A gallery of famous English and American poets . DEDICATION HYMN. The perfect world by Adam trod,Was the first temple—built by GodHis fiat laid the corner-stone,And heaved its pillars, one by one. DEDICATION HYMN. 385 He hung its starry roof ou liigh—The broad ilhmitable sky;He spread its pavement, green and bricrht,And curtained it witli mornins lidit. The mountains in their places stood—The sea—the sky—and all was good;And, when its first pure praises rang,The morning stars together sang. Lord! tis not ours to make the seaAnd earth and sky a house for thee;But in thy sight our ofFring stands
A gallery of famous English and American poets . DEDICATION HYMN. The perfect world by Adam trod,Was the first temple—built by GodHis fiat laid the corner-stone,And heaved its pillars, one by one. DEDICATION HYMN. 385 He hung its starry roof ou liigh—The broad ilhmitable sky;He spread its pavement, green and bricrht,And curtained it witli mornins lidit. The mountains in their places stood—The sea—the sky—and all was good;And, when its first pure praises rang,The morning stars together sang. Lord! tis not ours to make the seaAnd earth and sky a house for thee;But in thy sight our ofFring stands—A humbler temple, made with hands. 97 iijss#^»j^;:- THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP. Build me straight, 0 worthy Master! Staunch and strong, a goodly shall laugh at all disaster. And with wave and whirlwind wrestle 1 386 THE BUILDING OF THE SHIP. 387 The merchants word Delighted the Master heard; For his heart was in his work, and the heart Giveth grace unto every Art. A quiet smile played around his lips, As the eddies and dimples of the tide Play round the bows of ships, That steadily at anchor ride. And with a voice that was full of glee, He answered, Ere long we will launch A vessel as goodly, and strong, and staunch, As ever weathered a wintry sea! And first with nicest skill and art, Perfect and finished in every part, A little model the Master wrought. Which should be to the larger plan What the child is to the man, Its counterpart in miniature ; That with a hand more swift and sure The greater labor might be brought To answer to his inward thought. And as he labored, his mind ran oer The various ships that w
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