The Quality Of Mercy

The quality of mercy:
His Divine lovingkindness,
Abides from the beginning;
And it shall dwell firmly,
Even unto the closing.
All of the gleaming attributes,
Of the Divine nature;
All of the stalwart operations,
Of His mighty hand;
Lie within the fulgurant circle
Of His breathless, burning love:
Like fiery, prescious stones.
Enlaid in a glorious celestial ring.

The plenary love of God,
Flowing powerfully; vibrantly,
Out and into His creation;
Is the root and holy ground,
Of all God's character;
The foundation and the impulse,
Of all His weighty acts.
"Thy mercy, Oh Lord, is in the
Heavens; and Thy faithfulness,
Reacheth into the clouds ....
Thy goodness endureth continually....
How excellent Oh my God,
Is Thy lovingkindness."