A book of English poetry; ed. by T. Shorter

J'OJDl.ll OP RELIOlOll,

T.uE not of ~mplea I There ia one

Built without band-to mAnkind given ;

Ita lampe are the meridian au.n,

.Anrt all the stars of heann:

Ita walla are the cerulean aky,

Ite floor the earth eo gTeen and fair ;

The nome is va.at immensity-

AU nature worehipe there I

The Alpa array'd in atainleu mow,

The Andean t"&&lgea yet untrod,

At anlll'iR, and at auMet, glow,

Like altar-firu to God I

A thonaand fierce voleanoee blaze.

Ae if with hallow'..! victims rare;

And thunder lifte itt voice in p~­

AU DAtura wonbipe there I

The ocean heaves r eeiatleaaty,

And pours his glittering tre111ure forth ;

Bia wav-tbe prieathoo<l of the aer.-

Kneel on the abell-gemm'd eat·tb,

And there emit a hollow eound 1

Aa if ther murmur'd pnt.iae and prayer ;

On avery atde 'tia holy ground-

AU nature worehipe there I

The cedar aud the mountain ~ins,
The willow on the fountain a brim.,
Tho tulip and the eglantine
lD r81'erence bend to Him ;
The aong-birds pour their aweeteat IAJS,
From tower and tree and middle atr;
The rushing river murmurs prt.ite-
AJl nature worshipa there I
VB:DDEB.

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