The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1822-06-05

SILK, and suspended M the imperial palace
at Pckin. Its noble composition, worthy
Of all these honours.
GOD!
. THOU Eternal One whose presence bright,
All space doth occupy-al motion guide
Unchanged through Times all-devasta,ing
fight,
Thou only God. There is no God beside.
Being above all beings! Mighty One
Whom none can comprehend and none ex.
plore;
Whe 6dfa eristenee Nth 7Eyself alone
Embracing all-supportmg-r DER
Being WhOnl zee call 6 od-drld knOiO no more
In It's sublime research, philosophy
May measure out the ocean deep-may
count
The sands, or the suns rays-but, God for
thee
There is no weight nor measure none can
mount
Up to thy mysteries. Reasons brightest spark,
Though kindl'd by thy light, in vain would
try
To trace thy counsels, infinite and dark:
find thoaght is lost ere thought can soar so
high,
Even like past moments in eternity.
Thou from primeval nothingness didst call
First, chaos, then existenCe-LeTd, on thee
EteTniiy had ats foundation all
Sprung forth from thee :-of light, joy, har-
mony,
Sole orsin--aI life, all beauty, thine.
Thy word created all, and doth create
Thy splendour fills all space with rays divine.
Thou art, and vert, and shalt be, glorious |.
great
Life-giving, DEMONSTRATING potentate
Thy chains TIE unmeas,tr'd Uairerse surround !:
Upheld By Thee, by Thee inspir'd with
breathe
Thou the beginning with the end hast bound,
.4nd beautifully nssngted life and death
AS sparks mount upwards from the fiery blaze,
60 suns are born, so worlds spring forth from
Thee!
And as the spangles in the sunny rays
Shine round the silver snow, the pagcantry
OF heavens bright army glitters in thy
praise.
A million torches lighted by thy hand
Wander unweaFied through the blue abyss;
They own thy power, accomplish thy COM
mand,
All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss.
What shall we carl thena, Piles of chrystal
light {.
glorious company Of golden streamss
Lamps of celestial ether burning bright ,
Suns lighting systems with their joyous
beams.
But Thou to these art as the noon to night.
Yes as drop of water in the sea,
All this magni6cence in Thee is lost.
What are ten thousand worlds, compar'd to
Thee?
And wf,at am /, then, Heavens unnuua-
herd host,
Though multiplied by myriads, and array'd
In all the glory of sublimest thought,
Is but an atom in the balance, weish'd
Against Thy greatness-is cypher brought
Against in6nity What am l, then .
Nought.
Nought But the efiuence of Thy light d.
vine,
Pervading worlds, hath reach'd my bosom
too;
Yes IN my spira doth thy spirit shine,
As shines tie sunbeam in drop Of deae.
Nought but live, and on hopes pinions fly
Eager towards thy presence for in Thee
live, and breathe, and dwell aspiring high,
Even to the throne Of thy divinity.
Tam, Con! and surely THOU MUST BE!
Thou art directing, guiding all, Thou art
Direct my understanding then to Thee;
Control my spirit. guide my wand'rng heart;
Though but an atom midst immensely,
Still am something, FASHIONED by thy hand
| hold middle rank 'twixt heaven and
earth,
On the last verge of mortal being stand,
Close TO the realms where angels have their
birth,
Just en- The boundaries Of The spirit land!
The chain of being is complete in NE;
In me is matters last graduation lost,
And the next step ia spirit-Deity
can command the lightning, and am dust
A monarch, and slave a worm, God
Whence came here, and how? so marvel
lousy
Constructed and conceiV'd? unknown? This
cLod
Liees surely through some higher energy;
For from himself alone it could not be-.
Creator! Yes Thy wisdom and thy word
Created me Thou source of life and good
Thou spirit of my spirit, and my Lord
Thy light, thy love, in their bright plenitude
Filrd me with an immortal soul, TO spring
Over the abyss of death, and babe ii wear
The garments of eternal day, and wing
lis heavenly fight beyond this little sphere,
Even in its source-to Thee-its Author
there.
o thought ineffable o visions blest!
Though worthless our conceptions all Of
Thee,
Yet shall thy Swallowed image GIL our breast,
And watt its homage to thy Deity.
God thus alone my lowly thoughts can soar
Thus seek thy presence-Being wise and
good
Midst thy vast works, admire, obey, adore
And when the tongue is eloquent no more,