CIV.—GOD IS EVERY WHERE.
1. Oh! show me where is He,
The high and holy One,
To whom thou bend’st the knee,
And pray’st, “Thy will be done!”
I hear thy song of praise,
And lo! no form is near:
Thine eyes I see thee raise,
But where doth God appear?
Oh! teach me who is God, and where his glories shine,
That I may kneel and pray, and call thy Father mine.
2. “Gaze on that arch above:
The glittering vault admire.
Who taught these orbs to move?
Who lit their ceaseless fire?
Who guides the moon to run
In silence through the skies?
Who bids that dawning sun
In strength and beauty rise?
There view immensity! behold! my God is there:
The sun, the moon, the stars, his majesty declare.
3. “See where the mountains rise;
Where thundering torrents foam;
Where, vailed in towering skies,
The eagle makes his home:
Where savage nature dwells,
My God is present too;
Through all her wildest dells
His footsteps I pursue:
He reared those giant cliffs, supplies that dashing stream,
Provides the daily food which stills the wild bird’s scream.
4. “Look on that world of waves,
Where finny nations glide;
Within whose deep, dark caves
The ocean-monsters hide:
His power is sovereign there,
To raise, to quell the storm;
The depths His bounty share,
Where sport the scaly swarm;
Tempests and calms obey the same almighty voice,
Which rules the earth and skies, and bids far worlds rejoice.
5. “No human thoughts can soar
Beyond His boundless might;
He swells the thunder’s roar,
He spreads the wings of night.
Oh! praise His works divine!
Bow down thy soul in prayer;
Nor ask for other sign,
That God is everywhere:
The viewless spirit, He—immortal, holy, blest—
Oh! worship Him in faith, and find eternal rest!”