The earthquake's shock, the thunder's roar,
The lightning's vivid chain,
The ocean's strength, the deluge's pour,
The wildest hurricane,
Are moods that Nature loves to show
To man who boasts his birth
From conscious force she could not know
Because denied soul-worth.
But is it true she does not share
A knowledge in God's plan?
Must not she His own secret bear
To so touch soul of man?
Those who deny this see not clear
Into the heart of things;
For how could otherwise God here
Reveal His wanderings?