B. Hymns of Natural, Ethical and

Spiritual Religion

B. Hymns of Natural, Ethical and Spiritual Religion

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IO. IO. II. II.

I O worship the King, all-glorious above!
O gratefully sing His power and His love!
Our Shield and Defender, the Ancient of
Days,

Pavilioned in splendor, and girded with praise.

2 The earth with its store of wonders untold, Almighty, Thy power hath founded of

old;

Hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,

And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the

sea.

3 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite ? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;

It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,

And sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.

4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail ; Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,

Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend!

5 O measureless Might, ineffable Love, While angels delight to hymn Thee above, Thy ransomed creation, though feeble their lays,

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With true adoration shall sing to Thy praise.

IIS.

I Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of
Days,

Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;