III
His wisdom shines in spreading forth the sky,
His power's great in ordering the Sun,
His goodness very marvellous and high
Appears, in every work His hand hath done:
And all His works in their variety
United or asunder please the eye.
IV
But neither goodness, wisdom, power, nor love,
Nor happiness itself in things could be,
Did they not all in one fair order move,
And jointly by their service end in me:
Had He not made an eye to be the Sphere
Of all things, none of these would e'er appear.
V
His wisdom, goodness, power, as they unite,
All things in one, that they may be the treasures
Of one enjoyer, shine in the utmost height
They can attain; and are most glorious pleasures,
When all the universe conjoined in one,
Exalts a creature as if that alone.
VI
To bring the moisture of far-distant seas
Into a point, to make them present here,
In virtue, not in bulk; one man to please
With all the powers of the Highest Sphere
From East, from West, from North and South, to bring
The pleasing influence of every thing,
VII
Is far more great than to create them there
Where now they stand; His wisdom more doth shine
In that His might and goodness more appear
In recollecting; He is more divine
In making every thing a gift to one
Than in the sev'ral parts of all His spacious Throne.
VIII
Herein we see a marvellous design,
And apprehending clearly the great skill
Of that great Architect, whose love doth shine
In all His works, we find His Life and Will:
For lively counsels do the Godhead shew,
And these His love and goodness make us know.