The All-seeing Eye, No. I.

The All-seeing Eye, No. I. [No. 61]

“God is all Eyes!” far-seeing PLINY said;
And all the ages His unceasing care
For all His creatures, caused men everywhere,
By Natural Piety and Wisdom led,
To picture forth the Great All-Seeing Eye 5
As Symbol meet of watchful Deity.
’Twas used in Egypt’s far antiquity;
Greece, Rome, and every ancient Mystery,
Wisely preserved the Emblem. From then, we
Accepted it with gratitude. When Sleep 10
Doth on all toil-worn Mind and Body creep,
To renovate our Strength, our God on high
Ever keeps wakeful watch: the darkest Night
Is to that Eye clear as the noontide Light.

by George Markham Tweddell 1st published c 1887