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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
Peals of terrific thunder—
We stand in silence, awed;
We can but pause and wonder
At the infinite power of God!
We stand in silence, awed;
We can but pause and wonder
At the infinite power of God!
And thou, oh mighty torrent
Flowing on, and on, through time—
Tell us, who sends thy current
O'er the cataract sublime?
And thou, gigantic mountain—
Canst tell us whence thy birth—
Sprang thou from some living fountain—
How into existence came this earth?
Flowing on, and on, through time—
Tell us, who sends thy current
O'er the cataract sublime?
And thou, gigantic mountain—
Canst tell us whence thy birth—
Sprang thou from some living fountain—
How into existence came this earth?
Could we doubt for a single hour
That these marvelous works were lent
By the high and wondrous power
Of One Omnipotent?
Nay! tho' we seek where man ne'er trod
And traverse sea or land;
It seems that all things speak of God—
And a Loving Father's hand.
That these marvelous works were lent
By the high and wondrous power
Of One Omnipotent?
Nay! tho' we seek where man ne'er trod
And traverse sea or land;
It seems that all things speak of God—
And a Loving Father's hand.
