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A Voice In Nature.
Beneath thy viewless sceptre ' s wide control . And thou , Oh Moon , —nocturnal mirror fair , In whi ch the unseen sun , reflected , shows His image bright;—fair handmaid of this
earth , Circling thy mistress' path , and pouring from Thy silver urn the tribute of thy beams ; Thou delegated queen , —thou lesser pow ' r , Oast down thy borrow'd crescent , and adore .
Ye sisterhood of Planets , —who inhale , In common with our earth , the vital stream From one great fountain in the centre plac'd ; Acknowledge Him , whose hand that fount supplies .
Ye distant Suns , —to us how passing small . Ye anchors , fix'd in the deep sands of space ; To which the else erratic worlds are tied , And ride secure amidst the boundless gulf . Isles of Eternity !—sj > ace-girdetl shores Of an illimitable sea , which knows No continent , nor possibly can know ! Echo his praises to creation's bound .
Oh Heav ' n !—of which this earth is but a star , Oompos'd of suns , and circumvolant worlds ; Dost thou not audibly proclaim a God , And laugh to scorn the atheist ' s puny sneer ? Oh , thou celestial revelation !
Writ by God ' s finger with a pen of fire ! Laid open to the race of all mankind ! Which need ' st no missionaries to proclaim Th y wonders , wherein the Almighty pow ' r , lbs wisdom , and his goodness , stand display'd
In shining characters indelible ! Whose prophets are astronomers , who foretell Th y seasons , months , and days , and rolling years ; Whose priests are poets , ministers divine ui th
y celestial mysteries , and preach Abroad th y wonders to a list ' ning world ! bus , while the whole creation speaks God ' s praise , 111 eternal Father , is there nought to shout °
A Voice In Nature.
The Hallelujahs of the risen God ; Ah , ' mid the varied glories of the sk y , Is there no picture of redeeming grace ; No kindling image of the Spirit ' s pow ' r 1 Yes ; for while , oft , at evening ' s solemn hour
, Reclin'd beneath some oak ' s fantastic shade , I ' ve view'd declining sunset , has a thought Struck me , which thus unconciously I poured . Ye clouds of many dyes!—immortal streaks
Of coloured radiance that invest the red Descending sun that breathes his spirit in you , And dyes you with the glory of his beams ! Are ye not emblems of the souls of men , Dark in themselves , unlovely , and but
clouds Staining the moral hemisphere?—but when The Holy Spirit takes his dwelling there , They glow ; they brighten ; ev ' ry inward thought Is purified ; all , all is moral beauty , And mortals shine with glories not their own .
"The Albury Ms."An Analysis.
" THE ALBURY MS . "AN ANALYSIS .
WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAK . " The Albury MS .: The Amalgamated Guild of Freemasons and Masons , " is the title of a pamphlet published by Messrs . Clayton & Co ., Londonin 1875 and
, , which apparently has been but little noticed by the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons . In fact , wy do not remember seeing any reference to it at any time , save an advertisement of its advent in the " Freemason . "
We have carefully pciused the work , but fail to discover why it has been called " The Albury MS . ; " and the Preface by the editor , as also the " Prefatory Note of the Author " are silent on the question . The former is dated Aug . 151875 and
, , states that the editor , " In sorting some MS . papers which it had become his duty to arrange , happened upon the following s
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A Voice In Nature.
Beneath thy viewless sceptre ' s wide control . And thou , Oh Moon , —nocturnal mirror fair , In whi ch the unseen sun , reflected , shows His image bright;—fair handmaid of this
earth , Circling thy mistress' path , and pouring from Thy silver urn the tribute of thy beams ; Thou delegated queen , —thou lesser pow ' r , Oast down thy borrow'd crescent , and adore .
Ye sisterhood of Planets , —who inhale , In common with our earth , the vital stream From one great fountain in the centre plac'd ; Acknowledge Him , whose hand that fount supplies .
Ye distant Suns , —to us how passing small . Ye anchors , fix'd in the deep sands of space ; To which the else erratic worlds are tied , And ride secure amidst the boundless gulf . Isles of Eternity !—sj > ace-girdetl shores Of an illimitable sea , which knows No continent , nor possibly can know ! Echo his praises to creation's bound .
Oh Heav ' n !—of which this earth is but a star , Oompos'd of suns , and circumvolant worlds ; Dost thou not audibly proclaim a God , And laugh to scorn the atheist ' s puny sneer ? Oh , thou celestial revelation !
Writ by God ' s finger with a pen of fire ! Laid open to the race of all mankind ! Which need ' st no missionaries to proclaim Th y wonders , wherein the Almighty pow ' r , lbs wisdom , and his goodness , stand display'd
In shining characters indelible ! Whose prophets are astronomers , who foretell Th y seasons , months , and days , and rolling years ; Whose priests are poets , ministers divine ui th
y celestial mysteries , and preach Abroad th y wonders to a list ' ning world ! bus , while the whole creation speaks God ' s praise , 111 eternal Father , is there nought to shout °
A Voice In Nature.
The Hallelujahs of the risen God ; Ah , ' mid the varied glories of the sk y , Is there no picture of redeeming grace ; No kindling image of the Spirit ' s pow ' r 1 Yes ; for while , oft , at evening ' s solemn hour
, Reclin'd beneath some oak ' s fantastic shade , I ' ve view'd declining sunset , has a thought Struck me , which thus unconciously I poured . Ye clouds of many dyes!—immortal streaks
Of coloured radiance that invest the red Descending sun that breathes his spirit in you , And dyes you with the glory of his beams ! Are ye not emblems of the souls of men , Dark in themselves , unlovely , and but
clouds Staining the moral hemisphere?—but when The Holy Spirit takes his dwelling there , They glow ; they brighten ; ev ' ry inward thought Is purified ; all , all is moral beauty , And mortals shine with glories not their own .
"The Albury Ms."An Analysis.
" THE ALBURY MS . "AN ANALYSIS .
WILLIAM JAMES HUGHAK . " The Albury MS .: The Amalgamated Guild of Freemasons and Masons , " is the title of a pamphlet published by Messrs . Clayton & Co ., Londonin 1875 and
, , which apparently has been but little noticed by the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons . In fact , wy do not remember seeing any reference to it at any time , save an advertisement of its advent in the " Freemason . "
We have carefully pciused the work , but fail to discover why it has been called " The Albury MS . ; " and the Preface by the editor , as also the " Prefatory Note of the Author " are silent on the question . The former is dated Aug . 151875 and
, , states that the editor , " In sorting some MS . papers which it had become his duty to arrange , happened upon the following s