God Is a Spirit, Great and Just

God is a spir­it

great and just;

We His de­pend­ent crea­tures are:

His plea­sure called us from the dust;

His good­ness keeps us

and His care.

He dwells en­throned in light on high;

He lives through­out the bound­less whole;

Invisible to mor­tal eye

Unsearchable by hu­man soul.

To fee­ble man ’twas nev­er giv’n

The great mys­te­ri­ous One to know

To scan the ma­jes­ty of Heav’n

Or make His es­sence known be­low.

Enough for us

His sov­er­eign Word

Reveals Him as the God of love

The just

the ev­er gra­cious Lord

Who can but right­eous­ness ap­prove.

Unfolds His bliss­ful Heav’n ab­ove

And glo­ry for His child­ren there;

While those who slight His of­fered love

Shall sink to dark­ness and des­pair.

There

al­so

is enough rev­ealed

To guide us in the way we go;

And what His wis­dom has con­cealed

Might be but mi­se­ry to know.

O

then ad­ore th’eter­nal Mind

With won­der

gra­ti­tude

and fear;

Nor seek what man may nev­er find

The know­ledge of His es­sence here.