The Psalms of David ‎#LXVb

LXVb. Divine Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; or, The God of Nature and Grace

1 The God of our salvation hears
The groans of Sion mix'd with tears;
Yet when he comes with kind designs,
Thro' all the way his terror shines.

2 On him the race of man depends,
Far as the earth's remotest ends,
Where the creator's name is known
By nature's feeble light alone.

3 Sailors, that travel o'er the flood,
Address their frighted souls to God,
When tempests rage and billows roar,
At dreadful distance from the shore.

4 He bids the noisy tempests cease;
He calms the raging croud to peace,
When a tumultuous nation raves,
Wild as the winds, and loud as waves.

5 Whole kingdoms, shaken by the storm,
He settles in a peaceful form;
Mountains, establish'd by his hand,
Firm on their old foundations stand.

6 Behold his ensigns sweep the sky,
New comets blaze, and light'nings fly;
The heathen lands, with swift surprise,
From the bright horrors turn their eyes.

7 At his command the morning ray
Smiles in the east, and leads the day;
He guides the sun's declining weels
Over the tops of western hills.

8 Seasons and times obey his voice;
The ev'ning and the morn rejoice
To see the earth made soft with show'rs,
Laden with fruit, and drest in flow'rs.

9 'Tis from his watry stores on high
He gives the thirsty ground supply;
He walks upon the clouds, and thence
Doth his enriching drops dispense.

10 The desart grows a fruitful field;
Abundant food the valies yield;
The valies shout with cheerful voice,
And neighb'ring hills repeat their joys.

11 The pastures smile in green array;
There lambs and larger cattle play,
The larger cattle and the lamb
Each in his language speaks thy name.

12 Thy works pronounce thy pow'r divine,
O'er ev'ry field thy glories shine:
Thro' ev'ry month thy gifts appear;
Great God! Thy goodness crowns the year.

Text Information

• First Line: The God of our salvation hears
• Title: Divine Providence in Air, Earth and Sea; or, The God of Nature and Grace
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1780

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