Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, Vol. 1 ‎#40

40. The Voice of the Creatures

I. There is a God, all nature speaks,
Thro' earth, and air, and seas, and skies:
See, from the clouds his glory breaks,
When the first beams of morning rise:

II. The rising sun, serenely bright,
O'er the wide world's extended frame,
Inscribes, in characters of light,
His mighty Maker's glorious name.

III. Diffusing life, his influence spreads,
And health and plenty smile around,
And fruitful fields, and verdant meads,
Are with a thousand blessings crown'd.

IV. Almighty goodness, pow'r divine,
The fields and verdant meads display;
And bless the hand which made them shine,
With various charms profusely gay.

V. For man and beast, here daily food
In wide diffusive plenty grows;
And there, for drink, the crystal flood
In streams sweet winding, gently flows.

VI. By cooling streams, and soft'ning show'rs,
The vegetable race are fed,
And trees, and plants, and herbs, and flow'rs,
Their Maker's bounty smiling spread.

VII. The flow'ry tribes, all blooming, rise
Above the faint attempts of art:
Their bright, inimitable dyes
Speak sweet conviction to the heart.

VIII. Ye curious minds, who roam abroad,
And trace creation's wonders o'er,
Confess the footsteps of the God,
And bow before him, and adore.

Text Information

• First Line: There is a God, all nature speaks
• Title: The Voice of the Creatures
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1760

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