He has given form, motion and life to this material world; has made
the great and small lights that bespangle the firmament above; has
allotted to them their times and their seasons, and has marked out
their spheres. He has caused the air and the waters to teem with
life, and covered the hills and plains with creeping things, and has
made man to be a ruler over his creations
(DBY, 18).
Provenance:
- DBY, 18 reads:
There is a Power that has organized all things from the crude matter that floats in the immensity of space. He has given form, motion and life to this material world; has made the great and small lights that bespangle the firmament above; has allotted to them their times and their seasons, and has marked out their spheres. He has caused the air and the waters to teem with life, and covered the hills and plains with creeping things, and has made man to be a ruler over his creations. All these wonders are the works of the Almighty Ruler of the universe, in whom we believe and whom we worship. 11:120.
- DBY, 18 is taken from the Journal of Discourses, June 18, 1865.
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