THE LIVING GOD.

 The Living God. The God that made the world

Made it, and stood aside to watch and wait,

Arranging a predestined plan

To save the erring¹ soul of man—

Undying destiny—unswerving fate.

I see his hand in the path of life,

His law to doom² and save,

His love divine in the hopes that shine

Beyond the sinner’s grave,

His care that sendeth sun and rain,

His wisdom giving rest,

His price of sin that we may not win

The heaven of the blest.

Not near enough! Not clear enough!

O God, come nearer still!

I long for thee! Be strong for me!

Teach me to know thy will!

The Living God. The God that makes the world,

Makes it—is making it in all its worth;

His spirit speaking sure and slow

In the real universe we know,—

God living in the earth.

I feel his breath in the blowing wind,

His pulse in the swinging sea,

And the sunlit sod is the breast of God

Whose strength we feel and see.

His tenderness in the springing grass,

His beauty in the flowers,

His living love in the sun above,—

All here, and near, and ours!

Not near enough! Not clear enough!

O God, come nearer still!

I long for thee! Be strong for me!

Teach me to know thy will!

The Living God. The God that is the world.

The world? The world is man,—the work of man.

Then—dare I follow what I see?—

Then—by thy Glory—it must be

That we are in thy plan?

That strength divine in the work we do?

That love in our mothers’ eyes?

That wisdom clear in our thinking here?

That power to help us rise?

God in the daily work we’ve done,

In the daily path we’ve trod?

Stand still, my heart, for I am a part—

I too—of the Living God!

Ah, clear as light! As near! As bright!

O God! My God! My Own!

Command thou me! I stand for thee!

And I do not stand alone!

1 erring   

做错事的，错误的

参考例句：

• Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志， 要批评帮助，不能一棍子打死。
• She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心，知道他们总要犯错误的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

2 doom   

n.厄运，劫数；v.注定，命定

参考例句：

• The report on our economic situation is full of doom and gloom.这份关于我们经济状况的报告充满了令人绝望和沮丧的调子。
• The dictator met his doom after ten years of rule.独裁者统治了十年终于完蛋了。