Then weigh the result! But, whate'er Thy intent,

O Thou, the one force in the whole variation

Of visible nature,—at work—do I doubt?—

From Thy first to our last, in perpetual creation—

A film hides us from Thee—'twixt inside and out,

A film, on this earth where Thou bringest about

New marvels, new forms of the glorious, the gracious,

We bow to, we bless for: no star bursts heaven's dome

But Thy finger impels it, no weed peeps audacious

Earth's clay-floor from out, but Thy finger makes room