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POEMS BY CLARA A. MERRILL
Peals of terrific thunder— We stand in silence, awed; We can but pause and wonder At the infinite power of God!
And thou, oh mighty torrent Flowing on, and on, through time—Tell us, who sends thy current O'er the cataract sublime? And thou, gigantic mountain— Canst tell us whence thy birth—Sprang thou from some living fountain— How into existence came this earth?
Could we doubt for a single hour That these marvelous works were lent By the high and wondrous power Of One Omnipotent? Nay! tho' we seek where man ne'er trod And traverse sea or land; It seems that all things speak of God— And a Loving Father's hand.
