283.  The Glory Of The Lord

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The heav’ns declare thy glory, Lord,
Through all the realms of boundless space
The soaring mind may roam abroad,
And there thy pow’r and wisdom trace.

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Author of Nature’s wondrous laws,
Preserver of its glorious grace,
We hail thee as the great First Cause,
And here delight thy ways to trace.

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And while bright visions of thy pow’r
The shining worlds before us bring,
The earthly grandeur, fruit and flow’r,
The praises of thy bounty sing.

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But not alone do worlds of light,
And earth, display thy grand designs;
‘Tis when our eyes behold thy Word
We read thy name in fairest lines.

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In Christ, when all things are complete-
The things in earth and things in heav’n-
The heav’ns and earth shall be replete
With thy high praises ever giv’n.

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By faith we see thy glory now,
We read thy wisdom, love and grace;
In praise and adoration bow,
And long to see thy glorious face.

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Called, Lord, by thee, to highest place,
To presence of thy glory bright,
O! for such condescending grace
How can we speak thy praise aright?