The New English Hymnal ‎#429

429. O thou in all thy might so far

1 O THOU in all thy might so far,
In all thy love so near,
Beyond the range of sun and star,
And yet beside us here.

2 What heart can comprehend thy name,
Or searching find thee out,
Who art within, a quickening flame,
A presence round about?

3 Yet though I know thee but in part,
I ask not, Lord, for more;
Enough for me to know thou art,
To love thee and adore.

4 And dearer than all things I know
Is childlike faith to me,
That makes the darkest way I go
An open path to thee.

Text Information

• First Line: O thou in all thy might so far
• Author: Frederick Hosmer, 1840-1929
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986

Tune Information

• Name: CROWLE
• Harmonizer: Martin Shaw, 1875-1958
• Meter: CM
• Key: f minor
• Source: James Green's Book of Psalmody, 1724 edn.
• Copyright: Harm. By permission of Oxford University Press (from "Enlarged Songs of Praise")