The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1849-07-28

ces at Pekin. The emperor of Japan nae
it translated into Japanese, embroidered Il
gold, and hung up in the temple 0I 'eu'
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%, thou Eternal One whose presence BRIGHT
All space doth occupy-all motion guide
Unchanged through times all'devast'ng flshI
Thou only God There is none beside.
Being above all beings mighty one
Whom none can comprehend and none explore
Embracing all--supporting-ruling Ger
Being whom we call God-and know NO more
In its sublime reserch, philosophy
NAV measure out the ocean deep-nay count
The sands, or the suns rays-but God Tor thee
There is no weight nor measure; none cal
mount
Up to thy mysteries; brightest spark,
Tho, kindled by thy light, in vain would Try
To trace thy counses, infinite and dark:
And thought is lost, ere thought can soar 81
high,
Even like past moments in eternity
Thou from primeval nOthingness didst call
First, chaos, then exlstence-Lord' on thee
Eternity had its foundation; all
Sprung forth from thee; OF light, joy,hasmony
Sole origin all 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
Lifegiviog, lile.sustaning potentate!
Thy chains the unmeasured universe surround;
Upheld by thee, BY thee inspired with BREATH
Thou the beginning, with the end hast bound
And beautifully mingled life and death
As sparks mount upwards from the fiery blaze,
So suns are born, so worlds spring forth from
thee,
And as the spranges in the sunny rays
Shine round the silver snow, the pageantry
OF heavens bright army gltters in thy praise
A million torches lighted by thy hand,
Wander, unwearied, through the blue abyss
They own thy power, accomplish thy command,
All gay with life, all eloquent with bliss
What shall we call them' Piles Of chrystal
light!
A glorious company Of golden streams'
Lamps of celestial ether burning brigh''
Suns lightning 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 magnifcence in thee is lost
Whist are ten thousand worlds compared to thee
And what am then2 Heavens unnumbered
host,
Though multiplied by myrads, and arrayd
In all the glory of sublimeSt thought,
Is bu, an atom in the balance weigh'd
Against thy greatness-is cypher brought
Against nfrity: what am / them nought.
Nought-but the ef1uence of thy light divine
Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom too
Yes, in my spirit doth thy spirit shine,
A. shines the sunbeam in a drop Of dew.
Nought-but live, ando hopes pinions fly
Eager towards thy presence FOR in thee
live, and breathe, and dwell: lift my eye
Even to the throne of thy divinity:
Iam. O God, and surely thou must be!
Thou ar,-drecting, guiding all, thou art
nirpct nv understanding then 10 thee;
control nv spirit, guide my wandering heart:
Tbonqh hut an atom midst immensely,
cal am something fashion'd by Thy hand
''i' Iba,d a middle rank 'twixt heaven and earth,
n, Tho last verge of mortal being stand,
,,nse TO the realms where angels have thei
birth;
,,., m the boundaries Of the spirit land.
rho chain of being is complete in me;
In me is matters last gradatIon LOST,
And the next step is spIrt-Delly
HT' oan command the lightning and am dust
ar.rch. and slave; a worm, God
,ub"aoe nTb came here, and how so marvelouSl
= .tr,cted an a onceiyed unknown this clo
NCf''y, ,yes surely through some higher energy;
For trom itself alone it could not be.
Creator! Yes-thy wisdom and thy word ;,
Creps CrC,o.,ed me! Thou source of life and good!
Thou spirit of my spirit, and my Lord .;.,l,
.Tbg iight, thy love, in their bright pIentltud'
rnnJ me with an immortal soul, and bade 1t we'
F'.r .rbe garment. of eternal day, aud wing
-. ho,venly flight beyond this lille sphere,
rSsn % 10 its source-tO thee-IH Author there
o,boughts ineffable! Division, ble't .,,..
Y Though WORTHLESS, our conceptions all OF thee
,nba1l "J1l ,hv shadow'd image I'll our breast,
YET 81 Sd', wait its homage to thy Deity.
TT, h"u ,bns alone my lowly thoughts can soar,
''"T Tt,. seek thy presence being wise and good
n.' ,by vast works, admire, obey, adore;
VI asi mben the tongue lie eloquent no more
n h,o .nnJ ,hau speak IN tears Of gratitude