Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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CREATION AND REDEMPTION. |
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CREATION AND REDEMPTION.
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And
the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the
face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved on the face of the
waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.”
—Genesis, i. 1, 2, 3.
How wond'rous must have been
The thought-o'erwhelming scene,
When God his own creative might display'd;
Might gloriously employ'd,
Which from the formless void
Call'd countless systems, saw its call obey'd.
The thought-o'erwhelming scene,
When God his own creative might display'd;
Might gloriously employ'd,
Which from the formless void
Call'd countless systems, saw its call obey'd.
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His might is still the same;
And those who through the name
Of the incarnate Saviour are set free
From the dread yoke of sin,
Are witnesses within
Of power as great as angels then could be.
And those who through the name
Of the incarnate Saviour are set free
From the dread yoke of sin,
Are witnesses within
Of power as great as angels then could be.
These, in the waken'd mind,
A faithful emblem find
Of that dark chaos whence creation rose:
Conscience has rous'd from sleep,
But darkness veils the deep;
Redeeming Love its aid must interpose.
A faithful emblem find
Of that dark chaos whence creation rose:
Conscience has rous'd from sleep,
But darkness veils the deep;
Redeeming Love its aid must interpose.
“Let there be light!” is heard,
And with that heavenly word
Light, life, and power break in upon the soul;
Light—life—for death and gloom,
And power to know in whom,
Alone, the impotent are render'd whole.
And with that heavenly word
Light, life, and power break in upon the soul;
Light—life—for death and gloom,
And power to know in whom,
Alone, the impotent are render'd whole.
A Saviour they embrace;
By his redeeming grace
With strength from Him their spirits are supplied;
In his atoning love
Creative power they prove,
And bow in spirit to The Crucified!
By his redeeming grace
With strength from Him their spirits are supplied;
In his atoning love
Creative power they prove,
And bow in spirit to The Crucified!
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