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Thou Necessary, Self-existent God,With One Divine pacifick Smile,
With One Allmighty Nod,
Did'st all this fierce Contention reconcile.
Obedient to the Word Divine,
In friendly Leagues the new Allies combine.
To their respective Tasks they all repair,
The mighty Fabrick of the World to rear,
Of Providence supreme th' intended Theater.
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Leave the dull Earth and pond'rous Dreggs behind,
'Twas Thou did'st give 'em Wings, and bid 'em rise,
Refin'd Materials for the Skies.
Aloft th' Etherial Rudiments ascend,
Around th' immense Expansion hung;
The Spheres their vast Circumference extend,
And tune Themselves preluding to their lasting Song.
At Thy Command th' unfetter'd Light
Emerging from the dark Abyss of Night,
At the appointed Rendezvous on high,
Muster'd its shining Legions in the Sky:
Th' assembled Beams themselves dispose
In glorious Ranks as Thou had'st Order giv'n,
And with their sep'rate Lines compose
All the bright Squadrons of the Host of Heav'n.
| A Collection of Poems on Various Subjects | |