Hymn IIII. For Tuesday.
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God is magnified in this Hymn for separating the
Land from the Waters, & for graciously furnishing
the earth with hearbs and Trees for Mans use For this was that work whereby God manifested
his Power and Providence upon this day of the first-week.
Sing this as Te Deum.
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When
Land and Sea that mixed were,
In one confused Masse,
Did first distinguished appeare,
As on this Day it was;
A creature usefull, then began
The waters, first, to be.
And, then, a dwelling fit for man,
The Land was made by Thee.
2
Thou didst, likewise, the Ground command,
All fruitfull Trees to breed.
And, cause to spring out of the Land,
Each Hearb that beareth seed.
The profit which arises thence,
On Man thou didst bestow;
And, he hath reaped, ever since,
The fruits that yearely grow.
3
This Day, therefore, thou praised art,
For thy Preparing-Grace,
In setting Land, and Sea apart,
To give us dwelling-place.
For what the Garden, or the Field,
Doth for our use afford;
And, for what Woods, or Orchards yeeld,
I praise thee too ô Lord!
4
And, Lord, I pray thee, since the Land,
Is fruitfull still to mee;
And faithfull unto thy command,
Let me be so to Thee.
Yea, since those works are all confest
Right good, which thou hast wrought,
By me, let one Good work, at least,
This Day, to passe be brought.
