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Hymn

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

ST. DENIO · 11.11.11.11 · words Walter Chalmers Smith · music Welsh traditional, 1839

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Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise to of and as ly pure O to us help Fath both si God er great lent on see light, small; light, wise, mor laud Fath all, rest and we er life ing, tal, Im 5. All 4. Great 3. To 2. Un 1. i ren ble, der; ry, est, ing, would glo Thou un in of giv vis hast eth their of in our all of the hid light veil true rul hid ing life est from Thee, sight; all; might; eyes, light on an all want Thou ly gels life ing, in 'Tis Thine In Nor In si splen ble dor Thee, est, ing, dore a Thou nor ac the liv wast ces im im the a of part, part tree, bove Days, leaves might grace, soar An y, Lord, on ing cient so of blos just bless let Thy ice, ed, And But We Thy Most som ious, al this as high the ry, es ish tains, glo Thy rich and like most grac glor moun flour the our eth and we Christ vile naught good great to from chang ness Name heart. heart. Thee. love. praise. Christ the with clouds, might y, in veil er which Al Through Take And Thy y, face, ish tains ious, Thy the but of Thy vic His from and are stor our per foun tor Walter Chalmers Smith, 1876 ST. DENIO 11.11.11.11 Welsh traditional, 1839

1.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.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.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.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.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.

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