464.
Second Commandment.
“Thou shalt not make to thyself any Graven Image,” &c.
1
To nothing in the heavens above us,
Nothing on the earth beneath,
Must we, of our God forgetful,
Prayer, in faintest whisper, breathe,
Or, Jehovah
Will his glittering sword unsheath!
2
Prone we are to seek a refuge
In the forms that fade and rust;
Prone we are, with hearts deceitful,
In an arm of flesh to trust;
Not confiding
In th' Omnipotent and Just!
3
No work of man, no graven image,
Hallow'd in our sight must be!
Things of heaven, and earth, and water,
At Jehovah's presence flee!
To the Highest
We alone must bend the knee!
4
We, ere this, have bow'd to creatures,
Though no image, wood or stone;
We have fix'd our best affections
Upon idols of our own!
From this moment
May we worship God alone!
5
Near may be commission'd angels,
To conduct our souls away!
Let us, on our high probation,
Keep in view that solemn day!
And, each idol
In our hearts, relentless, slay!
