Great God, in Vain Man’s Narrow View

Great God

in vain man’s nar­row view

Attempts to look Thy na­ture through;

Our la­bor­ing pow­ers with rev­er­ence own

Thy glo­ries nev­er can be known.

Not the high ser­aph’s migh­ty thought

Who count­less years his God has sought

Such won­drous height or depth can find

Or ful­ly trace Thy bound­less mind.

Yet

Lord

Thy kind­ness deigns to show

Enough for mor­tal men to know;

While wis­dom

good­ness

pow­er di­vine

Thro’ all Thy works and con­duct shine.

O! may our souls with rap­ture trace

Thy works of na­ture and of grace

Explore Thy sac­red truth

and still

Press on to know and do Thy will!