Poems original and translated By John Herman Merivale ... A new and corrected edition with some additional pieces |
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[Thou Great First cause of life and light]
Thou Great First cause of life and light,
Unsearchable by mortal sight,
From whose perpetual fountains flow
All we enjoy, and all we know;
Unsearchable by mortal sight,
From whose perpetual fountains flow
All we enjoy, and all we know;
Who in our days hast deign'd dispense
A larger view of Providence,
And on the thirsty nations pour'd
The boundless riches of Thy word;
A larger view of Providence,
And on the thirsty nations pour'd
The boundless riches of Thy word;
O grant that we may so embrace
The means allotted by Thy grace,
So read Thy will, and so improve
The stores of Thine exhaustless love;
The means allotted by Thy grace,
So read Thy will, and so improve
The stores of Thine exhaustless love;
That, by the help of thoughts resign'd,
By patient humbleness of mind,
By daily prayer before Thy throne,
By pious trust in Thee alone,
By patient humbleness of mind,
By daily prayer before Thy throne,
By pious trust in Thee alone,
We may attain that blissful coast,
Where hope in certainty is lost,
And truth reveals, through every line,
The wonders of Thy vast design.
Where hope in certainty is lost,
And truth reveals, through every line,
The wonders of Thy vast design.
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