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Through the creatures Thou hast madeShow the brightness of Thy glory,Be eternal Truth displayedIn their substance transitory,Till green Earth and Ocean hoary,Massy rock and tender bladeTell the same unending story —“We are Truth in Form arrayed.”[….]Teach me so Thy works to readThat my faith,—new strength accruing,—May from world to world proceed,Wisdom’s fruitful search pursuing;Till, thy truth my mind imbuing,I proclaim the Eternal Creed,Oft the glorious theme renewingGod our Lord is God indeed.– from “A Student’s Evening Hymn” by James Clerk Maxwell, April 25 1853