Poems (Hale)/Universal Adoration
UNIVERSAL ADORATION.
As up to heaven our eyes we raise,
And on its shining wonders gaze,
Each kindling page of starry light,
Bears record of Thy boundless might.
And on its shining wonders gaze,
Each kindling page of starry light,
Bears record of Thy boundless might.
We look upon Thy footstool, earth,
Radiant as at creation's birth.
Our Maker's impress there we see;
Its ceaseless homage swells to Thee.
Radiant as at creation's birth.
Our Maker's impress there we see;
Its ceaseless homage swells to Thee.
The ocean's solemn, mighty roar
Calls man its Author to adore;
And while its grandeur meets the eye,
To seek Thy gracious throne on high.
Calls man its Author to adore;
And while its grandeur meets the eye,
To seek Thy gracious throne on high.
The voice of Spring, the Autumn's glow,
The Summer's sun, the Winter's snow,
Have each a pure and thrilling tone,
To call our thoughts to Thee alone.
The Summer's sun, the Winter's snow,
Have each a pure and thrilling tone,
To call our thoughts to Thee alone.
And though to man it be not given
To scan "the mysteries of Heaven,"
Still we Thy favor may implore,
Our hearts may bless, our souls adore,
To scan "the mysteries of Heaven,"
Still we Thy favor may implore,
Our hearts may bless, our souls adore,