Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . q3. PR A YE E AND PRAISE. Wordsicorth. How beautiful this dome of sky,And the vast hills, in fluctuation fixedAt thy command, how awful! Shall the soulHuman and rational report of TheeEven less than these ? Be mute who will, who can,Yet I will praise Thee with impassioned voice :My lips, that may forget Thee in the crowd,Cannot forget Thee here ; where Thou hast built,For Thy own glory in the wilderness !Me didst Thou constitute a Priest of Thine,In such a Temple as we now beholdReared for Thy presence : therefore, am I bound PRA
Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . q3. PR A YE E AND PRAISE. Wordsicorth. How beautiful this dome of sky,And the vast hills, in fluctuation fixedAt thy command, how awful! Shall the soulHuman and rational report of TheeEven less than these ? Be mute who will, who can,Yet I will praise Thee with impassioned voice :My lips, that may forget Thee in the crowd,Cannot forget Thee here ; where Thou hast built,For Thy own glory in the wilderness !Me didst Thou constitute a Priest of Thine,In such a Temple as we now beholdReared for Thy presence : therefore, am I bound PRAYER AND PRAISE. 175 To worship, here, and everywhere—as one Not doomed to ignorance, though forced to tread, From childhood up, the way of poverty ; From unreflecting ignorance preserved, And from debatement rescued—By Thy grace The particle divine remained unquenched ; And mid the wild weeds of a rugged soil, Thy bounty caused to flourish deathless flowers, From Paradise transplanted ; wintry age Impends ; the frost will gather round my heart; And, if they wi
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