Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . LESSONS FROM NATURE. THE RAINBOW. Henry Vaughan. Still young and fine ! but what is still in viewWe slight as old and soiPd, though fresh and new ;How bright wert thou, when Shems admiring eye,Thy burning flaming arch did first descry;When Zerah, Nahor, Haram, Abram, Lot,The youthful worlds grey fathers, in one knot,Did with intentive looks, watch every hourFor thy new light, and trembled at each shower. When thou dost shine, darkness looks white and fair;Forms turn to music, clouds to smiles and air ;Rain gently spends his honey
Church poetry : or, Christian thoughts in old and modern verse . LESSONS FROM NATURE. THE RAINBOW. Henry Vaughan. Still young and fine ! but what is still in viewWe slight as old and soiPd, though fresh and new ;How bright wert thou, when Shems admiring eye,Thy burning flaming arch did first descry;When Zerah, Nahor, Haram, Abram, Lot,The youthful worlds grey fathers, in one knot,Did with intentive looks, watch every hourFor thy new light, and trembled at each shower. When thou dost shine, darkness looks white and fair;Forms turn to music, clouds to smiles and air ;Rain gently spends his honey-drops, and poursBalm on the cleft earth, milk on grass and flowers. 2 LESSONS FROM NATURE. Bright pledge of peace and sunshine ! the sure tieOf thy Lords hand, the object of His eye !When I behold thee, though my light be dim,Distant and low, I can in thine see Him,Who looks upon thee from His glorious throne*And minds the covenant betwixt all and One. NOX NOCTI INDICAT SCIENTIAM. Habington. When I survey the bright Celestial sphere :So rich with jewels hung,
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