Ere God had built the mountains,
Or raised the fruitful hills;
Before He fill`d the fountains
That feed the running rills;
In Thee, from everlasting,
The wonderful I AM
Found pleasures never wasting,
And Wisdom is Thy name.

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.

And couldst Thou be delighted
With creatures such as we,
Who, when we saw Thee, slighted
And nail'd Thee to a tree ?
Unfathomable wonder !
And mystery divine !
The voice that speaks in thunder
Says, "Sinner, I am thine !"

7,6.                W. Cowper