Strong Son of God, Immortal Love

Strong Son of God

im­mor­tal love

Whom we

that have not seen Thy face

By faith

and faith alone

em­brace

Believing where we can­not prove.

Thou wilt not leave us in the dust;

Thou mad­est man

he knows not why

He thinks he was not made to die:

And Thou hast made him: Thou art just.

Thou seem­est hu­man and di­vine

The high­est

ho­li­est man­hood

Thou.

Our wills are ours

we know not how;

Ours wills are ours

to make them Thine.

Our lit­tle sys­tems have their day;

They have their day and cease to be;

They are but brok­en lights of Thee

And Thou

O Lord

art more than they.

We have but faith: we can­not know;

For know­ledge is of things we see;

And yet we trust it comes from Thee

A beam in dark­ness: let it grow.

Let know­ledge grow from more to more

But more of rev­er­ence in us dwell;

That mind and soul

ac­cord­ing well

May make one mu­sic as be­fore.

But vaster. We are fools and slight;

We mock Thee when we do not fear;

But help Thy fool­ish ones to bear—

Help Thy vain worlds to bear Thy light.