THE
Divine
Sovereignty
.
I.
GReat
God
,
indulge
a
Mortal
Tongue
,
Nor
let
thy
Thunders
roar
Whilst
little
Notes
and
feeble
Song
Attempt
th'
Eternal
Pow'r
.
II
.
Life
,
Death
,
and
Hell
,
and
Worlds
unknown
Hang
on
thy
firm
Decree
;
Thou
sit'st
on
no
precarious
Throne
,
Nor
Borrowest
leave
to
Be
.
III
.
Thy
Sovereign
Voice
bids
ancient
Night
Her
Spacious
Realms
resign
,
And
Lo
!
ten
Thousand
Globes
of
Light
In
Fields
of
Azure
shine
.
IV
.
Thy
Wisdom
with
Superiour
Sway
Guides
this
vast
moving
Frame
;
Whilst
all
the
Ranks
of
Being
pay
Deep
Reverence
to
thy
Name
.
V.
Vengeance
attends
t'
obey
thy
Frown
,
And
Blessings
wait
thy
Smile
;
A
Wreath
of
Lightning
arms
thy
Crown
,
But
Love
adorns
it
still
.
VI
.
Unnumber'd
Wonders
in
thee
meet
,
And
various
Glory
shines
;
The
Crossing
Rays
too
fiercely
beat
Upon
our
fainting
Minds
.
VII
.
Angels
are
lost
in
sweet
Surprize
If
thou
unvail
thy
Grace
;
And
humble
Awe
runs
thro'
the
Skies
When
Wrath
arrays
thy
Face
.
VIII
.
When
Mercy
joyns
with
Majesty
To
spread
their
Beams
abroad
,
Not
all
the
fairest
Minds
on
high
Are
Shadows
of
a
God
.
IX
.
Thy
Mighty
Works
Great
Gabriel
Sings
In
a
too
feeble
Strain
;
And
labours
upon
all
his
Strings
To
reach
thy
Thoughts
in
vain
.
X.
Created
Powers
how
weak
they
be
!
How
short
our
Praises
fall
!
So
much
akin
to
Nothing
We
,
And
Thou
th'
Eternal
All
.