Oh, while this cherub group is mine,
Heaven’s dearest gift I can resign,
And say, “Thy will be done.”
1826.
LINES,
ON HEARING IT SAID “THAT IT WAS UNREASONABLE TO SUPPOSE MAN SHOULD BELIEVE WHAT HE COULD NOT COMPREHEND.”
“Thou great First Cause,” Creator, King, and Lord,
The worm that breathed at Thy commanding word,
And dies whene’er Thou wilt, presumptuous man,
Has dared the mazes of Thy path to scan;