When Adam sinn'd, through all his race,
When all thy mercies, O my God,.
When any turn from Zion's way,
When earthly comforts die,
When floods of grief assault the mind,
When gathering clouds around I view,
When groves by moonlight silence keep,
When heaves with sighs my anxious breast,
When I can read my title clear,
When in the hours of lonely wo,
When Israel press'd by Pharaoh stood,
When Jesus left his Father's throne,
When languor and disease invade,
When like a stranger on our sphere,
When marshall'd on the nightly plain,
When musing sorrow weeps the past,
When, O dear Jesus, when shall Î,
When on Sinai's top I see,
When on the margin of the grave,
When poison spreading through their veins,
When quiet in my house I sit,
When restless on my bed I lie,
When the vale of death appears,
When those who fear'd the Lord of old,
When through the torn sail,
When war on earth suspended,
Where are the dead? In heaven or hell,
Where high the heavenly temple stands,
While Egypt lies enwrapt in night,
While saints and angels, glorious King,
While through this changing world we roam,
Who can describe the joys that rise,
Who is as the Christian great,
Who is the weak believer, who,
Why do we mourn departing friends,
Why is my heart so far from Thee,
Why should I fear the darkest hour,
Why will ye lavish out your years,
Why should the children of a King,
With wandering Jacob let us say,
With Thee, I lay me down to sleep,
Within these walls be peace, .
Witness, ye men and angels now,
Words of eternal life to me,
Worthy, O Lord, art Thou,
Ye hearts with youthful vigour warm,
Ye trembling souls, dismiss your fears,
Ye virgin souls, arise,
Yes, the Redeemer rose,
You now must hear my voice no more,
Your harps, ye trembling saints,
The Creation.-Gen. i. 1.
1 Now let a spacious world arise,
Said the Creator-Lord:
At once the' obedient earth and skies
Rose at his sovereign word.
2 Dark was the deep; the waters lay
Confused, and drown'd the land:
He call'd the light; the new-born day
Attends on his command.
3 He bade the clouds ascend on high;
The clouds ascend, and bear
A watery treasure to the sky,
And float on softer air.
4 The liquid element below
Was gather'd by his hand;
The rolling seas together flow,
And leave the solid land.
5 With herbs and plants, a flowery birth,
The naked globe He crown'd,
Ere there was rain to bless the earth,
Or sun to warm the ground.
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