The poetical works of James Thomson ...

HYMN TO GOD'S POWER. 21
HYMN TO GOD'S POWER.
HAIL! Power Divine, who by thy sole command,
From the dark empty space,
Made the broad sea and solid land
Smile with a heavenly grace.
MiIade the high mountain and firm rock,
Where bleating cattle stray;
And the strong, stately, spreading oak,
That intercepts the day.
The rolling planets thou madest move,
By thy effective will;
And the revolving globes above
Their destined course fulfil.
His mighty power, ye thunders, praise,
As through the heavens you roll;
And his great name, ye lightnings, blaze,
Unto the distant pole.
Ye seas, in your eternal roar,
His sacred praise proclaim;
While the inactive sluggish shore
Reechoes to the same.
Ye howling winds, howl out his praise,
And make the forests bow;