{"slug": "immortal-invisible-god-only-wise", "title": "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise", "first_line": "Immortal, invisible, God only wise", "author": "walter-chalmers-smith", "author_date": "1876", "foot": "anapestic", "meter": {"pattern": [11, 11, 11, 11], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["God, Majesty of", "Adoration", "Eternity"], "scripture": ["1 Timothy 1:17"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "smith-1876", "source_kind": "gutenberg", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Walter Chalmers Smith, 1876. Author d. 1908.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}, "hymnary_ids": {"text_auth": "immortal_invisible_god_only_wise", "total_instances": 239}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "Im -- mor -- tal, in -- vis -- i -- ble, God on -- ly wise, In light in -- ac -- ces -- si -- ble hid from our eyes, Most bless -- ed, most glor -- ious, the An -- cient of Days, Al -- might -- y, vic -- tor -- ious, Thy great Name we praise.", "prose": ["Immortal, invisible, God only wise,", "In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,", "Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,", "Almighty, victorious, Thy great Name we praise."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "Un -- rest -- ing, un -- hast -- ing, and si -- lent as light, Nor want -- ing, nor wast -- ing, Thou rul -- est in might; Thy just -- ice, like moun -- tains, high soar -- ing a -- bove Thy clouds, which are foun -- tains of good -- ness and love.", "prose": ["Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,", "Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;", "Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above", "Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "To all, life Thou giv -- est, to both great and small; In all life Thou liv -- est, the true life of all; We blos -- som and flour -- ish as leaves on the tree, And with -- er and per -- ish but naught chang -- eth Thee.", "prose": ["To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small;", "In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;", "We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,", "And wither and perish but naught changeth Thee."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Great Fath -- er of glo -- ry, pure Fath -- er of light, Thine an -- gels a -- dore Thee, all veil -- ing their sight; But of Thy rich grac -- es this grace, Lord, im -- part Take the veil from our face, the vile from our heart.", "prose": ["Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,", "Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;", "But of Thy rich graces this grace, Lord, impart", "Take the veil from our face, the vile from our heart."]}, "5": {"syllabified": "All laud we would ren -- der; O help us to see 'Tis on -- ly the splen -- dor of light hid -- eth Thee, And so let Thy glo -- ry, al -- might -- y, im -- part, Through Christ in His stor -- y, Thy Christ to the heart.", "prose": ["All laud we would render; O help us to see", "'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee,", "And so let Thy glory, almighty, impart,", "Through Christ in His story, Thy Christ to the heart."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}