Who earnestly to get her strives,
E'en when he's dying, still he lives.
She's the Creator's counsellor,
In deeds and words excels in pow'r;
Through her the blind world knows and sees
What God in heav'n above decrees.
What mortal knows His Maker's mind?
Who is he that could ever find
The counsel out God hath decreed,
The way wherein He'd have us tread?