Govern Power and Goodness; or Our Grace Tried by Afflictions

Verse 1

Sing, all ye nations to the Lord, Sing with a joyful noise; With melody of sound record His honours and your joys.

Verse 2

Say to the Pow'r that form'd the sky, "How terrible art thou! "Sinners before thy presence fly, "Or at thy feet they bow."

Verse 3

Come see the wonders of our God, How glorious are his ways? In Moses’ hand he puts his rod, And clave the frighted seas.

Verse 4

He made the ebbing channel dry, While Isr'el pass'd the flood; There did the church begin their joy, And triumph in their God.

Verse 5

He rules by his resistless might: Will rebel-mortals dare Provoke th’Eternal to the fight, And tempt that dreadful war?

Verse 6

O bless our God, and never cease, Ye saints, fulfil his praise; He keeps our life, maintains our peace, And guides our doubtful ways.

Verse 7

Lord, thou hast prov'd our suff'ring souls To make our graces shine; So silver bears the burning coals, The metal to refine.

Verse 8

Thro' wat'ry deeps, and fiery ways We march at thy command; Led to possess the promis'd place By thine unerring hand.