1. With songs and honors sounding loud, Address the Lord on high; Over the heavens He spreads His cloud, And waters veil the sky. 2. He sends His showers of blessings down To cheer the plains below; He makes the grass the mountains crown, And corn in valleys grow. 3. His steady counsels change the face Of the declining year; He bids the sun cut short his race, And wintry days appear. 4. He sends His word, and melts the snow; The fields no longer mourn; He calls the warmer gales to blow, And bids the spring return. 5. The changing wind, the flying cloud, Obey His mighty word: With songs and honors sounding loud Praise ye the sovereign Lord!