119 L. M. WATTS. Restoring and preserving Grace. Ps. 138. And strength diffused through all my soul. 4 Amidst a thousand snares I stand, 120 C. M. WATTS. Faithfulness of God. Ps. 89. 1 MY never-ceasing songs shall show 2 The sacred truths his lips pronounce 3 Lord God of hosts, thy wondrous ways Are sung by saints above, And saints on earth their honors raise 121 C. M. The Faithfulness of God. WATTS. 1 BEGIN, my tongue, some heavenly theme, 2 Tell of his wondrous faithfulness, 3 Proclaim "salvation from the Lord 4 Engraved as on eternal brass The mighty promise shines; 122 H. M. DODDRIDGE. God's Fidelity to his Promises. 1 THE promises I sing, Which sovereign love hath spoke ; Nor will the eternal King His words of grace revoke: They stand secure, 2 The mountains melt away, In radiant lines, 123 C. M. God holy, just, and sovereign. WATTS. 1 HOW should the sons of Adam's race Be pure before their God! If he contend in righteousness, We fall beneath his rod. 2 Strong is his arm, his heart is wise; 3 Mountains by his almighty wrath He shakes the earth from south to north, And all her pillars mourn. 4 He bids the sun forbear to rise, The obedient sun forbears; His hand with sackcloth spreads the skies, And seals up all the stars. 5 He walks upon the stormy sea, Flies on the stormy wind; There's none can trace his wondrous way, 124 S. M. A holy God. Ps. 99. 1 EXALT the Lord our God, WATTS. 2 When Israel was his church, 3 Oft he forgave their sins, Nor would destroy their race; 4 Exalt the Lord our God, Whose grace is still the same; 125 L. M. Him who is invisible. 1 ETERNAL and immortal King, DODDRIDGE. Thy peerless splendors none can bear; But darkness veils seraphic eyes, When God with all his lustre's there. 2 Yet faith can pierce the awful gloom, In fixed regards, great God, to thee. 3 Then every tempting form of sin, Shamed in thy presence, disappears; For it hath caught the heavenly fire. 126 L. M. God invisible. WATTS. 1 INFINITE leagues beyond the sky The great Eternal reigns alone, Where neither wings nor souls can fly, Nor angels climb the topless throne. 2 The Lord of glory builds his seat 3 Yet, glorious Lord, thy gracious eyes |