Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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THE HOLINESS OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE. |
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THE HOLINESS OF THE DIVINE PRESENCE.
“And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off
thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.”
—Exodus, iii. 5.
Fearful in holiness wert Thou,
O God! on Horeb's height;
Well might thy servant Moses bow,
And worship at the sight.
O God! on Horeb's height;
Well might thy servant Moses bow,
And worship at the sight.
Well might he, at such high behest,
With feet unshod draw nigh,
When thus thy presence was confest
In awful majesty.
With feet unshod draw nigh,
When thus thy presence was confest
In awful majesty.
And what thou wast on Horeb's brow,
Or Sinai's cloud-capt hill,
Thou yet remain'st:—thy presence now
O God! is holy still.
Or Sinai's cloud-capt hill,
Thou yet remain'st:—thy presence now
O God! is holy still.
Though not to outward sense reveal'd,
As then to Moses shown,
Nor now in human guise conceal'd
As once on Calvary known:—
As then to Moses shown,
Nor now in human guise conceal'd
As once on Calvary known:—
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Yet through the Spirit of thy Son,
The influence of thy grace,
Thou art not far from every one
Who seeks to know thy face.
The influence of thy grace,
Thou art not far from every one
Who seeks to know thy face.
Thy gospel light hath shown us where
Thy temple, Lord, should be;
Grant us to feel thy presence there,
To feel, and worship thee.
Thy temple, Lord, should be;
Grant us to feel thy presence there,
To feel, and worship thee.
To bow before thee in the heart
With love and awe profound,
As knowing where-soe'er Thou art,
We stand on holy ground.
With love and awe profound,
As knowing where-soe'er Thou art,
We stand on holy ground.
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