Eternal Power! whose high abode
Eternal Power! whose high abode. Isaac Watts* (1674-1748).
This was the final poem in Book I of Horae Lyricae (1706), ‘Sacred to Devotion’. It was headed ‘The Conclusion’ and given the title, ‘The Glories of God exceed all Worship’, changed in the Second Edition of 1709 to ‘God exalted above all Praise’:
Eternal Power! whose high AbodeBecomes the Grandeur of a God;Infinite Lengths beyond the BoundsWhere Stars revolve their little Rounds.
The lowest Step about thy SeatRises too high for Gabriel’s Feet, In vain the tall Arch-Angel triesTo reach thine Height with wondring Eyes.
Thy dazzling Beauties whilst he singsHe hides his Face behind his Wings;And Ranks of shining Thrones aroundFall...
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