711		LM
	GREAT God, we sing that mighty hand    By which supported still we stand; The opening year Thy mercy shows; That mercy crowns it till its close.
2	By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By His incessant bounty fed, By His unerring counsel led.
3	With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to Thy guardian care commit, And peaceful leave before Thy feet.
4	In scenes exalted or depressed, Thou art our joy and Thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days.
5	When death shall interrupt these songs, And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our helper God, in Whom we trust, Shall keep our souls and guard our dust.
	Philip Doddridge, 1702-51