Classic Poem

1. God of the world! thy glories shine, Through earth and heaven, with
2. God of our lives! the throbbing heart Doth at thy beck its
rays divine; Thy smile gives beauty to the flower Thine
action start, Throbs on, obedient to thy will, Or
anger to the tempest power.
ceases, at thy fatal chill.

3. God of eternal life! thy love
Doth every stain of sin remove;
The cross, the cross its hallowed light
Shall drive from earth her cheerless night.

4. God of all goodness! to the skies
Our hearts in grateful anthems rise;
And to thy service shall be given
The rest of life the whole of heaven.