TO spread the azure canopy of Heaven, And spangle it all with sparks of burning gold; To place this ponderous globe of Earth so even That it should all, and nought should it uphold; With motions strange to endue the planets seven, And Jove to make so mild, and Mars so bold; To temper what is moist, dry, hot, and cold, Of all their jars that sweet accords are given; Lord, to Thy wisdom's nought, nought to Thy might; But that Thou shouldst, Thy glory laid aside, Come basely in mortality to bide, And die for those deserved an endless night; A wonder is, so far above out wit, That angels stand amazed to think on it. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HOMAGE TO SEXTUS PROPERTIUS: 8 by EZRA POUND TO W.P.: 3 by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE WOUNDED CUPID. SONG by ANACREON BREAKFAST by WILFRID WILSON GIBSON EPIGRAM: 14. TO WILLIAM CAMDEN by BEN JONSON THE ANGEL'S WHISPER by SAMUEL LOVER THE PHILOSOPHER TOAD by REBECCA S. REED NICHOLS |