Poems; original and translated by Charles Rann Kennedy ... and Two Poems by the Rev. Rann Kennedy. New Edition. By Charles Rann Kennedy |
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PHILANTHROPY. |
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PHILANTHROPY.
All that is good, eternal Lord, is thine:This universal globe, creation's plan,
The virtues and the energies of man,
Are wonders of beneficence divine.
Thy glorious works for our instruction shine;
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To worship and admire, as best we can,
The features of their marvellous design.
A few are chosen (still be thine the praise),
To whom at distance infinite is given
To imitate the wisdom of thy ways.
Ye righteous, who unweariedly have striven
Your monuments of bounteous love to raise,
Abide on earth, to do the will of Heaven.
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