136. Sovereignty

1 Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb
To search the starry vault profound;
In vain would wing her flight sublime,
To find creation's outmost bound.

2 But weaker yet that thought must prove
To search thy great eternal plan,
Thy sovereign counsels, born of love
Long ages ere the world began.

3 When my dim reason would demand
Why that, or this, thou dost ordain,
By some vast deep I seem to stand,
Whose secrets I must ask in vain.

4 When doubts disturb my troubled breast,
And all is dark as night to me,
Here, as on solid rock, I rest;
That so it seemeth good to thee.

5 Be this my joy, that evermore
Thou rulest all things at thy will:
Thy sovereign, wisdom I adore,
And calmly, sweetly, trust thee still.

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First Line: Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb
Title: Sovereignty
Author: Ray Palmer
Language: English
Publication Date: 1890
Topic: God: The Father; Decrees; God: Attributes (1 more...)
Notes: Now Public Domain.
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