O the Depth of Love Divine

O the depth of love di­vine

Th’unfathomable grace!

Who shall say how bread and wine

God in­to us con­veys!

How the bread His flesh im­parts

How the wine tran­smits His blood

Fills His faith­ful people’s hearts

With all the life of God!

Let the wis­est mor­tals show

How we the grace re­ceive;

Feeble ele­ments be­stow

A pow­er not theirs to give.

Who ex­plains the won­drous way

How through these the vir­tue came?

These the vir­tue did con­vey

Yet still re­main the same.

How can spir­its heav’n­ward rise

By earth­ly mat­ter fed

Drink here­with di­vine sup­plies

And eat im­mor­tal bread?

Ask the Fa­ther’s wis­dom how:

Christ who did the means or­dain;

Angels round our al­tars bow

To search it out

in vain.

Sure and real is the grace

The man­ner be un­known;

Only meet us in Thy ways

And per­fect us in one.

Let us taste the heav’n­ly pow­ers

Lord

we ask for no­thing more.

Thine to bless

’tis on­ly ours

To won­der and ad­ore.