290 C. M. TATE & BRADY. Ps. 19. 1 GOD'S perfect law converts the soul, With sacred wisdom his sure word 2 The statutes of the Lord are just, His pure commands in search of truth, 3 His perfect worship here is fixed, 4 Of more esteem than golden mines, More sweet than honey, or the drops 5 My trusty counsellors they are, 291 C. M. COWPER. The Light and Glory of the Word. 1 THE Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light. 2 A glory gilds the sacred page, It gives a light to every age, 3 The hand that gave it still supplies 4 Let everlasting thanks be thine, As makes a world of darkness shine 5 My soul rejoices to pursue 292 C. M. The Holy Scriptures. WATTS. 1 LADEN with guilt, and full of fears, And not a glimpse of hope appears, 2 This is the field where hidden lies 3 Here consecrated water flows 4 This is the judge that ends the strife, 293 L. M. The Holy Scriptures. WATTS. 1 GOD, who in various methods told - 2 Our nation reads the written word. 3 God's kindest thoughts are here expressed, 294 L. M. WATTS. The Books of Nature and Scripture compared. Ps. 19. 2 The rolling sun, the changing light, And nights and days, thy power confess; But the blest volume thou hast writ Reveals thy justice and thy grace. 3 Sun, moon, and stars, convey thy praise Round the whole earth, and never stand; So, when thy truth began its race, It touched and glanced on every land. 5 Great Sun of righteousness, arise; 295 C. M. WATTS. Nature and Scripture. Ps. 119. 1 LET all the heathen writers join Great God, if once compared with thine, 2 Not the most perfect rules they gave 3 I've seen an end of what we call How short the powers of nature fall, go. 4 Our faith, and love, and every grace, 296 S. M. WATTS. The Book of Nature and Scripture. Ps. 19. 1 BEHOLD, the lofty sky And all his starry works on high 2 The darkness and the light Still keep their course the same, While night to day and day to night Divinely teach his name. 3 In every different land Their general voice is known; 4 Ye Christian lands, rejoice; 5 His statutes and commands 6 While of thy works I sing, Accept the praise, my God, my King, |