Young Christian's first lesson-book/Lesson Three

by Philip Doddridge

LESSON III.

Of the Nature and Attributes of the bleſsed God.

GOD is a Spirit none can ſee,
He ever was, and e'er ſhall be;
Preſent where e'er his creatures dwell,
Thro' earth and ſea, thro' heav'n and hell!

⁠His eye, with infinite ſurvey,
Views all their realms in full diſplay
What has been, is, or ſhall be done,
Or here, or there, to him is know;
Nor can the thought ariſe unſeen,
In mind of angels, or of men.
Yet far above all anxious cares,
Calmly, he rules his grand affairs;
While wiſdom infinite attends
By ſureſt means the nobleſt end.

⁠Majeſtic from his lofty throne
He ſpeaks, and all his will is done:
Nor can united worlds, withſand
The force of his almighty hand.
Yet ever righteous are his ways,
Faithful and true whate'er he ſays:
The holy, holy, holy Lord,
By all th' angelic hoſt ador'd.

⁠The bounty of his gracious hands,
Wide as the world he made extend;
And tho' himſelf compleatly blels'd,
With pity looks on the diltreſſ'd;
And by his Son, our Saviour dear,
To ſinners brings ſalvation near.

⁠All that is glorious, good, and great,
Does in the Lord Jehovah meet,
Then to his name be glory giv'n,
By all on earth, and all in heaven.