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Threefold is thy glorious might,
Threefold is thy name of light
Veil'd before our mortal sight.
Threefold let our praises be,
Great Mysterious One, to thee,
Undivided Trinity.

2 Into mystery deeper higher
Thou dost awfully retire
Lowliest reverence to inspire;
That within the golden door,
Sense and sight must wait before,
Faith may enter and adore:
Mystery 'tis all around;
Mystery-but holy ground;
Where thy mercy may be found.
3 0 my God, mine all thou art:
Take my whole in every part,
Body, spirit, mind, and heart.
Threefold is thy love to me;
Threefold let my graces be,
Faith and hope and charity.
Thus shall best thy will be done,
Mighty Father, blessèd Son,
Holy Spirit, Three in One.

Sundays after Trinity: the Works and Word of God.

"HEAVEN AND EARTH ARE FULL OF THE MAJESTY OF

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259 How excellent is thy loving kindness, O God. [L.M.

Ps. xxxvi. 7.

1 O LORD, thy mercy, my sure hope,
Above the heavenly orb ascends;
Thy sacred truth's unmeasured scope
Beyond the spreading sky extends.

2 Thy justice like the hills remains ;
Unfathom'd depths thy judgments are;
Thy providence the world sustains;
The whole creation is thy care.

3 Since of thy goodness all partake,
With what assurance should the just
Thy sheltering wings their refuge make,
And saints to thy protection trust.

4 Such guests shall to thy courts be led
To banquet on thy love's repast:
And drink, as from a fountain's head,
Of joys that shall for ever last.

5 With thee the springs of life remain :
Thy presence is eternal day:
O let thy saints thy favour gain,
To upright hearts thy truth display.

260

The heavens declare the glory of God.
Ps. xix. 1.

1 THE heavens declare thy glory,
The firmament thy power;
Day unto day the story
Repeats from hour to hour:
Night unto night, replying,
Proclaims in every land,
O Lord, with voice undying
The wonders of thy hand.

2 The sun with royal splendour
Goes forth to chant thy praise;
And moonbeams soft and tender
Their gentler anthem raise:
O'er every tribe and nation
That music strange is pour'd;

The song of all creation

To thee, creation's Lord.

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3 How perfect, just, and holy
The precepts thou hast given;
Still making wise the lowly,
They lift the thoughts to heaven:
How pure, how soul-restoring
Thy gospel's heavenly ray,
A brighter radiance pouring
Than noon of brightest day!
4 Thy statutes, Lord, with gladness
Rejoice the humble heart;
And guilty fear and sadness.
From contrite souls depart:
Thy word hath richer treasure
Than dwells within the mine,
And sweetness beyond measure
Attends thy voice divine.

50 who can make confession
Of every secret sin;

Or keep from all transgression
His spirit pure within?
But let me never boldly
From thy commands depart,
Or render to thee coldly
The service of my heart.
6 All heaven on high rejoices
To do its Maker's will;
The stars with solemn voices
Resound thy praises still:
So let my whole behaviour,
Thoughts, words, and actions be,
O Lord, my strength, my Saviour,
One ceaseless song to thee."

261 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house
of my pilgrimage.-Ps. cxix. 54.

1 FATHER of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines!
For ever be thy name adored

For these celestial lines.

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2 Here springs of consolation rise
To cheer the fainting mind:
And thirsty souls receive supplies,
And sweet refreshment find.

3 Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
Spreads heavenly peace around;
And life and everlasting joys
Attend the blissful sound.

4 O may these heavenly pages be
My ever dear delight;

And still new beauties may I see,
And still increasing light.

5 Divine Instructor, gracious Lord,
Be thou for ever near;

Teach me to love thy sacred word,
And view my Saviour there.

262

O Lord, how manifold are thy works.
Ps. civ. 24.

[C.M.

1 THERE is a book, who runs may read,
Which heavenly truth imparts;
And all the lore its scholars need,
Pure eyes and Christian hearts.
2 The works of God, above, below,
Within us and around,

Are pages in that book to show
How God himself is found.

3 The glorious sky embracing all
Is like the Maker's love;

Wherewith encompass'd, great and small
In peace and order move.

4 The moon above, the Church below,
A wondrous race they run;

But all their radiance, all their glow,
Each borrows of its sun.

5 The Saviour lends the light and heat
That crown his holy hill;

The saints, like stars, around his seat
Perform their courses still.

6 The dew of heaven is like thy grace,
It steals in silence down;

But where it lights, the favour'd place,
By richest fruits is known.

7 One name above all glorious names,
With its ten thousand tongues
The everlasting sea proclaims,
Echoing angelic songs.

8 Thou, who hast given me eyes to see
And love this sight so fair,
Give me a heart to find out thee,
And read thee everywhere.

263 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light [7s. 6s. unto my path.-Ps. cxix. 105.

10 WORD of God incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging.
O Light of our dark sky;
We e praise thee for the radiance
That from the hallow'd page,
A lantern to our footsteps,

Shines on from age to age.

2 The church from her dear Master
Received the gift divine,
And still that light she lifteth
O'er all the earth to shine.

It is the golden casket

Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heaven-drawn picture
Of Christ, the living Word.

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