The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-10
FREMONT sANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO; FRIDAY FEBRUARY TO- 1871
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THE ALMIGHTY.

1.-THE following sublims ode to the supren,
5eiDgis translated from the Russian. Il Va,
wrtteA By one Of their most distinguished Doets
IpeAzzGu1R This ode Is said to hsvs been fr.ns.
tted into the Chinese and Tartar languages. wit.
-en on rich silk, and suspended In the Imperial
Palace at Pekfn. The Emperor Of Japan had /,
btraasIated into the Japanese. smbroiasred in eoa
and hung in the Temple at Jsddo. It is Rratifgina
to learn that these nat ons have done Themselves
the hoDe- to bestow so much plAiss on this noble
eompositiOn.l
loTHou ETERNAL oNEl whose presence bright,
All space doth occupy, all motion guide;
Unchanged through Times all-devastating aleht.
Thou only Godl There is no God beside:
Being above all beings! Mighty onel
Whom none can comprehend, and none expIors:
Who fIi'st existence with Thyself alone;
Embracing aIl-supporting-ruling o'er--
Being whom We call God-snd know 10 morel-
In its sublime research, Philosophy
Nay measure out the ocean deep; may eount
The sands or the suns rays; but, God, ioE Thss
There Is no weight nor measure; none can mount
Up to Thy mysteries. Reasons brightest spark,
Though kindled BY Thy light. in vain would try
To traeeThy eounsels, infinite and dark.
And thought IS lost ere thought can soar 20 high,
Zen like past moments in eternity.
Thou from ,prinaeval nothinsusss, didst cali F
First Chaos, then Existence. Lord, on Thee
Eternity had its foundation; all SO
Sprung forth from Thee; Oflisht, joy, Harmony,
Sole origin; ali life. all beauty, Ehins. g 1s. -
Thy word created AL and doth create; .=
tt splendor fills all space with rays divine; i
Thou art, and vert, and shalt BE- gloriousi great
1ife-giving, hfe-sustaining PoteRtatei
Thy charms 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 upward from the fiery blaze.
are born, 50 worlds spring forth from Thsel
And as the spangles in the sunny rays E3
Shine round the silver snow, the paeeantry IS
of heavens bright army glitters in Thy praise.
A million torches lighted by Thy hand, z5l .
Wander unwearied through the olue aty IS; ~
They own Thy power. accomplish Thy command,
] All gay with hfe, all eloquent with bliss. s,,-
What shall we O4l theml Piles Of crystal Light.
A glorious company Of golden streamsi
Lamps Of celestial ether burning bright
Suns, lighting systems with their joyous beams
But Thou, to those, art as the noon to night.
Yes as drop of water in the sea,
An this magniAcenee in Thee is lost.
What are thousand worlds oppared to Theei
And what an I, when heavens uuuumbsred host,
Though multiplied by myriads, aud arrayed
In all the glory OF sublimest thought, @
Is but an atom in the balance, weighed 5
Against Thy grea ness-is acipher brouRht e
Against inhnityi What an /, theni Nanehs.a
/ Naughtl But the sfuencs of the light divine.
Pervading worlds, hath reached my bosom, 100;
/ Yes, in my spirit doth Thy spirit shine, 4
As shines the sunbeam in drop Of dew.
Naught But live, and on Hopes pnions hy,
Eager, toward Thy presence; for in Thee
live, and breathe, and dwell; aspiring high.
Even to the throne OF Thy Divinity
| lam, o GOdi and surely Thou nustbe.
Thou artl directing, guiding all, Thou AIT.
Direct my understanding then, to Thee;
Control my spirit, guide my wandering heart.
Though but an atom midst irrmensity,
stin am something fashioned by Thy hand.
I hold middle rank. 'svixt heaven and earth,
On the last verge Of mortal bsing stand; 81.
Close to the realm where angels have their birth,
Just on the boundary Of the spirit land.
The chain of being is complete in ne; g
! In me is matters last gTsdation lost, 67
And the next stepin spirit-Deityi .-f ,.-
I can command the lightning, and am dust;
A monarch, and slave; a worm, god.
Whence came here, and howl so marvelousiy
Constructed and conceived unlnOwni This eIod
| Lives surely through some highsT energy;
| From out itself alone it could not be-
Creatorl Yesl Thy wisdom and Thy word
! Greeted me. Thou source Of life and rood
Thou Spirit Of my spirit, and my Lord
Thy light, Thy love, in their bright pisuitads,
Filled me with an immortal soul, to spring
Over the abyss Of Death, and bade II wear
The garments OF eternal day, and wing .9
Its heavenly flight beyond this little sphere.
Even to its Souree-to Thee. its author, Thee.
oh thought inefable' Oh vision biesti II
Though worthless our conceptions all Of IN ees
Yet shall Thy shadowei image al our breast,
And vaft its homage to thy Deityi ef-
Goii thus alone my lOEly 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,
The soul shall speak in tears Of gratitude.