The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors ‎#IV

IV. The Infinite God

1 Thy names, how infinite they be!
Great Everlasting one!
Boundless thy might and majesty,
And unconfin'd thy throne.

2 Thy glories shine of wond'rous size,
And wond'rous large thy grace:
Immortal day breaks from thine eyes,
And Gabriel veils his face.

3 Thine essence is a vast abyss,
Which angels cannot sound,
An ocean of infinities,
Where all our thoughts are drown'd.

4 Thy mysteries of creation lie
Beneath enlighten'd minds;
Thoughts can ascend above the sky,
And fly before the winds.

5 Reason may grasp the massy hills,
And stretch from pole to pole,
But half thy name our spirit fills,
And overloads our soul.

6 In vain our haughty reason swells,
For nothing's found in thee
But boundless inconceivables,
And vast eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: Thy names, how infinite they be!
• Title: The Infinite God
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Topic: God: His Infinity; God: His omnipresence

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