And now the Lord to Noah spake,
And bade him from the ark
Go forth, and stand upon the earth,
And all his family take.

The waters from the earth had fled,
The ground was clean and dry,
No threatening billows form'd around,
No clouds were in the sky.

So Noah left the ark, and came
Forth to the open air,
And all the beasts and creeping things,
And fowls, were with him there.

He brought them out to fill the earth.
To multiply and live;
That they might magnify His name,
Who every good doth give.

Behold the wondrous hand of God,
How matchless is His skill,
Who works in heaven and on the earth,
The counsel of His will.

How great, how awful, and how just
Was that Almighty word,
Which, for the sinfulness of men,
Did call the dreadful flood.

And while the world was perishing,
'Tis pleasing to observe,
The loving-kindness of the Lord,
Who did the good preserve.

He saved them in the ark, while fell
The overflowing rain;
And when the flood was dried away,
He brought them forth again.

XIV.

NOAH SACRIFICES TO THE LORD.

When Noah came forth from the ark,
His heart was filled with praise;
He worshipp'd God with thankful voice,
For His abounding grace.

He rear'd to God an altar there,
And offer'd sacrifice,
And kneeling with his family,
To heaven did lift his eyes.

And God was pleased with Noah's praise,
And witnessed from above
The offering which in faith he made,
And blest him with His love.

Jehovah said--"I will no more,
Destroy or curse the ground,
But will display my love and grace,
Wherever life is found."

How tender, loving is the Lord,
Whose anger does not burn
Forever 'gainst the sons of men,
But calls them to return.

He says to men--"Repent and live,
And all my law obey,
And I your strength and hope shall be,
Through all life's devious way."

O! sacrifice to God in faith,
And all your sins confess,
And with the riches of His love,
He will your spirits bless.

For blood of bulls, or lambs or goats,
Jehovah does not care,
But bring the offering of your hearts,
With humble earnest prayer.

XV.

THE BOW IN THE CLOUDS.

Jehovah now