_In The Wide Awe And Wisdom Of The Night_

In the wide awe and wisdom of the night I saw the round world rolling on its way, Beyond significance of depth or height, Beyond the interchange of dark and day. I marked the march to which is set no pause, And that stupendous orbit, round whose rim The great sphere sweeps, obedient unto laws That utter the eternal thought of Him. I compassed time, outstripped the starry speed, And in my still soul apprehended space, Till, weighing laws which these but blindly heed, At last I came before Him face to face,-- And knew the Universe of no such span As the august infinitude of Man.