The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6691

6691. Thou, the Great, Eternal God

1. Thou, the great, eternal God,
Art high above our thought!
Worthy to be feared, adored,
By all Thy hands have wrought:
None can with Thyself compare;
Thy glory fills both earth and sky;
We, and all thy creatures, are
As nothing in Thine eyes.

2. Of Thy great unbounded power
To Thee the praise we give,
Infinitely great, and more
Than heart can e’er conceive:
When Thou wilt to work proceed,
Thy purpose firm none can withstand,
Frustrate the determined deed,
Or stay the almighty hand.

3. Thou, our God, art wise alone;
Thy counsel doth excel;
Wonderful Thy works we own,
Thy ways unsearchable;
Who can sound the mystery,
Thy judgments’ deep abyss explain,
Thine, whose eyes in darkness see,
And search the heart of man?

Text Information

• First Line: Thou, the great, eternal God
• Title: Thou, the Great, Eternal God
• Author: Charles Wesley (1763)
• Meter: 76.76.78.76
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns for Children, 1763
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: SHERBOURNE, from the 9th Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven

Tune Information

• Name: GILEAD (Toronto)
• Composer: Anonymous
• Meter: 76.76.78.76
• Incipit: 15321 17655 66571
• Key: B♭ Major
• Source: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book (Toronto, Canada: Methodist Book and Publishing House, 1894), number 59
• Copyright: Public Domain