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A Poetical Version of Nearly the Whole of the Psalms of David
A Poetical Version of Nearly the Whole of the Psalms of David Author:Charles Wesley Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: A PARAPHRASE ON THE EIGHTH PSALM. A PINDARIC ODE. Jehovah ! sovereign God and Lord! Sustaining this created frame, To nature's utmost bounds a... more »dored, How great, how excellent thy Name! Thou bidd'st thy sacred glory fly Beyond the' expansion of the sky, Above the highest heavens high. Thy praise employs the seraph's lays, Suckling infants show thy praise : From stammering mouth, at thy command, Strength resistless is ordain'd. The giant wretch who dares to cope with thee, Yields to the meanest child of piety : Unwilling hearts confess the' Almighty's hand, Nor can the wise object, nor can the strong withstand. Thy power divine no limit knows, Weakness itself obeys thy call; Still is the rage of clamorous foes, And down the proud avengers fall. Thy heavens oft, stupendous round ! In contemplation I admire, From " Poems on several Occasions. By Samuel Wesley, (Jun.,) Master of Blundell's School at Tiverton, Devon,"« less