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Sacred Ode To The Eternal.
SACRED ODE TO THE ETERNAL .
BRO . PROP . LOUIS DUFLOS . [ Bro . L . Duflos has been one of the teachers in the Masonic Girls' School , Dublin , for ¦ tho last eighteen years . —ED . ] INFINITE Being whom man adores , Whom he feels , but cannot comprehend ; Sun without rise or fall
, Of whom the soul alone can have a glimpse ; I dare contemplate , from the bosom of the dust , Thy radiant countenance ; Enlarge and elevate my son ] , And grant that one pure ray of Thy flame May animate and enkindle my tongue .
Who is there can fathom Thy source ; Thou didst precede the course of time ; Essence divine ! alone Thou wast ; Alone Thou wilt for ever be ! When all time shall cease , Unchanged and constant
Over the abyss where nothing else survives Thon wilt remain ; And in their measured course All ages add to Thy existence not an instant more .
Author of all that breathes , Full of Thy majesty is everything ; Without bound or limit is Thy empire , Thy kingdom is immensity . Thy single glance at once embraces The vast ocean of extended space , Yet all too limited to contain Thee ;
And before which Thy thought , Darted beyond all time , Brings into view the future . The germ of being in Thy bosom Slept from all eternity ; And the whole Universe to spring into existence
Awaited but Thy will . Thou spoke , and the world ' s flaming torch , Chasing the deep obscurity , Commenced the season ' s course ; Thy breath given life to matter , Shed over its rude and shapeless form Harvests and flowers .
To the poor worm hid in the grass Thou saidst : " Be thou obscure and creep ; such is th y law ; " To the lion fierce and majestic : " Of the deserts thon shall be king ;" Then , to the eagle , thus : " The air is thy domain ; Let the bold daring of thy royal wing astonish man ; " Thon said ' st to man , Thy image : " Reason is thy portion , Of My hands be thou the master-piece . "
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Sacred Ode To The Eternal.
SACRED ODE TO THE ETERNAL .
BRO . PROP . LOUIS DUFLOS . [ Bro . L . Duflos has been one of the teachers in the Masonic Girls' School , Dublin , for ¦ tho last eighteen years . —ED . ] INFINITE Being whom man adores , Whom he feels , but cannot comprehend ; Sun without rise or fall
, Of whom the soul alone can have a glimpse ; I dare contemplate , from the bosom of the dust , Thy radiant countenance ; Enlarge and elevate my son ] , And grant that one pure ray of Thy flame May animate and enkindle my tongue .
Who is there can fathom Thy source ; Thou didst precede the course of time ; Essence divine ! alone Thou wast ; Alone Thou wilt for ever be ! When all time shall cease , Unchanged and constant
Over the abyss where nothing else survives Thon wilt remain ; And in their measured course All ages add to Thy existence not an instant more .
Author of all that breathes , Full of Thy majesty is everything ; Without bound or limit is Thy empire , Thy kingdom is immensity . Thy single glance at once embraces The vast ocean of extended space , Yet all too limited to contain Thee ;
And before which Thy thought , Darted beyond all time , Brings into view the future . The germ of being in Thy bosom Slept from all eternity ; And the whole Universe to spring into existence
Awaited but Thy will . Thou spoke , and the world ' s flaming torch , Chasing the deep obscurity , Commenced the season ' s course ; Thy breath given life to matter , Shed over its rude and shapeless form Harvests and flowers .
To the poor worm hid in the grass Thou saidst : " Be thou obscure and creep ; such is th y law ; " To the lion fierce and majestic : " Of the deserts thon shall be king ;" Then , to the eagle , thus : " The air is thy domain ; Let the bold daring of thy royal wing astonish man ; " Thon said ' st to man , Thy image : " Reason is thy portion , Of My hands be thou the master-piece . "