instils
An awe less dread by its fertility;
And here again, a peak of snowy whiteness
Relieves the gloom and shadow by its brightness.

XX.

Each one a thing of grandeur, each alone
Inspiring fearsome wonder in my soul,
What marvel that my being all is thrown
Aghast in awe by this stupendous Whole?
What wonder that I stand in mute amaze,
Dumfounded by the scene whereon I gaze?

XXI.

My God, how wonderful Thy works appear!
How mighty art Thou, and omnipotent!
Before Thee, bending low in reverent fear,
I humbly bow. My human pride is bent.
Thou, Thou art God my awful Maker, I
Am helpless in my weak humanity.

XXII.

I hear the Psalmist's words again,[H] and now
Their fuller meaning bursts upon my soul;
Thou madest all the earth and heaven, Thou
Dost hold the mighty seas within control;
These lofty heights were form'd by Thy right-hand;
Thou formedst all--all bow to Thy command.

XXIII.

And what is man to Thee? He well may fall
Before Thee worshipping, when thus he sees
Thy vast creations. Weak indeed and small
Doth man appear before such works as these.
In meek humility I bend my knee
Before Thee. Lord, why thinkest Thou of me?

XXIV.

Yet why should all these wonders, thus arrayed
Before me, more command my reverence
Than man, the greatest creature God has made,
And chiefest pledge of His omnipotence?
Before the man these wonders fade away,
As pales the moon before the orb of day.

XXV.

For man is given a living, loving soul;
Man lives as other works of God live not;
He strives to reach a high and Heav'nly goal--
Incomparably higher is his lot.
God's greatest work, how fitly he should be
The one which most adores His majesty.

XXVI.

But each creation, when it first reveals
Itself to man, impresses him anew
With God's omnipotence, and so he feels
New cause for adoration in each view.
Himself though greatest, these creations each
Their own great lessons to his spirit teach.

XXVII.

And ye, great mountains, have your lessons, ye
Have mighty truths to teach the heart of man
Of God's omnipotence and majesty,
Which, if he will to learn from ye, he can.
But many blindly grope upon their way,
Refusing all the light of Nature's ray.

XXVIII.

A mountain tarn, with waters still and blue,
Here nestles, open to the heavens whence
It seemingly derives its azure hue.
Here, has this little tarn pre-eminence,
For 'mid such mighty