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Poem
October 28, 1816
Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A religious poem affirming God's existence through nature's proclamation and philosophical argument against self-existent matter, emphasizing a divine First Cause that imparts life, laws, and an immortal soul to humanity.
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There is a God--All nature cries--
Through boundless space the paean roars!.
There is a God man's heart replies.
Burns and adores!
Could matter self-existence give--
Work into forms a shapeless clod--
Think--reason breathe--and move--&
But that hath ne'er assum'd such pow'rs
"Twould not be matter were it so ;
Nor could these mystic minds of ours
From nothing flow :
Nor could they flow without a source--
A great intelligent First Cause!
Who gave to matter life and force--
To nature--laws :
Who gave to man a conscious soul :
An emanation of his breath :
A part of that eternal whole
Shall ne'er see death.
" There is a God " all nature cries :
Through boundless space loud echo roars!
There is a God," heav'n, earth, replies,
Through boundless space the paean roars!.
There is a God man's heart replies.
Burns and adores!
Could matter self-existence give--
Work into forms a shapeless clod--
Think--reason breathe--and move--&
But that hath ne'er assum'd such pow'rs
"Twould not be matter were it so ;
Nor could these mystic minds of ours
From nothing flow :
Nor could they flow without a source--
A great intelligent First Cause!
Who gave to matter life and force--
To nature--laws :
Who gave to man a conscious soul :
An emanation of his breath :
A part of that eternal whole
Shall ne'er see death.
" There is a God " all nature cries :
Through boundless space loud echo roars!
There is a God," heav'n, earth, replies,
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
God Existence
Nature Cries
First Cause
Immortal Soul
Divine Laws
Poem Details
Key Lines
There Is A God All Nature Cries
Through Boundless Space The Paean Roars!.
" There Is A God " All Nature Cries :
Through Boundless Space Loud Echo Roars!
There Is A God," Heav'n, Earth, Replies,