Psalm CIV, Part IV

These all own thy paternal Care, In thee they live and move and are! The copius Good thy Hand bestows Enjoy, and praise thee as it flows. But thy blest Influence once withdrawn, No more Joy, Light or Comfort dawn: Dire Pain succeeds and sad Decay, And Death demands his destin'd Prey.

Yet unimpair'd the Species all Stand, while the Individuals fall; Thy timely Care each Chasm suppleis, One rising as another dies. Hence thro' the whole Creation known Still shall thy Gaardian Power be shown Till at thy Word devouring Flame Consame the universal Frame.

Ey'n in that lov'd that dreadful Day When Earth and Heav'n shall melt away, Thou still, my Soul, shalt sound abroad Praise to thy Father, and thy God. Praise thou the Lord: He is thy Friend, The Cause of all Things and their End! O'er Earth, Seas, Heav'n, let Time prevail! The Rock thou buil'dst on, cannot fail.