Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900.
By William AugustusMuhlenberg110 Heavens Magnificence
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Such radiant gems are strown,
Oh, what magnificence must glow,
My God, about thy throne!
So brilliant here these drops of light,
There the full ocean rolls, how bright!
With thousand stars inwrought,
Hung like a royal canopy
With glittering diamonds fraught,
Be, Lord, thy temple’s outer veil,
What splendor at the shrine must dwell!
Forth from his flaming vase
Flinging o’er earth the golden shower
Till vale and mountain blaze,
But shows, O Lord, one beam of thine:
What, then, the day where thou dost shine!
That noon of living rays!
Or how my spirit, so impure,
Upon thy brightness gaze!
Anoint, O Lord, anoint my sight,
And robe me for that world of light.