Thy Wisdom and Thy Might Appear

Thy wis­dom and Thy might ap­pear

Eternal God

through ev­ery year;

From day to day

from hour to hour

Thy works re­veal self-or­dered pow­er.

We wor­ship Thee whose will hath laid

Thy sov­er­eign rule on all things made;

The faith­ful stars

the fruit­ful earth

Obey Thy laws that gave them birth.

Yet Thou canst make a mar­vel shine

Amid these migh­ty laws of Thine;

As when Thy serv­ant Mo­ses came

And saw the bush with Thee aflame.

We turn aside and tread the ways

That lead through won­der up to praise;

Wherever Thou by man art found

The home­ly earth is ho­ly ground.

If Thou hast formed us out of dust

Through ag­es long

in Thee we trust;

O grant us in our souls to see

The liv­ing flame that comes from Thee.