13 His rains from heaven parch'd hills, Thou op'st thy hand, the universe,

recruit,

that soon transmit the liquid store, Till earth is burden'd with her fruit, and nature's lap car hold no more. 14 Grass, for our cattle to devour,

he makes the growth of every field:
Herbs, for man's use, of various power,
that either food or physic yield.
15h cluster'd grapes he crowns the vine,
to cheer man's heart,oppress'd with cares;
Gives oil, that makes his face to shine,
and corn, that wasted strength repairs.
PART III.

16 The trees of God, without the care
or art of man, with sap are fed:
The mountain-cedar looks as fair

as those in royal gardens bred.
17 Safe in the lofty cedar's arms
the wanderers of the air may rest;
The hospitable pine from harms

protects the stork, her pious guest. 18 Wild goats the craggy rock ascend, its towering heights their fortress make, Whose cells in labyrinths extend,

where feebler creatures refuge take. 19 The moon's inconstant aspect shows the appointed seasons of the year; The instructed sun his duty knows, his hours to rise and disappear. 20,21 Darkness he makes the earth to shroud, when forest beasts securely stray; Young lions roar their wants aloud

to Providence, that sends them prey. 22 They range all night, on slaughter bent, till suminon'd by the rising morn, To skulk in dens, with one consent the conscious ravagers return. 23 Forth to the tillage of his soil the husbandman securely goes, Commencing with the sun his toil, with him returns to his repose. 24 How various, Lord, thy works are found; for which thy wisdom we adore! The earth is with thy treasure crown'd, till nature's hand can grasp no more. PART IV.

size.

25 But still the vast unfathom'd main,
of wonders a new scene supplies,
Whose depths inhabitants contain
of every form, and every
26 Full-freighted ships from every port
there cut their unmolested way;
Leviathan, whom there to sport

thou mad'st, has compass there to play.
27 These various troops of sea and land
in sense of common want agree;
All wait on thy dispensing hand,

and have their daily alms from thee. 25 They gather what thy stores disperse, without their trouble to provide;

the craving world, is all supply'd.
29 Thou for a moment hid'st thy face,

the numerous ranks of creatures mourns
Thou tak'st their breath, all nature's race
forthwith to mother earth return.
30 Again thou send'st thy spirit forth
to inspire the mass with vital seed;
Nature's restored, and parent earth

smiles on her new-created breed. 31 Thus through successive ages stands firm fix'd thy providential care; Pleased with the work of thy own hands, thou dost the waste of time repair. 32 One look of thine, one wrathful look, earth's panting breast with terror fills; One touch from thee, with clouds of smoke in darkness shrouds the proudest hills. 33 In praising God, while he prolongs my breath, I will that breath employ; 34 And join uevotion to my songs, sincere, as in him is my joy. 85While sinners from earth's face are hurl'd, my soul, praise thou his holy naine, Till with my song the listening world join concert, and his praise proclaim. PSALM 105.

Render thanks, and bless the Lord

invoke his sacred name;

Acquaint the nations with his deeds,
his matchless deeds proclaim.
2 Sing to his praise in lofty hymas;
his wondrous works rehearse;
Make them the theme of your discourse
and subject of your verse.

3 Rejoice in his Almighty name,
alone to be adored;

And let their hearts o'erflow with joy
that humbly seek the Lord.

4 Seek ye the Lord, his saving strength
devoutly still implore;

And where he's ever present, seek

his face for evermore.

5 The wonders that his hands have wrought
keep thankfully in mind;

The righteous statutes of his mouth,
and laws to us assign'd.

6 Know ye, his servant Abraham's seed,
and Jacob's chosen race;

7 He's still cur God, his judgments still
throughout the earth take place.

8 His covenant he hath kept in mind
for numerous ages past,
Which yet for thousand ages more
in equal force shall last.

9 First sign'd to Abra'm, next by oath
to Isaac made secure;

10 To Jacob and his heirs a law

for ever to endure:

11 That Canaan's land should be their log when yet but few there were

When thou return'st to set them free,
Let thy salvation visit me.
50 may I worthy prove to see
Thy saints in full prosperity;
That I the joyful choir may join,
And count thy people's triumph mine.
6 But ah! can we expect such
grace,
Of parents vile the viier race;
Who their misdeeds have acted o'er,
And with new crimes increased the score?
7 Ingrateful, they no longer thought
On all his works in Egypt wrought:
The Red Sea they no sooner view'd,
Than they their base distrust renew'd.
Yet he, to vindicate his name,
Once more to their deliverance came;
To make his sovereign power be known,
That he is God, and he alone.

9 To right and left, at his command,
The parting deep disclosed her sand;
Where firm and dry the passage lay,
As through some parch'd and desert way.
10 Thus rescued from their foes they were,
Who closely press'd upon their rear;
11 Whose rage pursued them to those waves,
That proved the rash pursuers' graves.
12 The watery mountains' sudden fall
O'erwhelm'd proud Pharaoh, host and all;
This proof did stupid Israel move
Toown God's truth, and praise his love.
PART II.

13 But soon these wonders they forgot,
And for his counsel waited not;
14 But lusting in the wilderness,
Did him with fresh temptations press.
15 Strong food at their request he sent,
But made their sin their punishment;
16 Yet still his saints they did oppose,
The priest and prophet whom he chose.
17 But earth, the quarrel to decide,
Her vengeful jaws extending wide,
Rash Dathan to her centre drew,
With proud Abiram's factious crew.
18 The rest of those who did conspire
To kindle wild sedition's fire,
With all their impious train, became
A prey to heaven's devouring flame.
19 Near Horeb's mount a calf they made,
And to the molten image pray'd;
20 Adoring what their hands did frame,
They chang'd their glory to their shame.
21 Their God and Saviour they forgot,
And all his works in Egypt wrought;
22 His signs in Ham's astonish'd coast,
And where proud Pharaoh's troops were lost.
23 Thus urged, his vengeful hand he rear'd,
But Moses in the breach appear'd;
The saint did for the rebels pray,
And turn'd heaven's kindled wrath away.
24-Yet they his pleasant land despised,
or his repeated promise prized,

25 Nor did the Almighty's voice ober,
But when God said, Go up, would stay.
26 This seal'd their doom, without redross,
To perish in the wilderness;

27 Or else to be by heathens' hands
O'erthrown and scatter'd through the lands
PART III.

28 Yet, unreclaim'd, this stubborn race
Baal-Peor's worship did embrace;
Became his impious guests, and fed
On sacrifices to the dead.

29 Thus they persisted to provoke
God's vengeance to the final stroke:
'Tis come-the deadly pest is come,
To execute their general doom.
30 But Phineas, fired with holy rage,
The Almighty vengeance to assuage,
Did, by two bold offenders' fall,
The atonement make that ransom'd all
31 As him a heavenly zeal had moved,
So heaven the zealous act approved;
To him confirming, and his race,
The priesthood he so well did grace.
32 At Meribah God's wrath they moved,
Who Moses, for their sakes, reproved;
33 Whose patient soul they did provoke
Till rashly the meek prophet spoke.
34 Nor, when possess'd of Canaan's land,
Did they perform their Lord's command,
Nor his commission'd sword employ
The guilty nations to destroy.
35 Not only spared the pagan crew,
But, mingling, learnt their vices too;
36 And worship to those idols paid,
Which them to fatal snares betray'd
37, 38 To devils they did sacrifice
Their children with relentless eyes;
Approach'd their altars through a flood
Of their own sons' and daughters' blood.
No cheaper victims would appease
Canaan's remorseless deities;
No blood her idols reconcile,
But that which did the land defile.
PART IV.

39 Nor did these savage cruelties
The harden'd reprobates suffice;
For after their heart's lust they went,
And daily did new crines invent.
40 But sins of such infernal hue
God's wrath against his people drew,
Till he, their once indulgent Lord,
His own inheritance abhorr'd.
41 He them defenceless did expose
To their insulting heathen foes;
And made them on the triumph wait
Of those who bore them greatest hate,
12 Nor thus his indignation ceased;
Their list of tyrants still increased,
Till they, who God's mild sway declined,
Were made the vassals of mankind.
43 Yet when distress'd, they did repent
His anger did as oft roleut;