1 With songs and honor sounding loud
Address the Lord on high;
Over the heav'ns he spreads his cloud,
And waters veil the sky.
2 He sends his show'rs of blessing down
To chear the plains below;
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in vallies grow.
3 He gives the grazing ox his meat,
He hears the ravens' cry;
But man who tastes his finest wheat,
Should raise his honors high.
4 His steady counsels change the face
Of the declining year;
He bids the sun cut short his race,
And wint'ry days appear.
5 His hoary frost, his fleecy snow
Descend and clothe the ground;
The liquid streams forbear to flow,
In icy fetters bound.
6 When from the dreadful stores on high,
He pours the sounding hail,
The wretch that dares his God defy
Shall find his courage fail.
7 He sends his word and melts the snow,
The fields no longer mourn;
He calls the warmer gales to blow,
And bids the spring return.
8 The changing wind, the flying cloud,
Obey his mighty word:
With songs and honors sounding loud,
Praise ye the sov'reign Lord.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | With songs and honor sounding loud |
Title: | The seasons of the year |
Meter: | Common Metre |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1791 |
Scripture: | ; |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |