[Heaven]

• 1. GOD. Eternity hath snowed its years upon them;

• 2. And the white winter of their age is come,

• 3. The World and all its worlds; and all shall end.

• 4. SERAPHIM. God! God! God!

• 5. As fl ames in skies

• 6. We burn and rise

• 7. And lose ourselves in Thee!

• 8. Years on years!

• 9. And nought appears

• 10. Save God to be.

• 11. God! God! God!

• 12. To us no thought

• 13. Hath Being brought

• 14. Toward Thee that doth not move!

• 15. Years on years!

• 16. And what appears

• 17. Save God to love?

• 18. God! God! God!

• 19. All Thou dost make

• 20. Lies like a lake

• 21. Below Thine infinite eye;

• 22. Years on years!

• 23. And all appears

• 24. Save God to die.

• 25. CHERUBIM. As sun and star.

• 26. How high or far,

• 27. Shew but a boundless sky;

• 28. So creature mind

• 29. Is all confined,

• 30. To shew Thee, God, most High!

• 31. The sun still burns,

• 32. The sun still turns

• 33. Round, round himself and round;

• 34. So creature mind

• 35. To self's confined,

• 36. But Thou God hast no bound!

• 37. Systems arise.

• 38. Or a world dies,

• 39. Each constant hour in air;

• 40. But creature mind,

• 41. In Heaven confined,

• 42. Lives on like Thee, God! there.

• 43. SERAPHIM AND CHERUBIM. God! God! God!

• 44. Thou fill’st our eyes

• 45. As were the skies

• 46. One burning, boundless sun!

• 47. While creature mind.

• 48. In path confined,

• 49. Passeth a spot thereon.