121 PBALDIS.CXLVIII. 7 Thou sun with dazzling rays, And moon that rules the night, Shine to your Maker's praise, With stars of twinkling light : His pow'r declare, Ye floods on high, And clouds that fly In empty air. 3 The shining worlds above in glorious order stand, Or in swift courses move By his supreme command: He spake the word, And all their frame From nothing came To praise the Lord. 4 He mev'd their mighty wheels In unknown ages past, And each his word fulfils While time and nature last. In different ways His works proclaim, His wondrous name, And speak his praise. PAUSE. I. Let all the earth-born race Andmonsters of the deep, The fish that cleave the seas, Or in their bosom sleep, From sea and shore Their tribute pay And still display Their Maker's pow'r. 4 Ye vapours, hail, and snow, Praise ye th' Almighty Lord, And stormy winds that blow, To execute his word When lightnings shine, Or thunders roar, Let earth adore His hand divine, t Ye mountains near the skies, With lofty cedars there, And trees of humbler size, That fruit in plenty bear ; Beasts wild and tame, Birds, flies and worms In variousforms Exalt his name. I Ye kings, and judges fear The Lord, the sov'reign king ; And while you rule us here, His heav'nly honours sing: Nor let the dream Of pow'r and state Make you forget His pow'r supreme. 3 Virgins and youth engage To sound his praise divine, While infancy and age Ther feebler voices join Wide as he reigns His name be sung By ev'ry tongue In endless strains. 16 Let all the nations fear The God that rules above, He brings his people near, And makes them taste his love; While earth and sky Attempt his praise, His saints shall raise His honours high. PSALM CXLVIII. Paraphrased. [L.M.1 Universal praise to God. 1 LOUD hallelujahs to the Lord, Fromdistant worlds where creatures dwell Let heav'n begin the solemn word, And sound it dreadful down to hell. Note, This psalm. may br sung to the tune of the old 1sath or 127th psalm, if these two lines be added to every stanza, namely, Each of his works his name displays, But they can ne'er fulfil his praise. Otherwise it must be sung to the usual tunes of the [L. M.] 2 The Lord ! how absolute he reigns ! Let every angel bend the knee ; Sing of his love in heav'nly strains, And speak how fierce his terrors be. 3 High on a throne his glories dwell, An awful throne of shining bliss Fly thro' the world, O sun, and tell How dark thy beams compar'd to his. 4 Awake ye tempests, and his fama In sounds of dreadful praise declare, And the sweet whisper of his name Fill ev'ry gentler breeze of air. 5 Let clouds, and winds,and waves agree To join their praise with blazing fire ; Let the firm earth and rolling sea In this eternal song conspire. 6 Ye flow'ry plains, roclaim his skill ; Valleys lie low before his eye And let his praise from ev'ry. hill Rise tuneful to'the neighb'ring sky. 7 Ye stubborn' oaks, and stately pines, Bend your high branches and adore : Praise him, ye beasts, in difl" rent strains ; The lamb must bleat, the lion roar. e Birds, ye must make his praise your theme, Nature demandt a song from you : While thedumbfish thatcut the stream Leap up and mean his praises top. 9 Mortals, can you refrain your tongue, When nature all around you sings? O for a shout from oid and young, From humble swains, and lofty kings ! to Wide as his vast dominion lies Make the Creator's name be known; Loud as his thunder shout the praise, And sound it lofty as his throne.
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