4. Ere God Had Built the Mountains

7,6.
by W. Cowper
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Ere God had built the mountains,
 
Or raised the fruitful hills;
 
Before He filled the fountains
 
That feed the running rills;
 
In Thee, from everlasting,
 
The wonderful I AM
 
Found pleasures never wasting,
 
And Wisdom is Thy name.
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When like a tent to dwell in,
 
He spread the skies abroad,
 
And swathed about the swelling
 
Of ocean’s mighty flood,
 
He wrought by weight and measure;
 
And Thou wast with Him then:
 
Thyself the Father’s pleasure,
 
And Thine, the sons of men.
“When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth.” (Proverbs 8:27)
“When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth.” (Proverbs 8:29)
“Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?” (Isaiah 40:12)
“Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.” (Proverbs 8:30)
“Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.” (Proverbs 8:31)
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And couldst Thou be delighted
 
With creatures such as we,
 
Who, when we saw Thee, slighted
 
And nailed Thee to a tree?
 
Unfathomable wonder!
 
And mystery divine!
 
The voice that speaks in thunder
 
Says, "Sinner, I am thine!"
“For the Lord taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation.” (Psalm 149:4)
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