Religion

Adoration

by Benjamin Copeland 1855–1940

From Poems: Pastoral and Psalm (1896)

Religion

Sole Source of being, blessed God!
Of love the Fountain and the Sea,
Thy glorious name alone we laud,—
Our springs, O Lord, are all in thee.

In all our paths thy truth we trace,—
Thy goodness, infinite, unknown;
Our everlasting dwelling place,
In thee we live, in thee alone.

To children’s children still endure
Thy ceaseless care, thy changeless love;
Thy covenanted mercies, sure,
Shall never, nevermore remove.

O happiness without alloy!
We soon with all thy saints shall come,
With songs and everlasting joy,
To Zion, our eternal home.

O holy, holy, holy Lord!
To thee be endless glory given;
O be thy name by all adored,
For evermore, in earth and heaven.

MLA

Copeland, Benjamin. “Adoration.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/115/.

Chicago

Copeland, Benjamin. “Adoration.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/copeland/115/.

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