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Noah beheld the wondrous sign
On darksome clouds reclining;
God's peace and covenant benign
Were through its glory shining.
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As mounts the lark to yonder sky
Whene'er the rain is ended,
So from the earth again made dry
Their song to God ascended.
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The Lord Himself in heaven wrote
His peace in one bright letter:
Expression of a tranquil thought--
Give grace to read it better!
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Bow of the covenant of grace,
God's loving-kindness sent it!
The earth it seemeth to embrace--
The hands of God have bent it!
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My Father's flaming bow I sing,
Its flame in love was given:
Inwrought with peace and void of string,
No arrow from it driven!
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As Jacob's ladder showed erewhile
Heaven and earth in union;
The frowning cloud, the sunny smile,
Are here in calm communion.
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Type of the Saviour, God and Man,
The Rainbow o'er us bending;
He made the earth and heaven one
In peace that hath no ending.
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How can I bear the sun's strong light?
The rainbowed cloud is dearer:
O Son of God! too far, too bright--
The Son of Man comes nearer.
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