Then full of joy he sprung aloft His heavenly course to run. Loud shouted the stars as they shone in the sky, The moon with mild aspect ascended on high. GOD spake the waters teem with life, : The tenants of the floods; The many-colour'd winged birds Dart quickly through the woods. GOD spake the lion, steer, and horse, While round the breast of mother earth They give life to the mountain, they swarm on the plain, But their eyes fix'd on earth must for ever remain. GOD spake he look'd on earth and heaven With mild and gracious eye; In his own image man he made, He springs from the dust, the lord of the earth, And now Creation's work was ended, Man raised his head, he spoke : The day of rest by God ordain'd, The Sabbath morning broke. GOD THE CREATOR. "Remember thy Creator."-ECCLES. xii. REMEMBER THY CREATOR, And let thy heart, an opening flower, Remember thy Creator, For he hath thought of thee, And brought thee from blank nothingness, This lovely earth to see. Remember thy Creator, At morn, at noon, at night, For he hath beauty, glory given, To charm and bless thy sight. Remember thy Creator; O'er thee his love abides, His wisdom plans, his power sustains, Remember thy Creator, In the sweet summer time Remember thy Creator, In all life's mirth, and glee, And when thy sinking heart His light shall be about thy path And when the wintry day Round ebbing life shall fling Her clouds and storms, his love shall wake For thee a heavenly spring. W. MARTIN. HYMN OF THE CREATION. BEGIN, my soul, th' exalted lay, To swell th' inspiring theme. Ye fields of light, celestial plains, Your Maker's wondrous power proclaim, Ye angels, catch the thrilling sound, And touch the sweetest string. Join, ye loud spheres, the vocal choir; Soon as grey evening gilds the plain, Thou heaven of heavens, his vast abode, Ye clouds, proclaim your forming God, Who call'd yon worlds from night: "Ye shades disperse," th' Eternal said: At once th' involving darkness fled, And nature sprang to light. Whate'er a blooming world contains, Ye dragons, sound his awful name Let every element rejoice; Ye thunders, burst with awful voice, His praise in soften'd notes declare, To him, ye graceful cedars bow; Tell, when affrighted nature shook, And trembled at his frown. Ye flocks that haunt the humble vale, Crop the gay rose's vermeil bloom, Wake, all ye mountain tribes, and sing; Harmonious anthems raise To him who shaped your finer mould, Let man, by nobler passions sway'd, Till heaven's broad arch rings back the sound, OGILVIE. GOD THE CREATOR AND PRESERVER OF THE UNIVERSE. PSALM XXIV. 1. THOU art, O God, the life and light When day with farewell beam delays, |