III.

"One cause we are conscious of—must own
Can to no Matter be assigned,—
The Will, that in our human Mind
Sets Thought in motion when we please.
Be it to demonstration shown
That Thought, once set in motion, works
Through molecules no sight can seize—
Changes in brain material—still,
That motive; force, say what you will,
That primal Impulse we can lend
To subtlest matter every hour—
Deep in the Unapparent lurks,
Does our acutest sense transcend,
Yet somehow lies within our power.

"Is it so senseless then, to hold,
This Will may some faint hint unfold,
Of what in its unboundedness
Is different still beyond all guess—
The Infinite Force—unknown—untold
That still creating, still o'erseeing,
Still sets the glories we behold
For ever whirling into Being—
The Will Divine—First Cause of All,
Which God we in our ignorance call?—