The Voice of Praise ‎#134

134. To him who is the Life of life

1 To him who is the Life of life,
My soul its vows would pay;
He leads the flowery seasons on,
And gives the storm its way.

2 The winds run backward to their caves
At his divine command,
And the great deep he holds within
The hollow of his hand.

3 He clothes the grass, he makes the rose
To wear her good attire;
The moon he gives her patient grace,
And all the stars their fire.

4 He hears the hungry raven's cry,
And sends her young their food;
And through our evil intimates
His purposes of good.

5 He stretches out the north; he binds
The tempest in his care;
The mountains can not strike their roots
So deep he is not there.

6 Hid in the garment of his works,
We feel his presence still
With us, and through us fashioning
The mystery of his will.

Text Information

• First Line: To him who is the Life of life
• Author: Alice Cary
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Attributes of God: Providence; Life of Life

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