The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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God Supreme, and Self-sufficient.
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What is our God, or what his nameNor men can learn, nor angels teach;
He dwells conceal'd in radiant flame,
Where neither eyes nor thoughts can reach.
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The spacious worlds of heavenly light,Compar'd with him, how short they fall?
They are too dark, and he too bright.
Nothing are they, and God is all.
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He spoke the wondrous word, and loCreation rose at his command;
Whirlwinds and seas their limits know,
Bound in the hollow of his hand.
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There rests the earth, there roll the spheres,There nature leans, and feels her prop:
But his own self-sufficience bears
The weight of his own glories up.
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The tide of creatures ebbs and flows,Measuring their changes by the moon:
No ebb his sea of glory knows;
His age is one eternal noon.
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Then fly, my song, an endless round,The lofty tune let Michael raise;
All nature dwell upon the sound,
But we can ne'er fulfil the praise.
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