Sunday Meditation

The Power of God in Creation

"Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel my called! I am he! I am the first; I also am the last. Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned out the heavens." — Isaiah 48.12, 13.

The boundless heavens, oh Lord, are made by Thee, 
And Thou hast made the stars that through them gleam, 
And Thou, the silver moon with placid beam; 
They all proclaim Thy power and majesty. 
And Thou hast made the earth and all its fountains, 
The fountains, where the wild beast slakes its throat; 
The myriads of birds, with vernal note, 
Cheering the forests waving on the mountains. 
And thou hast made the sea and all therein, 
Its cavern'd solitudes and rocky shore, 
Its heaving waves and everlasting roar, 
Its fishes and its huge Leviathan. 
Great God! The everlasting God art Thou; 
Before Thee let all hearts with humble reverence bow.


— The Religious Offering (1835) Scripture Sonnets V by Thomas Cogswell Upham.  His blog is managed by Craig L Adams and can be found here:   http://thomascupham.blogspot.com

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