O! SACRED gift of God to man, A faith that looks above, And sees the deep amazing plan Of sanctifying love. Thou dear and yet tremendous God, Whose glory pride reviles; How did'st thou change thy awful rod To pard'ning grace and smiles! Shut up with sin, with shame, below, I trust, this bondage past, A great, a glorious change to know, And to be bless'd at last. I do believe, that, God of light! Thou didst to earth descend, With Satan and with Sin to fight -- Our great, our only friend. I know thou did'st ordain for me, Thy creature, bread and wine; The depth of grace I cannot see, But worship the design. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DREAM-PEDLARY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND MORE by ROBERT MORRIS TO RICH GIVERS by WALT WHITMAN EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 31. 'TIS YIELDING GAINS THE LOVER VICTORY by PHILIP AYRES THE SINGERS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) LIFE'S PATTERN by VERDA BORISFIELD PARLEYINGS WITH CERTAIN PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE: DANIEL BARTOLI by ROBERT BROWNING WRITTEN ON A BLANK LEAF OF HANNAH MORE'S WORKS by ROBERT BURNS |