Of Sovereign Will,--and in His Image bright,
Brought man to life, to dwell in Paradise,--
Took gracious pity on his lost estate,
When sin had marred that perfect image,
And Earth could pay no ransom for the soul.

II.

Jehovah,--God, effulgence bright,--august,--
In majesty supreme, from Heaven stooped down,
And through His wondrous love, ineffable,
Enshrined Himself within that sacred place,
Which, once in each revolving year,
The type of the Redeemer, promised,
Might dare approach, with awe, with offerings
For the sins of Israel's children.

III.

As but a day, four thousand years, when told,
With Him, who was, and is to be,--
Eternal--Three in One,--Omnipotent:--
Such was the span of ripening promise,
Until the hour matured, and Saving Grace,
The full Redemption offered,--by gift
Of Spotless purity,--His Only Son.

IV.

Within the "Holy Place," the High Priest bowed,