INSPIRATION.
There is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.—Job, xxxii. 8.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God.—II. Timothy, iii. 16.
O Thou bless’d Spirit: whether the Supreme
Great ante-mundane Father; in whose breast
Embryo creation, unborn being, dwelt,
And all its various revolutions rolled,
Present though future; prior to themselves
Whose breath can blow it into naught again,
Or from His throne some delegated power,
Who studious of our peace, dost turn the thought
From vain and vile to solid and sublime!
Unseen Thou lead’st me to delicious draughts
Of Inspiration, from a purer stream,
And fuller of the God, than that which burst
From famed Castalia.
Young.
We to his high inspiration owe
That what was done before the flood we know.
Denham.
How precious is the book divine
By inspiration given!
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine
To guide our souls to heaven.
It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts
In this dark vale of tears;
Life, light, and joy it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.
This lamp through all the tedious night
Of life shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.
Fawcett.
On the page of inspiration
Lo! the promise of salvation;
May I earnestly inquire,
May the Lord my soul inspire
With the love of truth divine,
So to make that promise mine.
Egone.