William Alexander

St. Augustine's Holiday and Other Poems William Alexander

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886. Excerpt: ... PSALM XCIII. The Lord is crowned! With splendour robed around, Robed with strength His Majesty is found. 2 So the world may rest--it will not move, I trow, Stayed upon the Throne that rests in the eternal Now,--From the ancient days, everlasting Thou! Lifted up the floods, O Lord! in anger, Lifted up the floods the voice they have. Yea, the floods will yet lift up a stranger, More unearthly music with their wave. Grand majestic voices of the manifold Waters! tumbling breakers of the sea! Grander, more majestic, on those old Eternal heights, the Lord, than even ye. u 3 4. Thy laws are made steadfast for ever, The beauty of Holiness sits on Thy shrine, O Lord! through the stretch of the days that are Thine. PSALM CIV I. Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord, my God! Very great hast Thou been. Splendour and majesty Thou hast put on as a robe, Thou hast arrayed Thee with light For Thy lucent vesture of wear, Outspreading the heavens on heavens, As the tremulous veil of a curtain. --He who archeth and layeth the beams Of his lofty chamber of Presence On the floor of the waters above.--Who setteth the clouds Thick-encompassing, dense, For the battle-car of His march. "This beautiful Psalm is at once felt to be a poetical imitation of the first chapter of Genesis. But the writer does not propose to give a bare recital of facts. He wishes to found upon them the praise of the Creator. As Moses divides the work of God into six days, the poet traces six pictures The first corresponds to the First Day's work. God made the Light. But the poet speaks, not of the physical creation of the light, but of light considered as a symbol of the Divine Majesty." (Reuss, in loc.) t njrra--from a verb which signifies " to wave and flutter."--Who walketh on wings of the wind, Who make...