HOW blessed thy creature is, O God, When, with a single eye, He views the lustre of thy word, The dayspring from on high! Through all the storms that veil the skies And frown on earthly things, The Sun of Righteousness he eyes, With healing on his wings. Struck by that light, the human heart, A barren soil no more, Sends the sweet smell of grace abroad, Where serpents lurked before. The soul, a dreary province once Of Satan's dark domain, Feels a new empire formed within, And owns a heavenly reign. The glorious orb whose golden beams The fruitful year control, Since first, obedient to thy word, He started from the goal, Has cheered the nations with the joys His orient rays impart; But, Jesus, 'tis thy light alone Can shine upon the heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ROBIN REDBREAST by MOTHER GOOSE MONNA INNOMINATA, A SONNET OF SONNETS: 12 by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI LUCY (4) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH OF THE REED THAT THE JEWS SET IN OUR SAVIOUR'S HAND by WILLIAM ALABASTER PSALM 8. DOMINE DOMINUS by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE JUVENTA PERENNIS by THOMAS EDWARD BROWN THE WANDERER: 5. IN HOLLAND: METEMPSYCHOSIS by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |