
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, (1802-1892) Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #196 (1926) Meter: 8.6.8.6 First Line: We need not climb the heav'nly steeps Lyrics: 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 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.
3 Through Him the first fond prayers are said
Our lips of childhood frame;
The last low whispers of our dead
Are burdened with His Name.
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!
Amen.
Topics: Church Year Trinity Season; Trinity, Twenty-fourth Sunday; Christ Presence of; Names and Office of Christ Master; Presence of Christ Scripture: Psalm 139:8 Languages: English Tune Title: SERENITY
We Need Not Climb the Heavenly Steeps