The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6213

6213. Song of Life

1. Not in darkness nor in mystery,
No depth of heart or mind,
Nowhere in heav’n or earth or hell
Can I run and Thou not find;
Transcendent thoughts too deep for me
Surround on every side.
Thy mighty wisdom, O my God,
Moves ocean, wind and tide.

2. With skillful and with hidden hand
Thou workest in the womb,
And there, in dark and tiny space,
Makest unseen life to bloom.
Fashioned fearfully and wonderf’ly,
Thy knowledge to display,
Thine image bearer grows in night
Which is to Thee as day.

3. How I love Thy wisdom and Thy thoughts
Unnumbered as the sands.
I joy that all my earthly trials
Are written by Thy hands.
And I trust that strong benevolence
That never leaves my side—
Thy holy, gracious presence is
My treasure and my guide.

Text Information

• First Line: Not in darkness nor in mystery
• Title: Song of Life
• Author: Neil Barham (2007)
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Copyright: Released to the public domain

Tune Information

• Name: PENTATONE
• Composer: Henry Walford Davies (1923)
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 12351 65336 53323
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain