Hymn, Composed for the Opening of Brunswick Chapel, Macclesfield, May 30th, 1824: By the Rev. Isaac Keeling
Anon
Genre: | Extract, Poetry |
Publications extracted: | Isaac Keeling |
Subjects: | Piety, Wonder, Theology of NatureTT |
The first stanza enquires: 'Will God indeed to earth descend, / In temples made with hands to dwell? / Lo! round, above, the heavens extend; / Can science their dimensions tell? / Their viewless bounds we seek in vain; / Yet, can the heavens our God contain?'. Subsequent stanzas contrast the infinitude of God with the doctrine of incarnation. |
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