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Eternity.

Great God! how infinite art thou!

What worthless worms are we!

Let the whole race of creatures bow,

And pay their praise to thee.

2 Thy throne eternal ages stood,

Ere seas or stars were made:

Thou art the ever-living God,

Were all the nations dead.

3 Eternity, with all its years,

Stands present in thy view;

To thee there's nothing old appears--

Great God! there's nothing new.

4 Our lives through various scenes are drawn,

And vexed with trifling cares;

While thine eternal thought moves on

Thine undisturbed affairs.

5 Great God! how infinite art thou!

What worthless worms are we!

Let the whole race of creatures bow.

And pay their praise to thee.

Isaac Watts.