Noah comes forth from the Ark
XIV. Noah sacrifices to the Lord
XV. The Bow in the clouds
THE FLOOD.
I.
THE WICKEDNESS OF MAN.
Behold how kind and merciful
Our heavenly Father was,
To bear so long with sinful men,
Who had transgressed His laws.
The hearts of men wax'd worse and worse,
They disobeyed the Lord;
They followed their own thoughts, nor walked
According to His word.
And men were multiplied on earth,
They spread both far and wide;
And there were giants in those days,
Who did God's law deride.
The Lord look'd down from Heaven to see
If there were any good;
Behold they all were turn'd aside,
Sin tainted all their blood.
Yet still the Lord was good to them--
He gave them sun and rain,
And every blessing, yet their hearts
Were foolish, wicked, vain.
There is no sin so base as that
We call ingratitude,
To use those ill, with wicked hearts,
Who seek to do us good.
And when the Great and Holy One
With kindness stoop'd to bless
The sorrows of a sinful world,
And pity their distress;--
'Twas vile ingratitude in them
To act so wickedly,
And spurn the mercy of the Lord,
The great, the good, the high.
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