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Hail Independent, Perfect Excellence!Of pure Immortal Light Abyss immense!
This and the Orbs around on Thee depend,
From Thee they came, in Thee they end.
Thou, Lord of Lords, Thou King of Kings,
Blest Source, whence all Dominion springs,
With Glory art adorn'd, and for Defence,
Begirt with dread Omnipotence.
Eternal, Mighty, Causeless God!
Heav'n is Thy Court, and Bliss is Thy Abode:
Nor can Thy Being but unchang'd endure
From Thy own Nature's Self-preserving Power,
While the vast Worlds, that roll in Air,
And all the various Equipage they bear,
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And, as Thou pleasest are, or cease to be.
| A Collection of Poems on Various Subjects | |