they mourned their faults,
He hearkened to their groans;
Brought his own covenant to his thoughts,
And called them still his sons.
5 Their names were in his book;
He saved them from their foes;
Oft he chastised, but ne'er forsook,
The people whom he chose.
mf 6 Let Israel bless the Lord,
Who loved their ancient race;
And Christians join the solemn word,-
Amen,―to all the praise.
PSALM 107, First Part, L. M.
107 Israel led to Canaan, and Christians to Heaven.
mf 1 IVE thanks to God-he reigns above; U Kind are his thoughts, his name is love; His mercy ages past have known, And ages long to come shall own. 2 Let the redeeméd of the Lord
The wonders of his grace record;-
Israel, the nation whom he chose,
And rescued from their mighty foes.
3 So, when our first release we gain
From sin's old yoke, and Satan's chain,
We have this desert world to pass,-
A dangerous and a tiresome place.
4 He feeds and clothes us all the way,
He guides our footsteps lest we stray;
He guards us with a powerful hand,
And brings us to the heavenly land.
5 Oh! let us, then, with joy record
The truth and goodness of the Lord;
How great his works-how kind his ways!
Let every tongue pronounce his praise.
PSALM 107, Second Part, L, M.
OULD you behold the works of God,
His wonders in the world abroad?
Go with the mariners, and trace
The unknown regions of the seas.
2 They leave their native shores behind,
And seize the favor of the wind:
Till God commands,-and tempests rise,
That heave the ocean to the skies.
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