Classic Poem

BY OTWAY CURRY .

God walketh on the earth. The purling rills
And mightier streams before him glance away,
Rejoicing in his presence. On the plains,
And spangled fields, and in the mazy vales,
The living throngs of earth before Him fall
With thankful hymns, receiving from his hand
Immortal life and gladness. Clothed upon
With burning crowns the mountain-heralds stand,
Proclaiming to the blossoming wilderness
The brightness of his coming, and the power
Of Him who ever liveth, all in all!

G OD WALKETH ON THE OCEAN . Brilliantly
The glassy waters mirror back His smiles.
The surging billows and the gamboling storms
Come crouching to His feet. The hoary deep,
And the green gorgeous islands, offer up
The tribute of their treasures — pearls, and shells,
And crown-like drapery of the flashing foam.
And solemnly the tesselated halls,
And coral domes of mansions in the depths,
And gardens of the golden sanded seas,
Blend, with the anthems of the chiming waves,
Their alleluias unto Him who rules
The invisible armies of eternity.

G OD JOURNEYETH IN THE SKY . From sun to sun,
From star to star the living lightnings flash;
And pealing thunders through all space proclaim
The goings forth of Him whose potent arm
Perpetuates existence, or destroys.
From depths unknown, unsearchable, profound,
Forth rush the wandering comets: girt with flames
They blend, in order true, with marshalling hosts
Of starry worshippers. The unhallowed orbs
Of earth-born fire that cleave the hazy air,
Blanched by the flood of uncreated light,
Fly with the fleeting winds and misty clouds
Back to their homes, and deep in darkness lie.

G OD JOURNEYETH IN THE HEAVENS . Refulgent stars,
And glittering crowns of prostrate Seraphim,
Emboss his burning path. Around Him fall
Dread powers, dominions, hosts, and kingly thrones.
Angels of God — adoring millions — join
With spirits pure, redeem'd from distant worlds,
In choral songs of praise. — " Thee we adore,
For Thou art mighty. Everlasting spheres
Of light and glory in thy presence wait.
Time, space, life, light, dominion, majesty,
Truth, wisdom — all are thine, Jehovah! Thou
F IRST, LAST, SUPREME, ETERNAL Potentate ! "