Then the Chaldæan eas'd his lab'ring breast,

With full conviction of his crime opprest.

"Thou canst accomplish all things, Lord of might:

And every thought is naked to thy sight.

But, oh! thy ways are wonderful, and lie

Beyond the deepest reach of mortal eye.

Oft have I heard of thine Almighty power;

But never saw thee till this dreadful hour.

O'erwhelm'd with shame, the Lord of life I see,

Abhor myself, and give my soul to thee.