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Great God, at whose all-powerful call
At first arouse this beauteous frame,
Thou bidst the seasons change, and all
The changing seasons speak thy name.
Thy bounty bids the infant year,
From winter storms recovered, rise;
When thousands grateful scenes appear,
Fresh opening to our wondering eyes.
The new delight how great, to see
The earth in vernal beauty dressed,
While in each herb, and flower, and tree,
Thy opening bounty shines confessed.
Aloft, full beaming, reigns the sun,
And light and genial heat conveys;
And while he leads the seasons on,
From thee derives his quickening rays.
Indulgent God! from every part
Thy plenteous blessings largely flow;
We see; we taste; let every heart
With grateful love and duty glow.
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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| 1851 | # 492 |
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