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BISHOP HUBERT.
Soon that child on ocean's brim
Opes its eyes, and turns to Him!
Well does Hubert read its look,
Glance of innocent rebuke!
Opes its eyes, and turns to Him!
Well does Hubert read its look,
Glance of innocent rebuke!
While a voice is heard to say,
"If the pool, thus scoop'd in play,
Cannot hold yon mighty sea,
Vain must thy researches be.
"If the pool, thus scoop'd in play,
Cannot hold yon mighty sea,
Vain must thy researches be.
"Canst thou hope to make thine own
Secrets known to God alone?
Can thy faculties confined
Fathom the Eternal Mind?"
Secrets known to God alone?
Can thy faculties confined
Fathom the Eternal Mind?"
Bishop Hubert turns away;—
He has learnt enough to-day—
Learnt how little man can know
On his pilgrimage below.
He has learnt enough to-day—
Learnt how little man can know
On his pilgrimage below.
Reader, wouldst thou wiser be,
Let this truth suffice for thee;
Seek not what is sought in vain—
Knowledge by Obedience gain!
Let this truth suffice for thee;
Seek not what is sought in vain—
Knowledge by Obedience gain!
Be presumption's sin abhorr'd—
For the secrets of The Lord,
If reveal'd to mortals here,
Dwell with those who love!—and fear!
For the secrets of The Lord,
If reveal'd to mortals here,
Dwell with those who love!—and fear!