Psalm 19, Part 1

Our souls the book of nature draws
To' adore the First Eternal Cause:
The heavens articulately shine,
And sj)eak their Architect Divine;
And all their orbs proclaim aloud
The wisdom and the power of God.

See, in yon glorious azure height,
The sovereign, uncreated Light!
That vast expanse of liquid air
Doth His immensity declare;
And every influence from above,
His bounteous, universal love.

The sure-succeeding night and day
His providential care display; —
Who bade them to their bounds retire,
And stand, as choir to answer choir,
His knowledge infinite to tell,
And show the Great Invisible.

Kindreds, and tongues, and nations, hear
His all-informing messenger.
Stretching to earth's remotest bound,
The heavens their Maker's praise resound.
And speak the power by which they shine,
And gospelize the love Divine.

God in that spacious firmament
Hath pitch'd the solar planet's tent;
Forth fi-om his chamber in the east,
The sun, in flaming yellow dress'd,
Comes, as a bridegroom blithe and gay.
To cheer the world, and bring the day.

With giant-strength he comes fi-om far.
Exulting on his rapid car;
And, starting from the heavenly goal.
Holds on his course from pole to pole,
Earth's inmost stores his rays admit,
And all things feel the genial heat.