Poem January 26, 1952 Issue

IN THE BEGINNING

Fanny de Groot Hastings

In the beginning God beheld
Creation and pronounced it good.
There was no mist to be dispelled,
There was no rift in brotherhood.

All beauty and perfection reigned;
The universe was fresh, unmarred.
Joy and dominion were ordained,
The heavens of His glory starred.

No change has ever taken place.
Man and the universe are fair
Beyond belief in Love's embrace;
Our only need to be aware,
As at the first, of pristine grace.

Fanny de Groot Hastings

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