Concordia ‎#143

143. We may not Climb the Heavenly Steeps

1 We may not climb the heav'nly steeps
To bring the Lord Christ down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For Him no depths can drown.

2 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is He;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.

3 The healing of the seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch Him in life’s throng and press,
And we are whole again.

4 O Lord and Master of us all,
Whate’er our name or sign,
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call,
We test our lives by Thine!

Text Information

• First Line: We may not climb the heav'nly steeps
• Title: We may not Climb the Heavenly Steeps
• Author: John G. Whittier (ca. 1870)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1918
• Topic: The Christian Life: Trust and Confidence; Faith and Justification
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: SERENITY
• Composer: William V. Wallace, 1814-1865
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.