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2 Children of lisping tongue, Those whose full hearts are young Lift up the song!
Manhood and h.o.a.ry age, Let naught your joy a.s.suage, In the high theme engage, Praises prolong!
3 G.o.d of our fathers' land!
Long may our temples stand Sacred to thee!
Let thy bright light divine On all the people s.h.i.+ne, Make us forever thine, From sin set free!
848. L. P. M. Kippis.
National Praise and Prayer.
1 With grateful hearts with joyful tongues, To G.o.d we raise united songs; His power and mercy we proclaim: Through every age, O, may we own Jehovah here has fixed his throne, And triumph in his mighty name.
2 Long as the moon her course shall run, Or men behold the circling sun, Lord, in our land support thy reign; Crown her just counsels with success, With truth and peace her borders bless, And all thy sacred rights maintain.
849. 6s. & 4s. M. Anonymous.
Prayer for our Country.
1 G.o.d bless our native land, Firm may she ever stand Through storm and night; When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of winds and wave, Do thou our country save, By thy great might.
2 For her our prayer shall rise To G.o.d above the skies; On him we wait; Thou who hast heard each sigh, Watching each weeping eye, Be thou forever nigh;-- G.o.d save the state.
850. 7s. & 6s. M. Christian Ballads.
Our Country.
Now pray we for our country, Pray that it
Who blesseth her is blessed!
So peace be in her walls; And joy in all her villages, Her cottages and halls.
THE SEASONS, ANNUAL OCCASIONS, ETC.
851. L. M. Heginbotham.
The G.o.d of the Seasons.
1 Great G.o.d! let all our tuneful powers Awake and sing thy mighty name; Thy hand rolls on our circling hours, The hand from which our being came.
2 Seasons and moons revolving round In beauteous order speak thy praise; And years with smiling mercy crowned, To thee successive honors raise.
3 Each changing season on our souls Its sweetest, kindest influence sheds; And every period, as it rolls, Showers countless blessings on our heads.
4 Our lives, our health, our friends, we owe All to thy vast unbounded love; Ten thousand precious gifts below, And hope of n.o.bler joys above.
852. L. M. Enfield's Sel.
The Goodness of G.o.d in the Seasons.
1 Great G.o.d! at whose all-powerful call At first arose this beauteous frame, By thee the seasons change, and all The changing seasons speak thy name.
2 Thy bounty bids the infant year, From winter storms recovered, rise; When thousand grateful scenes appear, Fresh opening to our wondering eyes.
3 O, how delightful 'tis to see The earth in vernal beauty dressed!
While in each herb, and flower, and tree, Thy bright perfections s.h.i.+ne confessed!
4 Indulgent G.o.d! from every part, Thy plenteous blessings largely flow; We see,--we taste;--let every heart With grateful love and duty glow.
853. C. M. Watts.
Seasons.
1 With songs and honors sounding loud, Address the Lord on high; O'er all the heavens he spreads his cloud, And waters veil the sky.
2 He sends his showers of blessings down, To cheer the plains below; He makes the gra.s.s the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow.
3 His steady councils change the face Of each declining year; He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear.
4 On us his providence has shone, With gentle, smiling rays; O, may our lips and lives make known His goodness and his praise.