The root of all wholesome thought is knowledge of thyself,
For thus only canst thou learn the character of God toward thee.
He made thee, and thou art; He redeemed thee, and thou wilt be:
Thou art evil, yet He loveth thee; thou sinnest, yet He pardoneth thee.
Though thou canst not perceive Him, yet is He in all His works,
Infinite in grand outline, infinite in minute perfection:
Nature is the chart of God, mapping out all His attributes;
Art is the shadow of His wisdom, and copieth His resources.
Thou knowest the laws of matter to be emanations of His will,
And thy best reason for aught is this,—Thou, Lord, wouldst have it so.