Washington telegraph., 1855-08-01
G o D.


All space doth occupy all motion guide:
Unchanged through Times all devastating fight,
Thou only God There is no God besidel
Being above all beingsl mighty onel
Whom none can comprehend and none explore,
Who filIst existence with Thyself alone
Embracing all-supporting-ruiing Ger
Being whom we call God-and be now no morel
In its sublime research, philosophy
May measure out the ocean deep-nay count
The sands or the suns rays-but Godl for Thee
There is no weight nor measure-none can mount
Up to thy mysteries; Ressol's brightest spark,
Though kindled by Thy light in vain may try
To trace thy counseIs, infinite and dark;
And thought is lost e'er thought soar so high,
Even like past moments In eternity
Thou from primeval nothinsness didst call
First chaos-then exstence-Lord, on Thee
Eternity had its foundation-aIl
Sprane forth from Thee-of light ioy. harmony,
Sole orisin-alI lie, all beauty Thine.
Thy word created all, and doth create;
Thy splendor fills all space with rays divine.
Thou art, and vert, and shalt be! Gloriousi Greatl
Life giving, life sustaining Potentatel
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 deathI
As sparks mount upward from the fiery blaze,
So suns are born so worlds spring forth from Thee
And as the spanges in the sunny rays,
Shine round the silver snow, the pageantry
OF heavens bright army siitters 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 them9 Piles OF crystal light7
A glorious company of golden streams,
Lamps of celestial ether burning brishtz
Suns lighting systems with their joyous beaIns7
But thou to these art as the noon to night
Yet as drop of water in thy sea-
All this magnihcence in Thee is lost;
What are ten thousand worlds compared to Thee7
And what am thenl Heavens unnumbered host
Though multiplied by myriads. and arrayed
In all the glory of sublimest thought,
Is but an atom in the balance weighed
Against Thy greatness, is a cypher brought
Against Infinity. What am tbenI noughtI
Nought,-But the eff,uence of Thy light divine.
Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom too:
Yes, in my spirit doth Thy spirit shine,
AS shines the sunbeams in drop of dew,
Noughtl but live, and Hopes pinions fly
Eager towards Thy presence; for in Thee
l live, and breathe and dwell: aspiring high,
Even TO the throne of Thy divinity,
I am, o Godl and surely Thou must be,
Thon artI directing, guiding all, Thou artI
Direct my understanding, then, to Thee
Control my spirit, guide my wandering heart:
Though but an atom midst immensity
Still am something fashioned by Thy handl
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 on the boundary of the spirit land!
The chain OF being is complete in me:
In me is matters last gradation lost
And the next step is spirit-Deityl
1 can command the lightning. and am dust,
monarch and slave-a worm. a GodI
Whence came here7 and how so marvelouslv
Constructed and cOnceivedl unknown This clod
Lives surely through some higher energy
For from itself alone it could not be.
Creatorl Yes, thy wisdom and thy word
Created mel Thou source of life and goodl
Thou spirit of my spirit, and my Lord
Thy light, Thy love, in their bright pentitude
Filled me with an immortal soul. to spring
Over the abyss of Death and bade it wear
The garments of eternal day. and wing
Its heavenly flight beyond this little sphere.
Even to its source to Thee-its author there
thought ineffablel vision blestI
houSh worthless our conceptions all of Thee
Yet shall Thy shadowed image fill our breast
And with its homage to the Deity
God thus above my lowly thoughts can soar:
Thus seek Thy preserce-Beins wise and good:
Midst thy vast works. admire, obey adore:
And when the tongue is eloquent no more.
The soul shall speak in teas of gratitude