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GREAT JEHOVAH EVER PRESENT, by                    
First Line: When the eastern sky is burning
Last Line: Grant me wisdom, grant me sight.
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; Jesus Christ; Religion; Wisdom; The Resurrection; Theology


When the eastern sky is burning
With the coming of the sun,
When the stars their posts deserting
Know the shades of night are done,
When the world from sleep is waking,
Joyous sounds break on the ear,
Prayers from man to Heaven ascending,
Then, Jehovah, Thou art near.

When the sun doth blaze at midday
In the great blue dome of sky,
Man doth rest amid the shadows
Whilst the fleecy clouds float high.
Mountain, forest, plain, and ocean
Stretch away both far and near,
Great Jehovah, ever present,
Thou art there and Thou art here.

When torrential rain is falling,
Lightnings flash and thunders roar,
Mountains shake to rock foundations,
Winds take toll on sea and shore,
When the thirsty land is drinking
Water from Thine outstretched hand,
Thou art with the wind and lightning,
Thou art near the soul of man.

When the sun is slowly sinking
And the shadows stretch out long,
When the forest birds are feeding,
Giving thanks in bursts of song,
When the world seems breathless, waiting,
Distant sounds fall on the ear,
To man's soul there comes a yearning,
Then, Jehovah, Thou art near.

When the western sky is blazing
As the sun sinks out of sight,
Bathing world and cloud with splendor,
Bids defiance to the night,
Awed to silence by such grandeur,
Can man doubt or question Thee,
Man, Thy creature, still rebellious,
Striving lest his heart shall see.

When the shades of night are falling
Like a blanket over all,
Man, an atom in the darkness,
Infinitesimally small;
When the stars up in the Heavens
Take their places one by one,
When the moon her pathway follows
Shedding radiance from the sun,

Standing there amid Thy wonders,
To my soul there comes no fear,
For I know, my Loving Father,
Great Jehovah, Thou art near;
Thou art in the light and darkness,
Thou art in the day and night,
Thou art in my soul, Jehovah—
Grant me wisdom, grant me sight.





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