4 Thine essence fills this breathing frame; Lights up our souls with livelier flame, 5 To thee, from whom our being came, 112. To thee our grateful strains shall flow. 1 GREAT GOD, how infinite art thou! 2 Thy throne eternal ages stood, 3 Eternity, with all its years, Stands present in thy view; 4 Our lives through varying scenes are drawn, 113. While thine eternal thought moves on S. P. M. The Majesty of God. 1 THE Lord Jehovah reigns, And royal state maintains, WATTS. His head with awful glories crowned, Arrayed in robes of light, 2 Upheld by thy commands, 3 Thy promises are true; There fixed, thy church shall ne'er remove; Shall in thy courts appear, 114. 8 & 7s. M. BOWRING. God is Love. 1 GOD is love; his mercy brightens 2 Chance and change are busy ever; But his God is wisdom, God is love. 3 E'en the hour that darkest seemeth Will his changeless goodness prove; 4 He with earthly cares entwineth 115. L. M. FERGUS. God the Creator. 1 THE Spirit moved upon the waves 2 At his command, the mountains heaved 3 The voice of God was heard again, And perfumes floated on the breeze. 4 The word went forth, and vast and high 116. L. M. 61. MONTGOMERY'S COLL. Omnipresence of God. 1 ABOVE, below, where'er I gaze, 2 And when the radiant orb of light Hath tipped the mountain tops with gold, That ray of glory, bright and fair, 3 Thine is the silent noon of night, The twilight eve, the dewy morn; The Perfections of God. 1 How shall I praise th' eternal God, + Who can ascend his high abode, WATTS. 2 Those watchful eyes that never sleep, To him eternal years belong, And never-ending joy. 4 He knows no shadow of a change, 118. Firm as a rock his truth remains, 1 THE heaven of heavens cannot contain The universal Lord; Yet he in humble hearts will deign 2 Where'er ascends the sacrifice 3 His presence is diffused abroad Through realms, through worlds unknown; Who seek the mercies of our God Are ever near his throne. 119. C. M. WATTS. Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God. 1 I SING the mighty power of God, 2 I sing the wisdom that ordained The moon shines full at his command, 3 I sing the goodness of the Lord, 4 There's not a plant or flower below, 120. L. M. MRS. GILMAN. God our Futher. 1 Is there a lone and dreary hour, When worldly pleasures lose their power? And set each thought of darkness free. 2 Is there a time of rushing grief, |