12 II
THE BURNING BUSH
“I will now turn aside and see this great sight.”—Exod. III:3.
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Canonbury.
Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933)
Thy wisdom and Thy might appear, Eternal God, through every year; From day to day, from hour to hour, Thy works reveal self-ordered power. | We worship Thee whose will hath laid Thy sovereign rule on all things made; The faithful stars, the fruitful earth, Obey Thy laws that gave them birth. | Yet Thou canst make a marvel shine Amid these mighty laws of Thine. As when Thy servant Moses came And saw the bush with Thee aflame. | We turn aside and tread the ways That lead through wonder up to praise; Wherever Thou by man art found The homely earth is holy ground. | If Thou hast formed us out of dust Through ages long,—in Thee we trust; O grant us in our souls to see The living flame that comes from Thee. | |