IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE

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;
All laud we would render: O help us
to see
‘Tis only the splendour of light
hideth Thee.