Excerpt from Creation a Song of the Ages; Songs of the Christ and Other Poems Starting to study anew the Biblical account of Creation, for exegetical and pulpit purposes alone, a poem sprang up at once into mind. Seeking a sermon, there was found a song. The opening stanzas were written immediately; the remainder was completed after an interval, made necessary by the varied duties of a pastor's life, and the need of more extended research in special directions. An inspiration at first, the conception has been wrought out with painstaking care and thorough re-examination of authorities bearing upon scientific questions involved. Geologists are substantially agreed in finding evidence of distinct geologic ages, forming an ascending scale from the lowest and first formative conditions up to the highest and most complete. And it is found, upon comparison, that these progressive steps in creative work correspond in a surprising way with the Six Days of the Mosaic account. It is observed, too, that the order in which these ages have progressed is precisely that which is pictured in the Days of Moses. For example, Geology points to a period of time wherein the earth was subject to the action of original, formative, and contending elements, before the beginning of vegetable or animal life. So does the Bible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.