2 Father, source of all compassion, Free, unbounded grace is thine: Hail the God of our salvation; Praise him for his love divine. 3 For ten thousand blessings given, For the hope of future joy, Sound his praise through earth and heaven, Sound Jehovah's praise on high. 4 Joyfully on earth adore him, 'Till in heaven our song we raise; There, enraptured, fall before him, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. 166. H. M. George Sandys. General Praise. 1 All, from the sun's uprise, Unto his setting rays, Resound in jubilees, The great Jehovah's praise. Him serve alone; In triumph bring Your gifts, and sing, Before his throne. 2 Man drew from man his birth, But God his noble frame Built of the ruddy earth, Filled with celestial flame. His sons we are; Sheep by him led, Preserved and fed With tender care. 3 O to his portals press In your divine resorts: With thanks his power profess, And praise him in his courts. How good! How pure! His mercies last; His promise past, Forever sure. 167. C. M. M. Rayner. The Same. 1 Hail! Source of light, of life, and love, And joys that never end; In whom all creatures live and move: Creator, Father, Friend. 2 All space is with thy presence crowned: Creation owns thy care; Each spot in nature's ample round, Proclaims that God is there. 3 Attuned to praise be every voice; Let not one heart be sad: Jehovah reigns! Let earth rejoice; Let all the isles be glad. 4 Then sound the anthem loud and long, In sweetest, loftiest strains; And be the burden of the song, The Lord, Jehovah, reigns! RELIGION OF NATURE. 168. L. M. 6l. Watts. God revealed in his Works. 1 Great God! the heavens' well ordered frame Declares the glory of thy name, There thy rich works of wonder shine: A thousand starry beauties there, A thousand radiant marks appear, Of boundless skill and power divine. 2 From night to day, from day to night, The dawning and the dying light Lectures of heavenly wisdom read; With silent eloquence they raise Our thoughts to our Creator's praise, And neither sound nor language need. 3 Yet thy divine instructions run Far as the journeys of the sun: Thy light and truth are known abroad; We see thy smile in Nature's face, And in the pages of thy grace We read the glories of our God. 169. C. M. Rowe. Praise from all Nature. 1 Begin the high, celestial strain, My raptured soul, and sing A sacred hymn of grateful praise To heaven's almighty King.