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Let The Whole Creation Cry
Author: Stopford A. Brooke, 1832-1916 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #47 (1996) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 148 Tune Title: SALZBURG
Let The Whole Creation Cry
We Are Part of God's Creation
Author: Bryan Jeffery Leech, 1931- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #710 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Creation and Earth Refrain First Line: Jubilate, jubilate Scripture: Psalm 8 Tune Title: VESPER HYMN
We Are Part of God's Creation
For the Beauty of the Earth
Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #56 (1996) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and Earth Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to you we raise this our hymn of grateful praise Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6 Tune Title: DIX
For the Beauty of the Earth
Earth and All Stars!
Author: Herbert F. Brokering, 1926- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #3 (1996) Meter: 4.5.7 D with refrain Topics: Creation and Earth Refrain First Line: God has done marvelous things Scripture: Psalm 65:9-13 Tune Title: DEXTER
Earth and All Stars!
Beautiful Savior!
Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #317 (1996) Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Tune Title: CRUSADERS' HYMN
Beautiful Savior!
Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow
Author: Thomas H. Troeger, 1945- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #273 (1996) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Acts 2:1-11 Tune Title: ABERYSTWYTH
Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow
When Morning Gilds the Skies
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #320 (1996) Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6 Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 108:1-3 Tune Title: LAUDES DOMINI
When Morning Gilds the Skies
God, You Spin the Whirling Planets
Author: Jane Parker Huber, 1926- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #613 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27 Tune Title: HYMN TO JOY
God, You Spin the Whirling Planets
God in His Love for Us
Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #712 (1996) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: God in his love for us lent us this planet Scripture: Psalm 24:1 Tune Title: MORNING STAR
God in His Love for Us
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Author: Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #11 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Job 38:7 Tune Title: HYMN TO JOY
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Holy Is the Lord of Hosts
Author: Nolene Prince, twentieth century Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #15 (1996) Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts Scripture: Isaiah 6 Tune Title: [Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts]
Holy Is the Lord of Hosts
Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet
Author: Natalie Sleeth, 1930-1992 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #32 (1996) Meter: Irregular Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 150 Tune Title: PRAISE THE LORD
Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #40 (1996) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 150 Tune Title: AMSTERDAM
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
Let Us, with a Gladsome Mind
Author: John Milton, 1608-1674 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #46 (1996) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and Earth Refrain First Line: for his mercies shall endure Scripture: Psalm 136 Tune Title: MONKLAND
Let Us, with a Gladsome Mind
Seguirte Solo a Tí (We Worship Only You)
Author: Jorge E. Maldonado, 1942- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #53 (1996) Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: Seguir tu caminar, Señor (We follow in your paths, O Lord) Refrain First Line: Seguirte solo a tí, Señor (We worship only you, O Lord) Scripture: John 4:24 Languages: English; Spanish Tune Title: [Seguir tu caminar, Senor (We follow in your paths, O Lord)]
Seguirte Solo a Tí (We Worship Only You)
Creating God, Your Fingers Trace
Author: Jeffery Rowthorn, 1934- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #54 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 148:1-5 Tune Title: KILLIBEGS
Creating God, Your Fingers Trace
This Is My Father's World
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901; Mary Babcock Crawford, 1909- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #57 (1996) Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 24:1-2 Tune Title: TERRA BEATA
This Is My Father's World
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #58 (1996) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: I sing the mighty pow'r of God Scripture: Psalm 72:8 Tune Title: ELLACOMBE
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #60 (1996) Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: Each little flower that opens Scripture: Genesis 1 Tune Title: ROYAL OAK
All Things Bright and Beautiful
In Early Morn
Author: Dennis P. Moon, 1950-; Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #90 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: In early morn the glist'ning dew greets Scripture: Psalm 92:1-2 Tune Title: SALMON BROOK
In Early Morn
Now Comes the Time for Flowers
Author: Israel Kolmodin, 1643-1709; Zenos E. Hawkinson, 1925- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #646 (1996) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 65:9-13 Tune Title: BLOMSTERTID
Now Comes the Time for Flowers
For Beauty of Meadows
Author: Walter H. Farquharson, 1936- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #711 (1996) Meter: 11.11.11.11 Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: For beauty of meadows, for grandeur of trees Scripture: Genesis 1:28-29 Tune Title: ST. DENIO
For Beauty of Meadows
Thank you, God, for Water, Soil, and Air
Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #714 (1996) Meter: 9.10.10.9 Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Hebrews 13:16 Tune Title: AMSTEIN
Thank you, God, for Water, Soil, and Air
New Songs of Celebration
Author: Erik Routley, 1917-1982 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #742 (1996) Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: New songs of celebration render Scripture: Psalm 98 Tune Title: RENDEZ A DIEU
New Songs of Celebration
Someday Soon
Author: Robert D. Stromberg, 1952-; James R. Hawkinson, 1930- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #748 (1996) Meter: Irregular Topics: Creation and Earth First Line: Like a moment the years go by Refrain First Line: Someday soon, someday soon Scripture: Psalm 90:9-10 Tune Title: HEMBYGDEN
Someday Soon
All Creatures of Our God and King
Author: St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226; William H. Draper, 1855-1933 Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #55 (1996) Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 145:10-13 Tune Title: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
All Creatures of Our God and King
Lord of Feasting and of Hunger
Author: Herbert Brokering, 1926- Hymnal: The Covenant Hymnal #713 (1996) Topics: Creation and Earth Refrain First Line: See the silent ones who wait Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-2 Tune Title: [Lord of feasting and of hunger]
Lord of Feasting and of Hunger
Psalm 33 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.73 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: God our defence and salvation; God all-sufficient; Works and grace; Creation and Providence; Creatures no trust in them; Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient; God his creation and providence; Grace and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence and creation; Providence in air, earth, and sea First Line: Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord Lyrics:
Rejoice, ye righteous, in the Lord,
This work belongs to you;
Sing of his name, his ways, his word,
How holy, just, and true!
His mercy and his righteousness
Let heav'n and earth proclaim;
His works of nature and of grace
Reveal his wondrous name.
His wisdom and almighty word
The heav'nly arches spread,
And by the Spirit of the Lord
Their shining hosts were made.
He bid the liquid waters flow
To their appointed deep;
The flowing seas their limits know,
And their own station keep).
Ye tenants of the spacious earth,
With fear before him stand
He spake, and nature took its birth,
And rests on his command.
He scorns the angry nations' rage,
And breaks their vain designs;
His counsel stands through every age,
And in full glory shines.
Scripture: Psalm 33 Languages: English
Psalm 33 Part 1
Psalm 33 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.74 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: God our defence and salvation; God all-sufficient; Works and grace; Creation and Providence; Creatures no trust in them; Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient; God his creation and providence; Grace and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence and creation; Providence in air, earth, and sea First Line: Blest is the nation where the Lord Lyrics:
Blest is the nation where the Lord
Hath fixed his gracious throne,
Where he reveals his heav'nly word,
And calls their tribes his own.
His eye with infinite survey
Does the whole world behold;
He formed us all of equal clay,
And knows our feeble mold.
Kings are not rescued by the force
Of armies from the grave;
Nor speed nor courage of a horse
Can the bold rider save.
Vain is the strength of beasts or men,
To hope for safety thence;
But holy souls from God obtain
A strong and sure defence.
God is their fear, and God their trust;
When plagues or famine spread,
His watchful eye secures the just
Among ten thousand dead.
Lord, let our hearts in thee rejoice,
And bless us from thy throne;
For we have made thy word our choice,
And trust thy grace alone.
Scripture: Psalm 33 Languages: English
Psalm 33 Part 2
Psalm 33 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.75 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: God our defence and salvation; God all-sufficient; Works and grace; Creation and Providence; Creatures no trust in them; Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient; God his creation and providence; Grace and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence and creation; Providence in air, earth, and sea First Line: Ye holy souls, in God rejoice Lyrics:
Ye holy souls, in God rejoice,
Your Maker's praise becomes your voice;
Great is your theme, your songs be new:
Sing of his name, his word, his ways,
His works of nature and of grace,
How wise and holy, just and true!
Justice and truth he ever loves,
And the whole earth his goodness proves,
His word the heav'nly arches spread:
How wide they shine from north to south!
And by the spirit of his mouth
Were all the starry armies made.
He gathers the wide-flowing seas
(Those wat'ry treasures know their place)
In the vast storehouse of the deep:
He spake, and gave all nature birth;
And fires, and seas, and heav'n, and earth,
His everlasting orders keep.
Let mortals tremble and adore
A God of such resistless power,
Nor dare indulge their feeble rage:
Vain are your thoughts, and weak your hands;
But his eternal counsel stands,
And rules the world from age to age.
Scripture: Psalm 33 Languages: English
Psalm 33 Part 1
Psalm 33 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.76 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: God our defence and salvation; God all-sufficient; Works and grace; Creation and Providence; Creatures no trust in them; Creatures vain, and God all-sufficient; God his creation and providence; Grace and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence and creation; Providence in air, earth, and sea First Line: O happy nation, where the Lord Lyrics:
O happy nation, where the Lord
Reveals the treasure of his word,
And builds his church, his earthly throne!
His eye the heathen world surveys,
He formed their hearts, he knows their ways;
But God their Maker is unknown.
Let kings rely upon their host,
And of his strength the champion boast;
In vain they boast, in vain rely;
In vain we trust the brutal force,
Or speed, or courage, of a horse,
To guard his rider or to fly.
The eye of thy compassion, Lord,
Doth more secure defence afford
When death or dangers threat'ning stand:
Thy watchful eye preserves the just,
Who make thy name their fear and trust,
When wars or famine waste the land.
In sickness, or the bloody field,
Thou our physician, thou our shield,
Send us salvation from thy throne:
We wait to see thy goodness shine;
Let us rejoice in help divine,
For all our hope is God alone.
Scripture: Psalm 33 Languages: English
Psalm 33 Part 2
Psalm 104
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.229 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation and Providence; God his creation and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Spring and summer; Works of creation and providence First Line: My soul, thy great Creator praise: Lyrics:
My soul, thy great Creator praise:
When clothed in his celestial rays,
He in full majesty appears,
And, like a robe, his glory wears.
The heav'ns are for his curtains spread,
The unfathomed deep he makes his bed.
Clouds are his chariot when he flies
On winged storms across the skies.
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.
The world's foundations by his hand
Are poised, and shall for ever stand;
He binds the ocean in his chain,
Lest it should drown the earth again.
When earth was covered with the flood,
Which high above the mountains stood,
He thundered, and the ocean fled,
Confined to its appointed bed.
The swelling billows know their bound,
And in their channels walk their round;
Yet thence conveyed by secret veins,
They spring on hills and drench the plains.
He bids the crystal fountains flow,
And cheer the valleys as they go;
Tame heifers there their thirst allay,
And for the stream wild asses bray.
From pleasant trees which shade the brink,
The lark and linnet light to drink
Their songs the lark and linnet raise,
And chide our silence in his praise.
God from his cloudy cistern pours
On the parched earth enriching showers;
The grove, the garden, and the field,
A thousand joyful blessings yield.
He makes the grassy food arise,
And gives the cattle large supplies
With herbs for man of various power,
To nourish nature or to dire.
What noble fruit the vines produce!
The olive yields a shining juice;
Our hearts are cheered with gen'rous wine,
With inward joy our faces shine.
O bless his name, ye Britons, fed
With nature's chief supporter, bread;
While bread your vital strength imparts,
Serve him with vigor in your hearts.
Behold, the stately cedar stands,
Raised in the forest by his hands;
Birds to the boughs for shelter fly,
And build their nests secure on high.
To craggy hills ascends the goat,
And at the airy mountain's foot
The feebler creatures make their cell;
He gives them wisdom where to dwell.
He sets the sun his circling race,
Appoints the moon to change her face;
And when thick darkness veils the day,
Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey.
Fierce lions lead their young abroad,
And, roaring, ask their meat from God;
But when the morning beams arise,
The savage beast to covert flies.
Then man to daily labor goes;
The night was made for his repose;
Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief
From tiresome toil and wasting grief.
How strange thy works! how great thy skill!
And every land thy riches fill:
Thy wisdom round the world we see;
This spacious earth is full of thee.
Nor less thy glories in the deep,
Where fish in millions swim and creep
With wondrous motions, swift or slow,
Still wand'ring in the paths below.
There ships divide their wat'ry way,
And flocks of scaly monsters play;
There dwells the huge leviathan,
And foams and sports in spite of man.
Vast are thy works, Almighty Lord;
All nature rests upon thy word,
And the whole race of creatures stands
Waiting their portion from thy hands.
While each receives his diff'rent food,
Their cheerful looks pronounce it good:
Eagles and bears, and whales and worms,
Rejoice and praise in diff'rent forms.
But when thy face is hid, they mourn,
And, dying, to their dust return;
Both man and beast their souls resign;
Life, breath, and spirit, all is thine.
Yet thou canst breathe on dust again,
And fill the world with beasts and men;
A word of thy creating breath
Repairs the wastes of time and death.
His works, the wonders of his might,
Are honored with his own delight;
How awful are his glorious ways!
The Lord is dreadful in his praise.
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.
In thee my hopes and wishes meet,
And make my meditations sweet;
Thy praises shall my breath employ,
Till it expire in endless joy.
While haughty sinners die accursed,
Their glory buried with their dust,
I to my God, my heav'nly King,
Immortal hallelujahs sing.
Great is the Lord, what tongue can frame
An equal honor to his name?
Scripture: Psalm 104 Languages: English
Psalm 104
Psalm 147 Part 1
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.332 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation and Providence; Grace and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Attributes of God; God his being, attributes, and providence; God His perfections; Perfections of God; Providence and grace; Blessings of the country; Praise for rain; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Weather; Psalm for Great Britain; God great and good; Praise for temporal blessings; Compassion of God; Works of creation and providence; Blessings of a nation; Britain's happiness; Spring and winter; Summer and winter; Winter and summer First Line: Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise Lyrics:
Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise
Our hearts and voices in his praise;
His nature and his works invite
To make this duty our delight.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem,
And gathers nations to his name;
His mercy melts the stubborn soul,
And makes the broken spirit whole.
He formed the stars, those heav'nly flames;
He counts their numbers, calls their names;
His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound,
A deep where all our thoughts are drowned.
Great is our Lord, and great his might;
And all his glories infinite:
He crowns the meek, rewards the just,
And treads the wicked to the dust.
Sing to the Lord, exalt him high,
Who spreads his clouds all round the sky;
There he prepares the fruitful rain,
Nor lets the drops descend in vain.
He makes the grass the hills adorn,
And clothes the smiling fields with corn;
The beasts with food his hands supply,
And the young ravens when they cry.
What is the creature's skill or force,
The sprightly man, the warlike horse,
The nimble wit, the active limb?
All are too mean delights for him.
But saints are lovely in his sight,
He views his children with delight;
He sees their hope, he knows their fear,
And looks, and loves his image there.
Scripture: Psalm 147 Languages: English
Psalm 147 Part 1
Psalm 147 Part 2
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.333 (1806) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation and Providence; Grace and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Attributes of God; God his being, attributes, and providence; God His perfections; Perfections of God; Providence and grace; Blessings of the country; Praise for rain; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Weather; Psalm for Great Britain; God great and good; Praise for temporal blessings; Compassion of God; Works of creation and providence; Blessings of a nation; Britain's happiness; Spring and winter; Summer and winter; Winter and summer First Line: O Britain, praise thy mighty God Lyrics:
O Britain, praise thy mighty God,
And make his honors known abroad,
He bid the ocean round thee flow;
Not bars of brass could guard thee so.
Thy children are secure and blest;
Thy shores have peace, thy cities rest;
He feeds thy sons with finest wheat,
And adds his blessing to their meat.
Thy changing seasons he ordains,
Thine early and thy latter rains;
His flakes of snow like wool he sends,
And thus the springing corn defends.
With hoary frost he strews the ground;
His hail descends with clatt'ring sound:
Where is the man so vainly bold
That dares defy his dreadful cold?
He bids the southern breezes blow;
The ice dissolves, the waters flow:
But he hath nobler works and ways
To call the Britons to his praise.
To all the isle his laws are shown,
His gospel through the nation known;
He hath not thus revealed his word
To every land: praise ye the Lord.
Scripture: Psalm 147 Languages: English
Psalm 147 Part 2
Psalm 147
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts, The #Ps.334 (1806) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Children praising God; Creation and Providence; Grace and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Attributes of God; God his being, attributes, and providence; God His perfections; Perfections of God; Providence and grace; Blessings of the country; Praise for rain; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Weather; Psalm for Great Britain; God great and good; Praise for temporal blessings; Compassion of God; Works of creation and providence; Blessings of a nation; Britain's happiness; Spring and winter; Summer and winter; Winter and summer First Line: With songs and honors sounding loud Lyrics:
With songs and honors sounding loud,
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heav'ns he spreads his cloud,
And waters veil the sky.
He sends his showers of blessing down
To cheer the plains below;
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in valleys grow.
He gives the grazing ox his meat,
He hears the raven's cry;
But man, who tastes his finest wheat,
Should raise his honors high.
His steady counsels change the face
Of the declining year;
He bids the sun cut short his race,
And wintry days appear.
His hoary frost, his fleecy snow,
Descend and clothe the ground;
The liquid streams forbear to flow,
In icy fetters bound.
When from the dreadful stores on high
He pours the rattling hail,
The wretch that dares this God defy
Shall find his courage fail.
He sends his word, and melts the snow,
The fields no longer mourn;
He calls the warmer gales to blow,
And bids the spring return.
The changing wind, the flying cloud,
Obey his mighty word:
With songs and honors sounding loud,
Praise ye the sovereign Lord.
Scripture: Psalm 147:7-9 Languages: English
Psalm 147
Sing to the Lord that built the Skies
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #II.XIII (1766) Topics: Creation and Preservation of this World; Dissolution of the World; Hevenly joy on Earth Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord that built the Skies,
The Lord that rear'd this stately Frame;
Let all the Nations sound his Praise,
And Lands unknown repeat his Name.
2 He form'd the Seas, and form'd the Hills,
Made ev'ry Drop, and ev'ry Dust,
Nature and Time, with all their Wheels,
And push'd them into Motion first.
3 Now, from his high imperial Throne,
He looks far down upon the Spheres;
He bids the shining Orbs roll on,
And round he turns our hasty Years.
4 Thus shall this moving Engine last
Till all his Saints are gathered in;
Then for the Trumpets dreadful Blast
To shake it all to Dust again!
5 Yet when the Sound shall tear the Skies,
And Lightning burn the Globe below,
Saints, you may lift your joyful Eyes,
There's a new Heav'n and Earth for you. Languages: English
Sing to the Lord that built the Skies
Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: The Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #76 (1835) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Creation and Providence; Grace and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Attributes of God; God his being, attributes, and providence; God His perfections; Perfections of God; Providence and grace; Blessings of the country; Praise for rain; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Weather; Psalm for Great Britain; God great and good; Praise for temporal blessings; Compassion of God; Works of creation and providence; Blessings of a nation; Britain's happiness; Spring and winter; Summer and winter; Winter and summer Lyrics:
Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise
Our hearts and voices in his praise;
His nature and his works invite
To make this duty our delight.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem,
And gathers nations to his name;
His mercy melts the stubborn soul,
And makes the broken spirit whole.
He formed the stars, those heav'nly flames;
He counts their numbers, calls their names;
His wisdom's vast, and knows no bound,
A deep where all our thoughts are drowned.
Great is our Lord, and great his might;
And all his glories infinite:
He crowns the meek, rewards the just,
And treads the wicked to the dust.
Sing to the Lord, exalt him high,
Who spreads his clouds all round the sky;
There he prepares the fruitful rain,
Nor lets the drops descend in vain.
He makes the grass the hills adorn,
And clothes the smiling fields with corn;
The beasts with food his hands supply,
And the young ravens when they cry.
What is the creature's skill or force,
The sprightly man, the warlike horse,
The nimble wit, the active limb?
All are too mean delights for him.
But saints are lovely in his sight,
He views his children with delight;
He sees their hope, he knows their fear,
And looks, and loves his image there.
Scripture: Psalm 147 Languages: English
Praise ye the Lord; 'tis good to raise
My Soul thy great Creator praise
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P104 (1766) Topics: God his Creation and Provdence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Works of creation and providence Lyrics: 1 My Soul, thy great Creator praise;
When cloth'd in his celestial Rays,
He in full Majesty appears,
And, like a Robe his Glory wears.
2 The Heav'ns are for his Curtains spread,
Th' unfathomed Deep he makes his Bed;
Clouds are his Chariot when he flies
On winged 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 The World's Foundations by his Hand
Are pois'd, and shall for ever stand;
He binds the Ocean in his Chain,
Lest it should drown the Earth again.
5 When Earth was cover'd with the Flood,
Which high above the Mountains stood,
He thunder'd, and the Ocean fled,
Confin'd to its appointed Bed.
6 The swelling Billows know their Bound,
And in their Channels walk their Round;
Yet thence convey'd by secret Veins,
They spring on Hills, and drench the Plains.
7 He bids the Crystal Fountains flow;
And chear the Vallies as they go,
Tame Heifers there their Thirst allay,
And for the Stream wild Asses bray.
8 From pleasant Trees which shade the Brink,
The Lark and Linnet light to drink;
Their Songs the Lark and Linnet raise,
And chide our Silence in his Praise.
Pause I
9 GOD from his cloudy Cistern pours
On the parch'd Earth enriching Show'rs;
The Grove, the Garden, and the Field,
A Thousand joyful Blessings yield.
10 He makes the grassy Food arise,
And gives the Cattle large Supplies;
With Herbs for Man, of various Pow'r,
To nourish Nature, or to cure.
11 What noble Fruit the Vines produce!
The Olive yields a shining Juice;
Our Hearts are cheer'd with gen'rous Wine,
With inward Joy our Faces shine.
12 O bless his Name, ye Britons, fed
With Nature's chief Supporter, Bread:
While Bread your vital Strength imparts,
Serve him with Vigour in your Hearts.
Pause II
13 Behold the stately Cedar stands
Rais'd in the Forest by his Hands:
Birds to the Boughs for Shelter fly,
And build their Nests secure and high.
14 To craggy Hill ascends the Goat;
And at the airy Mountain's Foot
The feebler Creatures make their Cell;
He gives them Wisdom where to dwell.
15 He sets the Sun his circling Race,
Appoints the Moon to change her Face;
And when thick Darkness veils the Day,
Calls out wild Beasts to hunt their Prey.
16 Fierce Lions lead their Young abroad,
And roaring, ask their Meat from GOD;
But when the Morning-Beams arise,
The savage Beast to Covert flies.
17 Then Man to daily Labour goes:
The Night was made for his Repose;
Sleep is thy Gift, that sweet Relief
From tiresome Toil and wasting Grief.
18 How strange thy Works! how great thy Skill!
And ev'ry Land thy Riches fill:
Thy Wisdom round the World we see,
This spacious Earth is full of Thee.
19 Nor less thy Glories in the Deep,
Where Fish in Millions swim and creep,
With wond'rous Motions, swift or slow,
Still wand'ring in the Paths below.
10 There Ships divide their watry Way,
And Flocks of scaly Monsters play;
There dwells the huge Leviathan,
And foams and sports in Spite of Man.
Pause III
21 Vast are thy Works, Almighty Lord,
All Nature rests upon thy Word,
And the whole Race of Creatures stands,
Waiting their Portion from thy Hands.
22 While each receives his diff'rent Food,
Their chearful Looks pronounce it good:
Eagles and Bears, and Whales and Worms,
Rejoice and praise in diff'rent Forms.
23 But when thy Face is hid, they mourn,
And dying to their Dust return;
Both Man and Beast their Souls resign;
Life, Breath and Spirit, all is thine.
24 But thou canst breathe on Dust again,
And fill the World with Beasts and Men;
A Word of thy creating Breath
Repairs the Wastes of Time and Death.
25 His Works, the Wonders of his Might,
Are honour'd with his own Delight;
How awful are his glorious Ways!
The Lord is dreadful in his Praise.
26 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 sov'reign Grace.
27 In Thee my Hopes and Wishes meet,
And make my Meditations sweet;
Thy Praises shall my Breath employ,
Till it expire in endless Joy.
28 While haughty Sinners die accurst,
Their Glory bury'd with their Dust,
I to my GOD, my heav'nly King,
Immortal Hallelujahs sing.
Scripture: Psalm 104 Languages: English
My Soul thy great Creator praise
Give Thanks to GOD: He reigns above
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107a (1766) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Lyrics: 1 Give Thanks to GOD; He reigns above,
Kind are his Thoughts, his Name is Love;
His Mercy Ages past have known,
And Ages long to come shall own.
2 Let the Redeemed of the Lord
The Wonders of his Grace record;
Isr'el, the Nation whom he chose,
And rescu'd from their mighty Foes.
3 [When GOD's Almighty Arm had broke
Their Fetters and th' Egyptian Yoke,
They trac'd the Desart, wand'ring round
A wild and solitary Ground!
4 There they could find no leading Road,
Nor City for a fix'd Abode;
Nor Food nor Fountain to asswage
Their burning Thirst or Hunger's Rage.]
5 In their Distress to GOD they cry'd;
GOD was their Saviour and their Guide;
He led their March far wand'ring round;
'Twas the right Path to Canaan's Ground.
6 Thus 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.
7 He feeds and clothes us all the Way,
He guides our Footsteps, lest we stray;
He guards us with a pow'rful Hand,
And brings us to the heav'nly Land.
8 O let the Saints with joy record
The Truth and Goodness of the Lord!
How great his Works! how kind his Ways!
Let ev'ry Tongue pronounce his Praise. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English
Give Thanks to GOD: He reigns above
From Age to Age exalt his Name
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107b (1766) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Lyrics: 1 From Age to Age exalt his Name,
GOD and his Grace are still the same;
He fills the hungry Soul with Food,
And feeds the Poor with ev'ry Good.
2 But if their Hearts rebel and rise
Against the GOD that rules the Skies,
If they reject his heav'nly Word,
And slight the Counsels of the Lord;
3 He'll bring their Spirits to the Ground,
And no Deliv'rer shall be found;
Laden with Grief they waste their Breath
In Darkness and the Shades of Death.
4 Then to the Lord they raise their Cries,
He makes the dawning Light arise,
And scatters all that dismal Shade
That hung so heavy round their Head.
5 He cuts the Bars of Brass in two,
And lets the smiling Pris'ners through,
Takes off the Load of Guilt and Grief,
And gives the lab'ring Soul Relief.
6 O may the Sons of Men record
The wond'rous Goodness of the Lord;
How great his Works! how kind his Ways!
Let ev'ry Tongue pronounce his Praise. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English
From Age to Age exalt his Name
Vain Man on foolish Pleasures bent
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107c (1766) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Lyrics: 1 Vain Man, on foolish Pleasures bent,
Prepares for his own Punishment;
What Pains, what loathsome Maladies
From Luxury and Lust arise!
2 The Drunkard feels his Vitals waste;
Yet drowns his Health to please his Taste;
Till all his active Pow'rs are lost,
And fainting Life draws near the Dust.
3 The Glutton groans, and loaths to eat,
His Soul abhors delicious Meat;
Nature, with heavy Loads opprest,
Would yield to death to be releas'd.
4 Then how the frighted Sinners fly
To GOD for Help with earnest Cry!
He hears their Groans, prolongs their Breath,
And saves them from approaching Death.
5 No Med'cines could effect the Cure
So quick, so easy, or so sure;
The deadly Sentence GOD repeals,
He sends his sov'reign Word and heals.
6 O may the Sons of Men record
The wond'rous Goodness of the Lord!
And let their thankful Off'rings prove
How they adore their Maker's Love. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English
Vain Man on foolish Pleasures bent
Would you behold the Works of God
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107d (1766) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Lyrics: 1 Would 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 Favour of the Wind;
Till GOD commands, and Tempests rise
That heave the Ocean to the Skies.
3 Now to the Heav'ns they mount amain,
Now sink to dreadful Deeps again;
What strange Affrights young Sailors feel,
And like a staggering Drunkard reel!
4 When Land is far, and Death is nigh,
Lost to all Hope, to GOD they cry;
His Mercy hears the loud Address,
And sends Salvation in Distress.
5 He bids the Winds their Wrath asswage,
The furious Waves forget their Rage;
'Tis calm; and Sailors smile to see
The Haven where they wish'd to be.
6 O may the Sons of Men record
The wond'rous Goodness of the Lord!
Let them their private Off'rings bring,
And in the Church his Glory sing. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English
Would you behold the Works of God
Thy Works of Glory, mighty Lord
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107e (1766) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Lyrics: 1 Thy Works of Glory, mighty Lord,
Thy Wonders in the Deeps,
The Sons of Courage shall record,
Who trade in floating Ships.
2 At thy Command the Winds arise,
And swell the tow'ring Waves;
The Men astonish'd mount the Skies,
And sink in gaping Graves.
3 [Again they climb the watry Hills,
And plunge in Deeps again;
Each like a tott'ring Drunkard reels,
And finds his Courage vain.
4 Frighted to hear the Tempest roar,
They pant with flutt'ring Breath,
And hopeless of the distant Shore,
Expect immediate Death.]
5 Then to the Lord they raise their Cries;
He hears the loud Request,
And orders Silence through the Skies,
And lays the Floods to rest.
6 Sailors rejoice to lose their Fears,
And see the Storm allay'd:
Now to their Eyes the Port appears;
There let their Vows be paid.
7 'Tis GOD, that brings them safe to Land;
Let stupid Mortals know
That Waves are under his Command,
And all the Winds that blow.
8 O that the Sons of Men would praise
The Goodness of the Lord!
And those that see thy wond'rous Ways,
Thy wond'rous Love record. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English
Thy Works of Glory, mighty Lord
When God provok'd with daring Crimes
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P107f (1766) Topics: Church restored by prayer; Colonies Planted; Creation and Providence; Deliverance from shipwreck; Drunkard and Glutton; Intemperance pardoned; Isreal punished and pardoned; Isreal saved from Egypt, and brought to Canaan; Isreal Travels in the Wilderness; Luxury pardoned; Mariners Psalm; Mercies recorded; Nation blest and punished; New-England Psalm; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Providence recorded; Saints conducted to heaven; Saints punished and pardoned; Seaman's Song; Weather Lyrics: 1 When God provok'd with daring Crimes,
Scourges the Madness of the Times,
He turns their Fields to barren Sand,
And dries the Rivers from the Land.
2 His Word can raise the Springs again,
And make the wither'd Mountains green,
Send show'ry Blessings from the Skies,
And Harvests in the Desarts rise.
3 [Where nothing dwelt but Beasts of Prey,
Or Men as fierce and wild as they,
He bids th' Opprest and Poor repair,
And builds them Towns and Cities there.
4 They sow the Fields, and Trees they plant,
Whose yearly Fruit supplies their Want;
Their Race grows up from fruitful Stocks,
Their Wealth increases with their Flocks.
5 Thus they are blest; but if they sin,
He lets the heathen Nations in;
A savage Crew invades their Lands,
Their Princes die by barb'rous Hands.
6 Their captive Sons expos'd to Scorn,
Wander unpity'd and forlorn;
The Country lies unfenc'd, untill'd,
And Desolation spreads the Field.
7 Yet if the humbled Nation mourns,
Again his dreadful Hand he turns;
Again he makes their Cities thrive,
And bids the dying Churches live.]
8 The Righteous, with a joyful Sense,
Admire the Works of Providence;
And Tongues of Atheists shall no more
Blaspheme the GOD that Saints adore.
9 How few with pious Care record
These wond'rous Dealings of the Lord;
But wise Observers still shall find
The Lord is holy, just, and kind. Scripture: Psalm 107 Languages: English
When God provok'd with daring Crimes
Praise ye the Lord: 'Tis good to raise
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P147a (1766) Topics: Attributes of God; Blessings of a nation; Blessings of the country; Britain's happiness; Compassion of God; Creation and Providence; God great and good; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God His perfections; Grace and providence; Harvest; Persecutions of God; Praise for rain; Praise for temporal blessings; Providence and Grace promised; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Rain from heaven; Weather; Winter and Summer; Works of creation and providence Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Lord; 'Tis good to raise
Our Hearts and Voices in his Praise;
His Nature and his Works invite
To make this Duty our delight.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem,
And gathers Nations to his Name;
His Mercy melts the stubborn Soul,
And makes the broken Spirit whole.
3 He form'd the Stars, those heav'nly Flames;
He counts their Numbers, calls their Names;
His Wisdom's vast, and knows no Bound,
A Deep where all our Thoughts are drown'd.
4 Great is our Lord, and great his Might;
And all his Glories infinite:
He crowns the Meek, rewards the Just,
And treads the Wicked to the Dust.
Pause.
5 Sing to the Lord, exalt him high,
Who spreads his Clouds all round the Sky;
There he prepares the fruitful Rain,
Nor lets the Drops descend in vain.
6 He makes the Grass the Hills adorn;
And cloaths the smiling Fields with Corn;
The Beasts with Food his Hands supply,
And the young Ravens when they cry.
7 What is the Creature's Skill or Force,
The sprightly Man, the warlike Horse,
The nimble Wit, the active Limb?
All are too mean Delights for him.
8 But Saints are lovely in his Sight;
He views his Children with Delight;
He sees their Hope, he knows their Fear;
And looks and loves his Image there. Scripture: Psalm 147 Languages: English
Praise ye the Lord: 'Tis good to raise
O Britain, praise thy mighty GOD
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P147b (1766) Topics: Attributes of God; Blessings of a nation; Blessings of the country; Britain's happiness; Compassion of God; Creation and Providence; God great and good; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God His perfections; Grace and providence; Harvest; Persecutions of God; Praise for rain; Praise for temporal blessings; Providence and Grace promised; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Rain from heaven; Weather; Winter and Summer; Works of creation and providence Lyrics: 1 O Britain, praise thy mighty GOD,
And make his Honours known abroad;
He bid the Ocean round thee flow;
Not Bars of Brass could guard thee so.
2 Thy Children are secure and blest;
Thy Shores have Peace, thy Cities Rest;
He feeds thy Sons with finest Wheat,
And adds his Blessing to their Meat.
3 Thy changing Seasons he ordains,
Thine early and thy latter Rains;
His Flakes of Snow like Wool he sends,
And thus the springing Corn defends.
4 With hoary Frost he strews the Ground;
His Hail descends with clatt'ring Sound:
Where is the Man so vainly bold
That dares defy his dreadful Cold?
5 He bids the Southern Breezes blow;
The Ice dissolve, the Waters flow;
But he hath nobler Works and Ways
To call the Britons to his Praise.
6 To all the Isle his Laws are shown,
His Gospel through the Nation known;
He hath not thus reveal'd his Word
To ev'ry Land: Praise ye the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 147 Languages: English
O Britain, praise thy mighty GOD
With Songs and Honours sounding loud
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #P147c (1766) Topics: Attributes of God; Blessings of a nation; Blessings of the country; Britain's happiness; Compassion of God; Creation and Providence; God great and good; God his Being, Attributes and Providence; God His perfections; Grace and providence; Harvest; Persecutions of God; Praise for rain; Praise for temporal blessings; Providence and Grace promised; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Rain from heaven; Weather; Winter and Summer; Works of creation and providence Lyrics: 1 With Songs and Honours sounding loud,
Address the Lord on high;
Over the Heav'ns he spreads his Cloud,
And Waters veil the Sky.
2 He sends his Show'rs of Blessings down
To chear the Plains below;
He makes the Grass the Mountains crown,
And Corn in Vallies grow.
3 He gives the grazing Ox his Meat,
He hears the Ravens cry;
But Man who tastes his finest Wheat,
Should raise his Honours high.
4 His steady Counsels change the Face
Of the declining Year;
He bids the Sun cut short his Race,
And wint'ry Days appear.
5 His hoary Frost, his fleecy Snow,
Descend and clothe the Ground;
The liquid Streams forbear to flow,
In icy Fetters bound.
6 When from the dreadful Stores on high
He pours the rattling Hail,
The Wretch that dares this GOD defy
Shall find his Courage fail.
7 He sends his Word, and melts the Snow,
The Fields no longer mourn;
He calls the warmer Gales to blow,
And bids the Spring return.
8 The changing Wind, the flying Cloud,
Obey his mighty Word;
With Songs and Honours sounding loud,
Praise ye the sov'reign Lord. Scripture: Psalm 147:13-18 Languages: English
With Songs and Honours sounding loud
The Glory of God in Creation and Providence
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #183 (1786) Topics: Creation and Providence; God his creation and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Spring and Summer; Works of creation and providence; Creation and Providence; God his creation and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Spring and Summer; Works of creation and providence First Line: My soul, thy great Creator praise Lyrics: 1 My soul, thy great Creator praise;
When cloth'd in his celestial rays,
He in full majesty appears,
And like a robe his glory wears.
2 The heavens are for his curtains spread;
Th' unfathom'd deep he makes his bed;
Clouds are his chariot when he flies
On winged storms a-cross 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 The world’s foundation by his hand
Is pois'd and shall forever stand;
He binds the ocean in his chain,
Lest it should drown the earth again.
5 When earth was cover'd by the flood,
Which high above the mountains stood,
He thunder'd and the ocean fled,
Confin'd to its appointed bed.
6 The swelling billows know their bound,
And in their channels walk their round;
Yet thence convey'd by secret veins,
They spring on hills, and drench the plains.
7 He bids the chrystal fountains flow,
And cheer the vallies as they go;
There gentle herds their thirst allay,
And for the stream wild asses bray.
8 From pleasant trees which shade the brink,
The lark and linnet light to drink;
Their songs the lark and linnet raise,
And chide our silence in his praise.
Pause I.
9 God from his cloudy cistern pours
On the parch'd earth enriching showers;
The grove, the garden, and the field,
A thousand joyful blessings yield.
10 He makes the grassy food arise,
And gives the cattle large supplies;
With herbs for man of various power,
To nourish nature, or to cure.
11 What noble fruit the vines produce!
The olive yields in shining juice;
Our hearts are cheer'd with generous wine,
His gifts proclaim his love divine.
12 His bounteous hands our table spread,
He fills our cheerful stores with bread;
While food our vital strength imparts,
Let daily praise inspire our hearts.
Pause II
13 Behold the stately cedar stands
Rais'd in the forest by his hands;
Birds to the boughs for shelter fly,
And build their nests secure on high.
14 To craggy hills ascends the goat;
And at the airy mountain’s foot,
The feebler creatures make their cell;
He gives them wisdom where to dwell.
15 He sets the sun his circling race,
Appoints the moon to change her face;
And when thick darkness veils the day,
Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey.
16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad,
And roaring ask their meat from God;
But when the morning-beams arise,
The savage beast to covert flies.
17 Then man to daily labour goes;
The night was made for his repose:
Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief
From tiresome toil, and wasting grief.
18 How strange thy works! how great thy skill!
And every land thy riches fill:
Thy wisdom round the world we see,
This spacious earth is full of thee.
19 Nor less thy glories in the deep,
Where fish in millions swim and creep,
With wondrous motions swift or slow,
Still wandering in the paths below.
20 There ships divide their watery way,
And flocks of scaly monsters play;
The huge Leviathan resides,
And fearless sports amid the tides.
Pause III.
21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord,
All nature rests upon thy word,
And the whole race of creatures stands,
Waiting their portion from thy hands.
22 While each receives his different food,
Their cheerful looks pronounce it good:
Eagles and bears, and whales and worms
Rejoice and praise in different forms.
23 But when thy face is hid they mourn,
And dying to their dust return;
Both man and beast their souls resign:
Life, breath and spirit, all are thine.
24 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again,
And fill the world with beasts and men;
A word of thy creating breath
Repairs the wastes of time and death.
25 His works the wonders of his might,
Are honour'd with his own delight:
How awful are his glorious ways!
The Lord is dreadful in his praise.
26 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.
27 In thee my hopes and wishes meet,
And make my meditations sweet;
Thy praises shall my breath employ
Till it expire in endless joy.
28 While haughty sinners die accurst,
Their glory bury'd with their dust,
I to my God, my heavenly King,
Immortal Hallelujahs sing.
Scripture: Psalm 104 Languages: English
The Glory of God in Creation and Providence
The Glory of God in Creation and Providence
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #183 (1790) Topics: Creation and Providence; God his creation and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Spring and Summer; Works of creation and providence; Creation and Providence; God his creation and providence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in air, earth, and sea; Spring and Summer; Works of creation and providence First Line: My soul, thy great Creator praise Lyrics: 1 My soul, thy great Creator praise;
When cloth'd in his celestial rays,
He in full majesty appears,
And like a robe his glory wears.
2 The heavens are for his curtains spread;
Th' unfathom'd deep he makes his bed;
Clouds are his chariot when he flies
On winged storms a-cross 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 The world’s foundation by his hand
Is pois'd and shall forever stand;
He binds the ocean in his chain,
Lest it should drown the earth again.
5 When earth was cover'd by the flood,
Which high above the mountains stood,
He thunder'd and the ocean fled,
Confin'd to its appointed bed.
6 The swelling billows know their bound,
And in their channels walk their round;
Yet thence convey'd by secret veins,
They spring on hills, and drench the plains.
7 He bids the chrystal fountains flow,
And cheer the vallies as they go;
There gentle herds their thirst allay,
And for the stream wild asses bray.
8 From pleasant trees which shade the brink,
The lark and linnet light to drink;
Their songs the lark and linnet raise,
And chide our silence in his praise.
Pause I.
9 God from his cloudy cistern pours
On the parch'd earth enriching showers;
The grove, the garden, and the field,
A thousand joyful blessings yield.
10 He makes the grassy food arise,
And gives the cattle large supplies;
With herbs for man of various power,
To nourish nature, or to cure.
11 What noble fruit the vines produce!
The olive yields a pleasing juice;
Our hearts are cheer'd with generous wine,
His gifts proclaim his love divine.
12 His bounteous hands our table spread,
He fills our cheerful stores with bread;
While food our vital strength imparts,
Let daily praise inspire our hearts.
Pause II
13 Behold the stately cedar stands
Rais'd in the forest by his hands;
Birds to the boughs for shelter fly,
And build their nests secure on high.
14 To craggy hills ascends the goat;
And at the airy mountain’s foot;
The feebler creatures make their cell;
He gives them wisdom where to dwell.
15 He sets the sun his circling race,
Appoints the moon to change her face;
And when thick darkness veils the day,
Calls out wild beasts to hunt their prey.
16 Fierce lions lead their young abroad,
And roaring ask their meat from God;
But when the morning beams arise,
The savage beast to covert flies.
17 Then man to daily labour goes;
The night was made for his repose:
Sleep is thy gift, that sweet relief
From tiresome toil, and wasting grief.
18 How strange thy works! how great thy skill!
And every land thy riches fill:
Thy wisdom round the world we see,
This spacious earth is full of thee.
19 Nor less thy glories in the deep,
Where fish in millions swim and creep,
With wondrous motions swift or slow,
Still wandering in the paths below.
20 There ships divide their watery way,
And flocks of scaly monsters play;
The huge Leviathan resides,
And fearless sports amid the tides.
Pause III.
21 Vast are thy works, almighty Lord,
All nature rests upon thy word,
And the whole race of creatures stands,
Waiting their portion from thy hands.
22 While each receives his different food,
Their cheerful looks pronounce it good:
Eagles and bears, and whales and worms
Rejoice and praise in different forms.
23 But when thy face is hid they mourn,
And dying to their dust return;
Both man and beast their souls resign:
Life, breath and spirit, all are thine.
24 Yet thou canst breathe on dust again,
And fill the world with beasts and men;
A word of thy creating breath
Repairs the wastes of time and death.
25 His works the wonders of his might,
Are honour'd with his own delight:
How awful are his glorious ways!
The Lord is dreadful in his praise.
26 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.
27 In thee my hopes and wishes meet,
And make my meditations sweet;
Thy praises shall my breath employ
Till it expire in endless joy.
28 While haughty sinners die accurst,
Their glory bury'd with their dust,
I to my God, my heavenly King,
Immortal Hallelujahs sing.
Scripture: Psalm 104 Languages: English
The Glory of God in Creation and Providence
The Glory of God in Creaton and Providence
Hymnal: The Psalms of David #186b (1740) Topics: God his Creation and Provdence; Praise for creation and providence; Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; Works of creation and providence First Line: My Soul thy great Creator praise Lyrics: 1 My Soul, thy great Creator praise;
When cloth'd in his celestial Rays
He in full Majesty appears
And, like a Robe his Glory wears.
2 The Heav'ns are for his Curtains spread,
Th' unfathomed Deep he makes his Bed;
Clouds are his Chariot when he flies
On winged 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 The World's Foundations by his Hand
Are pois'd, and shall for ever stand;
He binds the Ocean in his Chain,
Lest it should drown the Earth again.
5 When Earth was cover'd with the Flood,
Which high above the Mountains stood,
He thunder'd, and the Ocean fled,
Confin'd to its appointed Bed.
6 The swelling Billows know their Bound,
And in their Channels walk their Round;
Yet thence convey'd by secret Veins,
They spring on Hills and drench the Plains.
7 He bids the Crystal Fountains flow;
And chear the Vallies as they go;
Tame Heifers there their Thirst allay,
And for the Stream wild Asses bray.
8 From pleasant Trees which shade the Brink,
The Lark and Linnet light to drink
Their Songs the Lark and Linnet raise,
And chide our Silence in his Praise.
Pause I
9 GOD from his cloudy Cistern pours
On the parch'd Earth enriching Show'rs:
The Grove, the Garden, and the Field,
A Thousand joyful Blessings yield.
10 He makes the grassy Food arise,
And gives the Cattle large Supplies:
With Herbs for Man, of various Pow'r,
To nourish Nature, or to cure.
11 What noble Fruit the Vines produce!
The Olive yields a shining juice;
Our Hearts are cheer'd with gen'rous Wine,
With inward Joy our Faces shine.
12 O bless his Name, ye Britons, fed
With Nature's chief Supporter, Bread;
While Bread your vital Strength imparts,
Serve him with Vigour in your Hearts.
Pause II
13 Behold the stately Cedar stands,
Rais'd in the Forest by his Hands;
Birds to the Boughs for Shelter fly,
And build their Nests secure on high.
14 To craggy Hill ascends the Goat;
And at the airy Mountain's Foot
The feebler Creatures make their Cell;
He gives them Wisdom where to dwell.
15 He sets the Sun his circling Race,
Appoints the Moon to change her Face;
And when thick Darkness veils the Day,
Calls out wild Beasts to hunt their Prey.
16 Fierce Lions lead their Young abroad,
And, roaring, ask their Meat from GOD;
But when the Morning-Beams arise,
The savage Beast to Covert flies.
17 Then Man to daily Labour goes;
The Night was made for his Repose;
Sleep is thy Gift, that sweet Relief
From tiresome Toil and wasting Grief.
18 How strange thy Works! how great thy Skill!
And ev'ry Land thy Riches fill:
Thy Wisdom round the World we see;
This spacious Earth is full of Thee.
19 Nor less thy Glories in the Deep,
Where Fish in Millions swim and creep
With wond'rous Motions, swift or slow,
Still wand'ring in the Paths below.
20 There Ships divide their watry Way,
And Flocks of scaly Monsters play;
There dwells the huge Leviathan,
And foams and sports in Spite of Man.
Pause III
21 Vast are thy Works, Almighty Lord,
All Nature rests upon thy Word,
And the whole Race of Creatures stands,
Waiting their Portion from thy Hands.
22 While each receives his diff'rent Food,
Their chearful Looks pronounce it good:
Eagles and Bears, and Whales and Worms,
Rejoice and praise in diff'rent Forms.
23 But when thy Face is hid, they mourn,
And dying, to their Dust return;
Both Man and Beast their Souls resign;
Life, Breath and Spirit, all is thine.
24 But thou canst breathe on Dust again,
And fill the World with Beasts and Men;
A Word of thy creating Breath
Repairs the Wastes of Time and Death.
25 His Works, the Wonders of his Might,
Are honour'd with his own Delight;
How awful are his glorious Ways!
The Lord is dreadful in his Praise.
26 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 sov'reign grace.
27 In Thee my Hopes and wishes meet,
And make my Meditations sweet;
Thy Praises shall my Breath employ,
Till it expire in endless Joy.
28 While haughty Sinners die accurst,
Their Glory bury'd with their Dust,
I to my GOD, my heav'nly King,
Immortal Hallelujahs sing.
Scripture: Psalm 104 Languages: English
The Glory of God in Creaton and Providence
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