Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#480a

480a. 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 Lucian Hosmer, 1840 - 1929
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Lent; Holy Communion; The Life In Christ: The Inner Life

Tune Information

• Name: IRISH
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major
• Source: Irish Folk Tune. Hymns and Sacred Poems, Dublin, 1749.