The God of nature and of grace <br />In all His works appears; <br />His goodness through the earth we trace, <br />His grandeur in the spheres. <br /> <br />Behold this fair and fertile globe, <br />By Him in wisdom plann'd; <br />'Twas He who girded, like a robe, <br />The ocean round the land. <br /> <br />Life to the firmament your eye <br />Thither His path pursue; <br />His glory, boundless as the sky, <br />O'erwhelms the wond'ring view. <br /> <br />He bows the heavens - the mountains stand <br />A highway for their God; <br />He walks amidst the desert land, <br />'Tis Eden where He trod! <br /> <br />The forests in His strength rejoice; <br />Hark! on the evening breeze, <br />As once of old, the Lord God's voice, <br />Is heard among the trees. <br /> <br />Here on the hills He feeds His herds. <br />His flocks on yonder plains; <br />His praise is warbled by the birds; <br />Oh could we catch their strains! <br /> <br />Mount with the lark and bear our song <br />Up to the gates of light; <br />Or, with the nightingale prolong <br />Our numbers through the night! <br /> <br />In every stream His bounty flows, <br />Diffusing joy and wealth; <br />In every breeze His spirit blows <br />The breath of life and health. <br /> <br />His blessings fall in plenteous showers <br />Upon the lap of earth, <br />That teems with foliage, fruit, and flowers, <br />And rings with infant mirth. <br /> <br />If God hath made this world so fair, <br />Where sin and death abound, <br />How beautiful beyond compare <br />Will paradise be found!<br /><br />James Montgomery<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-visible-creation/
