The Psalms of David ‎#CXLVIIc

CXLVIIc. The Seasons of the Year

1 With songs and honors 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 blessings down
To chear the plains below:
He makes the grass the mountains crown,
And corn in valiess grow.

3 He gives the grazing ox his meat;
He hears the raven's 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 wintry 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 ratling hail,
The wretch that dares this 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

• First Line: With songs and honors sounding loud
• Title: The Seasons of the Year
• Meter: Common Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1780
• Scripture:
  Psalm 147:7-18

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