Eliza R. Snow -
"
Thou, earth, wast once a glorious sphere
Of Noble magnitude,
And didst with majesty appear,
Among the worlds of God
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Thou, earth, wast once a glorious sphere
Of Noble magnitude,
And didst with majesty appear,
Among the worlds of God
But thy dimensions have been torn
Asunder, piece by piece,
And each dismembered fragment borne
Abroad to distant space.
Asunder, piece by piece,
And each dismembered fragment borne
Abroad to distant space.
When Enoch could no longer stay
Amid corruption here,
Part of thyself was borne away
To form another sphere.
Amid corruption here,
Part of thyself was borne away
To form another sphere.
And when the Lord saw fit to hide
The "ten lost tribes" away,
Thou earth, wast severed to provide
The orb on which they stay.
The "ten lost tribes" away,
Thou earth, wast severed to provide
The orb on which they stay.
And this, from time to time, they size
Has been diminished til
Thou seemest the law of sacrifice
Created to fulfill.
Has been diminished til
Thou seemest the law of sacrifice
Created to fulfill.
A "restitution" yet to come,
That will to thee restore,
By that grand law of worlds, thy sum
Of matter heretofore.
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(Extracts from Hymn 322, Sacred Hymns and Spiritual Songs, pop. 386-87.)
That will to thee restore,
By that grand law of worlds, thy sum
Of matter heretofore.
"
(Extracts from Hymn 322, Sacred Hymns and Spiritual Songs, pop. 386-87.)
D&C 133 : 21-31
