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HYMN.
[The earth, O God! is full of Thee]
“The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.”
Psalm xxxiii. 5.
The earth, O God! is full of Thee;
Its every herb and flower
Were made Thy witnesses to be
And speak Thy love and power.
Its every herb and flower
Were made Thy witnesses to be
And speak Thy love and power.
The sky, the vast and vaulted sky,
In sunshine or in storm,
Says, nothing short of Deity
Its airy arch could form.
In sunshine or in storm,
Says, nothing short of Deity
Its airy arch could form.
There hast thou set the sun—by day
To shed his warmth and light;
The moon and stars, with gentler ray,
To rule the silent night.
To shed his warmth and light;
The moon and stars, with gentler ray,
To rule the silent night.
The sea—the broad and billowy deep,
Proclaims Thy master-hand,
Whether its waves in tempests leap
Or rippling kiss the strand.
Proclaims Thy master-hand,
Whether its waves in tempests leap
Or rippling kiss the strand.
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“There go the ships!” There spout and hiss
Leviathans at play;
And there the tiny nautilis
Holds on his fearless way.
Leviathans at play;
And there the tiny nautilis
Holds on his fearless way.
The mighty winds that come and go,
Bear music on their wings,
With which the list'ning earth below,
And heaven's high arch-way rings.
Bear music on their wings,
With which the list'ning earth below,
And heaven's high arch-way rings.
Beasts, tame or wild, on earth that stray,
All birds that fly in air,
Insects—that live their little day,
Thy Providence declare.
All birds that fly in air,
Insects—that live their little day,
Thy Providence declare.
O Lord, our God! how marvellous
Thy works—around—above;
And all are eloquent to us
Of wisdom—power—and love!
Thy works—around—above;
And all are eloquent to us
Of wisdom—power—and love!
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