Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-12-14
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From the Russian Of Dergharin.
GOD.

GOD.
0 thou eternal One whose presence bright
All space doth occupy-all motion guide;
Unchanged thro' time all-devastating fight;
Thou only God There is no God beside
Being above all beings Mighty Onel
Whom none can comprehend and none explore;
Who fill st existence with Thyself alone:
Embracing all--supporting-r Ger
Being whom we call God-and know no more
In its sublime research, philosophy
May measure out the ocean deep-may count
The sands or sun-rays-but, God for Thee
There is no weight nor measure none can
mount
Up to thy mysteries; Reason brightest spark,
Though kindled by thy light, in vainwould try
To trace thy counsels, infinite and dark;
And thought is lost ere tho't can soar so high,
Even like past moments in eternity.
Thou from primeval nothingness did'st call
First chaos, then existence LORD on Thee
Eternity had its foundation all
Sprung forth from Thee of light, JOY, has
mony,
Sole original life, 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- Glorious
Greatl
Light-giving, DEMONSTRATING Potentatc
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 spangles in the sunny rays
Shine round the silver snow, the paecantry
Ofheaven's brightarmy glitters in thy praise
A million torches lighted by Thy hand
Wander unwearied through the blue abyss;
They own Thy power, accomplish Thy com
mand,
All gay with life all eloquent with bliss.
What shall we call them2 Piles ofcrystal light
A glorious company of golden streams
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 a drop of water in the sea,
All this magnihccnce in Thee is lost =
What are ten thousand worlds compared tC
Thee2
And what am then2 Heavens unnumber.
cd 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 infnity What am / then? Naught
Naught But the eflluenee of Thy light divine
Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom too
Yes in my spirit doth Thy spirit shine
AS shines the sunbeam in a drop of dew.
Naugbtl but live, and on hope pinions hy
Eager towards Thy presence; for in Thee
live and breathe, and dwell; aspiring high
Even to the throne Of Thy divinity.
AN, 0 God and surely THoU. must be
Thou art directing, guiding all, Thou art
Direct my understanding then to Thee;
Control my spirit, guide my wandering heart
Though but an atom midst immonsitv.
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 theil
birth,
just on the boundaries of the spirit land
The chain Of being is complete in me;
In me IS matter S last graduation lost,
And the next step is Spirituality
can command the lightning, and am dust
A monarch, and a slaye worm, god:
Whence came ] here, and how? so marvel
l0uSly
Constructed and conceived2 unknown thi.
clod
Lives surely through some higher energy;
For from itself alone it could not be
Creator yes Thy wisdom and Thy word
Created NE Thou source Of life and good
Thou spirit Of my spirit, and my Lord
Thy light, Thy love- in their bright plenitudt
Filled me with an immortal soul, to spring
Over the abyss Of death, and babe it wear
The garment Of eternal day, aud wing
us heavenly flight beyond this little sphere,
Even to its source--to Thee-its Author there
Q thoughts ineifiible O visions blestl
Though worthless our conceptions all Of Thee
Yet shall Thy shadowod image fill our breast.
Aud watt its homage to Thy Deity.
Cod thus alone my 10 WY thoughts eau soar,
Thus seek Thy presence Being wise and good
Midst Thy vast works admire, obey, adore;
And when the tongue is eloquent no more
The soul shall speak in tears of gratitude.