 | The poetical works of Samuel Woodworth |  |
THE WORLD OF MIND.
SECOND DAY OF CREATION.
Our God can re-create,
And form the soul anew;
And all who will co-operate,
Shall find his promise true.
And form the soul anew;
And all who will co-operate,
Shall find his promise true.
When we permit his light
Our evils to reprove,
And then those evils boldly fight,
He will the whole remove.
Our evils to reprove,
And then those evils boldly fight,
He will the whole remove.
Though hard the contest prove,
And doubtful seem the fray,
He hovers o'er us with his love,
Till we have gained the day.
And doubtful seem the fray,
He hovers o'er us with his love,
Till we have gained the day.
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The Lord will then create
A firmament sublime,
Celestial thoughts to separate
From those of sense and time.
A firmament sublime,
Celestial thoughts to separate
From those of sense and time.
We then no more believe
The work to be our own;
But all of good that we receive
Ascribe to God alone.
The work to be our own;
But all of good that we receive
Ascribe to God alone.
Thus will a second birth
Form heaven within the soul,
And man, a new-created earth,
In order's orbit roll.
Form heaven within the soul,
And man, a new-created earth,
In order's orbit roll.
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