"God's Bounty"

"Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing." 
Psalm 65:9-13

Thou great and only Potentate,

Thou hast made summer and winter,

day and night;

each of these revolutions serves our welfare

and is full of thy care and kindness.

Thy bounty is seen

in the relations that train us,

the laws that defend us,

the homes that shelter us,

the food that builds us,

the raiment that comforts us,

the continuance of our health, members,

senses, understanding, memory,

affection, will.

But as stars fade before the rising sun,

thou hast eclipsed all these benefits

in the wisdom and grace that purposed

redemption by Jesus thy Son.

Blessed be thy mercy that laid help on

one that is mighty and willing,

one that is able to save to the uttermost.

Make us deeply sensible of our need of his

saving grace,

of the blood that cleanses,

of the rest he has promised.

And impute to us that righteousness which

justifies the guilty,

gives them a title to eternal life,

and possession of the Spirit.

May we love the freeness of salvation,

and joy in its holiness;

Give us faith to grasp thy promises,

that are our hope,

provide for every exigency,

and prevent every evil;

Keep our hearts from straying after forbidden

pleasures;

May thy will bind all our wishes;

Let us live out of the world as to its spirit,

maxim, manners,

but live in it as the sphere of our action

and usefulness;

May we be alive to every call of duty,

accepting without question

thy determination of our circumstances

and our service.
 

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