Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David ‎#277

277. Summer and Winter

1 Let Zion praise thy mighty God,
And make his honours known abroad;
For sweet the joy, our songs to raise,
And glorious is the work of praise.

2 Our children live secure and blest;
Our shores have peace, our cities rest;
He feeds our sons with finest wheat,
And adds his blessing to their meat.

3 The changing seasons he ordains,
The early and the latter rains;
His flakes of snow like wool he sends,
And thus the springing corn defends.

4 With hoary frost he strews the ground:
His hail descends with dreadful sound:
The icy bands the rivers hold,
And terror arms his wintry cold.

5 He bids the southern breezes blow;
The ice dissolves, the waters flow:
But he hath nobler works and ways
To call his people to his praise.

6 Thro' all our realm his laws are shown;
His gospel through the nation known;
He hath not thus reveal'd his word
To every land: praise ye the Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Let Zion praise the mighty God
• Title: Summer and Winter
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1787
• Scripture:
  Psalm 147
• Topic: Attributes of God; Blessings: of a nation; Blessings: of the country; Compassion of God; Creation and Providence; God: his Being, Attributes and Providence; God: great and good; God: His perfections; Grace: and providence; Harvest; Perfections of God; Praise: for rain; Praise: for temporal blessings; Providence: and grace; Providence: in air, earth, and sea; Rain from heaven; Seasons of the year; Spring and Winter; Weather; Winter and Summer; Works: of creation and providence
• Notes: Second Part

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