While earth and sky His honours high. PSALM VIII. To GOD the Creator. H Proper Tune. I. AIL voice divine! thus the Almighty faid, "Let there be light, now let a world be made:" Light and a world there were; obedient rife Sun, planets, stars, earth, feas, and spreading skies. II. Obedient to thy will, this teeming earth To beafts and worms of every kind gave birth: With flocks, and herds, the plains were richly stor'd, And herbs and fruits did proper food afford. III. And laft, to finish what thou had'ft defign'd, IV. Benignity and skill and power divine In the great whole, and ev'ry part did shine: He view'd it well, and pleas'd, pronounc'd it good V. May all thy works, O LORD, refound thy name, Applaud thy skill; thy pow'r, and love proclaim: But above all below let man exert The nobleft paffions of his grateful heart, C 139 PSALM IX. To GOD the Creator of Mankind. GO Common Metre. I. OD of our lives, whofe bounteous care How fhall our thankful hearts declare The wonders of thy love. II. While void of thought and sense we lay, Thy breath inform'd the fleeping clay III. From thee our limbs their fashion took, And e'er our life began; Within the volume of thy book, Were written ev'ry one. IV. Thine eye beheld in perfect view The yet unfinish'd plan; V. O may this frame, which rifing grew Be ftudious ever to pursue, 139. PSALM X. To GOD the Creator of Mankind. T Long Metre. I. WAS from thy hand, my GOD, I came, In me thy various wonders shine, II. Thine eyes did all my limbs furvey, III. By thee my growing parts were nam'd; IV. At laft to fhow my Maker's name, V. There the young feeds of thought began, Great GOD, our wond'rous nature pays HEN I with pleasing wonder stand W And all my frame furvey, LORD, 'tis thy work; I own the hand II. Thy hand my heart and reins poffeft, III. 'Thine eye with nicest care furvey'd, The growth of ev'ry part; Till the whole fcheme thy thoughts had laid, Was copy'd by thy art. IV. Heav'n, earth, and sea, and fire and wind But we review ourselves, and find Divine wonders still. V. Goodness and wifdom round me fhine, |