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’Twas thee The almighty chose among the sons of men, To dedicate a temple to His name, Where He whose awful presence fills the vast Immensity of space, who makes the clouds His chariot, rides sublime the whirlwind’s wing, And guides the raging storm, would deign to dwell, And make His presence known. The exalted task Thy wisdom worthily performed.
’Twas thee The almighty chose among the sons of men, To dedicate a temple to His name, Where He whose awful presence fills the vast Immensity of space, who makes the clouds His chariot, rides sublime the whirlwind’s wing, And guides the raging storm, would deign to dwell, And make His presence known. The exalted task Thy wisdom worthily performed.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- William Hodson (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
In print by 1888: recorded in A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888). Collection publication is an upper bound for this wording, not its earliest origin, composition date or the author's lifetime.
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 594 · printed citation: William Hodson · subject: TEMPLE
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