4 Long hath it been diffused abroad, 5 Through the whole earth it pours supplies, 102 S. M. MRS. STEELE. God our Creator and Benefactor. 1 MY Maker and my King, Thy sovereign bounty is the spring 2 Thou ever good and kind, A thousand reasons move, 4 O, what can I impart, When all is thine before? Thy love demands a thankful heart; The gift, alas, how poor! 5 O, let thy grace inspire My soul with strength divine; 103 C. M. Goodness of God. THOMSON. 1 JEHOVAH God, thy gracious power O, may the blessings of each hour 2 If on the wings of morn we speed 3 Thy power is in the ocean deeps, Thine eye of mercy never sleeps, 4 From morn till noon, till latest eve, 5 In all the varying scenes of time, 104 L. M. GENTLEMAN'S MAG. Goodness of God in the Seasons. 1 GREAT God, at whose all-powerful call, 2 Thy bounty bids the infant year, From winter storms recovered, rise; The earth in vernal beauty dressed, 5 Indulgent God, from every part Thy plenteous blessings largely flow; 105 C. M. WATTS. The Goodness of God. Ps. 145. 1 SWEET is the memory of thy grace, 2 God reigns on high, but not confines His goodness to the skies; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait Thy liberal hand provides their meat, 4 How kind are thy compassions, Lord! But soon he sends his pardoning word 5 Creatures, with all their endless race, 106 L. M. WATTS. Blessing God for his Goodness. Ps. 103. 1 BLESS, O my soul, the living God; 2 Bless, O my soul, the God of grace; 3 The vices of the mind he heals, 6 Let the whole earth his power confess; 107 L. M. 6 L. WATTS. Praise to God for his Goodness and Truth. Ps. 146. 1 I'LL praise my Maker with my breath, And when my voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ my nobler powers; 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 power, And thoughts, all vanish in an hour, Nor can they make their promise good. 3 Happy the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God; he made the sky, And earth, and seas, with all their train; His truth forever stands secure ; He saves the oppressed, 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 laboring conscience peace; He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. |