286 THE BEAUTIFUL LADDER. 
me and you and every living creature that is 
with you, for perpetual generations : I do set 
my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a 
token of a covenant between me and the earth. 
And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud 
over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the 
cloud; and I will remember my covenant, which 
is between me and you and every living creature 
of all flesh. And the bow shall be in the cloud, 
and I will look upon it, that I may remember 
the everlasting covenant between God and ev¬ 
ery living creature of all flesh that is upon the 
earth.’ 
“ Oh, beautiful aerial pledge of Jehovah’s 
mercy and gracious remembrance! how can 
one behold thee and not look higher than thy 
glowing arch ? How can one delight in thy 
splendors, and not adore him who gave so 
brilliant a token to indicate the brighter glories 
and the infinite love of him who has a ‘ rain¬ 
bow round about the throne’ whereon he sits. 
“ Dark as the storm-cloud may be, and fierce 
as is the lightning-shaft with deep bellowing 
thunder, who would not thank him who spreads 
over the threatening elements so grand and bril¬ 
liant a token of his mercy and guardianship ? 
