\u00d4 toi, dont le pouvoir remplit l\u2019immensit\u00e9,
\nSupr\u00eame ordonnateur de ces c\u00e9lestes sph\u00e8res,
\nDont j\u2019ai voulu jadis, en ma t\u00e9m\u00e9rit\u00e9,
\nCalculer les rapports et sonder les myst\u00e8res ;
\nEsprit consolateur, re\u00e7ois du haut du ciel
\nL\u2019unique et pur hommage
\nD\u2019un des admirateurs de ton sublime ouvrage,
\nQui br\u00fble de rentrer en ton sein paternel !<\/p>\n
Un peuple entier, guid\u00e9 par un inf\u00e2me pr\u00eatre
\nAccuse d\u2019\u00eatre ath\u00e9e, et rebelle \u00e0 la foi,
\nLe philosophe ardent, qui seul conna\u00eet ta loi,
\nEt bient\u00f4t cesserait de l\u2019\u00eatre,
\nS\u2019il doutait un moment de toi.<\/p>\n
Eh ! comment, voyant l\u2019ordre o\u00f9 marche toute chose,
\nPourrais-je, en admirant ces prodiges divers,
\nCet \u00e9ternel flambeau, ces mondes et ces mers,
\nEn admettre l\u2019effet, en rejeter la cause.<\/p>\n
Oui, grand Dieu, je te dois le bien que j\u2019ai go\u00fbt\u00e9,
\nEt le bien que j\u2019esp\u00e8re ;
\n\u00c0 m\u2019appeler ton fils j\u2019ai trop de volupt\u00e9
\nPour renier mon p\u00e8re.<\/p>\n
Mais qu\u2019es-tu cependant, \u00eatre myst\u00e9rieux ?
\nQui jamais osera p\u00e9n\u00e9trer ton essence,
\nD\u00e9chirer le rideau qui te cache \u00e0 nos yeux,
\nEt montrer au grand jour ta gloire et ta puissance ?<\/p>\n
Sans cesse dans le vague, on erre en te cherchant.
\nCombien l\u2019homme cr\u00e9dule a rabaiss\u00e9 ton \u00eatre !
\nTrop bas pour te juger, il \u00e9coute le pr\u00eatre,
\nQui te fait, comme lui, vil, aveugle et m\u00e9chant.<\/p>\n
Les imposteurs sacr\u00e9s, qui vivent de ton culte,
\nTe prodiguent sans cesse et l\u2019outrage et l\u2019insulte ;
\nIls font de ton empire un \u00e9ternel enfer,
\nTe peignent, gouvernant de tes mains souveraines
\nUn stupide ramas de machines humaines,
\nAvec une verge de fer.<\/p>\n
\u00c0 te voir de plus pr\u00e8s en vain il veut pr\u00e9tendre,
\nLe sage d\u00e9raisonne en croyant te comprendre,
\nEt, d\u2019apr\u00e8s lui seul te cr\u00e9ant,
\nEn vain sur une base, il t\u2019\u00e9l\u00e8ve, il te hausse : \u2500
\nMais son \u00eatre parfait n\u2019est qu\u2019un homme \u00e9tonnant,
\nEt son Jupiter un colosse.<\/p>\n
Br\u00fblant de te conna\u00eetre, \u00f4 divin cr\u00e9ateur !
\nJ\u2019analysai souvent les cultes de la terre,
\nEt je ne vis partout que mensonge et chim\u00e8re :
\nAlors, abandonnant et le monde et l\u2019erreur,
\nEt cherchant pour te voir une source plus pure,
\nJ\u2019ai demand\u00e9 ton nom \u00e0 toute la nature,
\nEt j\u2019ai trouv\u00e9 ton culte en consultant mon c\u0153ur.<\/p>\n
Ah ! ta bont\u00e9 sans doute approuva mon hommage,
\nPuisqu\u2019en toi j\u2019ai go\u00fbt\u00e9 le plaisir le plus pur,
\nQu\u2019en toi, pour expirer, je puise du courage
\nDans l\u2019espoir d\u2019un bonheur futur !
\nR\u00e9veill\u00e9 de la vie, en toi je vais rena\u00eetre,
\n\u00c0 tous mes ennemis je pardonne leurs torts,
\nEt puisque je me crois digne de te conna\u00eetre,
\nJe descends dans ton sein, sans trouble et sans remords.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[521],"poems-book":[497],"poemes-theme":[396],"poete":[517],"class_list":["post-11189","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-521","poems-book-elegies-nationales-et-satires-politiques","poemes-theme-religion","poete-gerard-de-nerval"],"yoast_head":"\n