197 The Lord seen and adored in Creation.

1 When I survey this world, With all its beauteous frame, Its great Creator I adore,

And celebrate his name. 2 The boundless whole displays The wonders of the Lord; All nature echoes with his praise, And be his name ador'd

3 The sun in ev'ry beam

Proclaims the God above: Its ardent rays exhibit him,

Who rules the worlds in love.

198

Flight of Time.

1 Another day is past,
The hours forever fled,

And time is bearing us away
To mingle with the dead.

2 Our minds in perfect peace

Our Father's care shall keep,
We yield to gentle slumber now,
For thou canst never sleep.
3 How blessed, Lord, are they
On thee securely stayed!
Nor shall they be in life alarmed,
Nor be in death dismayed.

199 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.

200 Gospel Worship and Order. 1 Great is the Lord our God, And let his praise be great; He makes the church his blest abode His most delightful seat.

2 Far as thy name is known,
The world declares thy praise:
Thy saints, O Lord, before thy throne,
Their songs of honor raise.

3 Let strangers walk around
The city where we dwell,
Compass and view thy holy ground,
And mark the building well.

4 The order of thy house,
The worship of thy court,

The cheerful songs, the solemn vows,
And make a fair report.

5 How decent, and how wise !
How glorious to behold!
Beyond the pomp that charms the eyes,
And rites adorned with gold.

6 The God we worship now
Will guide us till we die ;
Will be our Guide whilst here below,
Our God above the sky.

201 Brotherly Love.
1 Blest are the sons of peace,
Whose hearts and hopes are one;
Whose kind designs to serve and
Through all their actions run! [please
2 Blest is the pious house,

Where zeal and friendship meet; Their songs of praise, their mingled

Make their communion sweet. [vows,

203 Nature and Scripture. 1 Behold! the lofty sky

Declares its Maker, God:
And all his starry works on high
Proclaim his power abroad.

2 Ye Christian lands, rejoice!
Here he reveals his word,
We are not left to nature's voice
To bid us know the Lord.

3 His statutes and commands

Are set before our eyes;
He puts his gospel in our hands,
Where our salvation lies.

4 While of thy works I sing,
Thy glory to proclaim,
Accept the praise, my God, my King,
In my Redeemer's name.

204

For a Holy Heart.

1 Great source of life and light,
Thy heavenly grace impart,
And by thy holy spirit write
Thy law upon my heart.

2 My soul would cleave to thee;
Let naught my purpose move;
O, let my faith more steadfast be,
And more intense my love!

3 Long as my trials last,

Long as the cross I bear,
O, let my soul on thee be cast
In confidence and prayer

4 Conduct me to the shore

Of everlasting peace, Where storms and tempests rise no Where sin and sorrow cease. [more,

205 The Saviour Commemorated. 1 Jesus, the Friend of Man, Invites us to his board: The welcome summons we obey, And own our gracious Lord.

2 Here we survey that love
Which spoke in every breath,
Which crowned each action of his life
And triumphed in his death.
3 Then let our powers unite,
His sacred name to raise;
Let grateful joy fill every mind,
And every voice be praise.

4 And while we share the gifts
Which from the gospel flow,
O, may our hearts to all mankind
With warm affection glow.

206 Watchfulness and Prayer Inculcated.

1 My soul, be on thy guard;

Ten thousand foes arise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.

2 O watch, and fight, and pray;
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.

3 Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down:
Thy arduous work will not be done
Till thou obtain thy crown.

4 Fight on, my soul, till death

Shall bring thee to thy God; He'll take thee at thy parting breath, To his divine abode.