Text: | Thou art, O God! a Spirit pure |
Author: | Rippon's Col. |
1 Thou art, O God! a Spirit pure,
Invisible to mortal eyes;
The immortal, and the eternal King,
The great, the good, the only wise.
2 Whilst nature changes, and her works
Corrupt, decay, dissolve, and die,
Thy essence pure no change shall see,
Secure of immortality.
3 Thou great Invisible! what hand
Can draw thy image spotless fair?
To what in heaven, to what on earth,
Can men the immortal King compare?
4 Let stupid heathens frame their gods
Of gold and silver, wood and stone;
Ours is the God that made the heaven;
Jehovah he, and God alone.
5 My soul, the purest homage pay,
In truth and spirit him adore;
More shall this please than sacrifice,
Than outward forms delights him more.
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First Line: | Thou art, O God! a Spirit pure |
Author: | Rippon's Col. |
Meter: | L. M. |
Publication Date: | 1873 |
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Topic: | Attributes of God: Spirituality; The Same |
Notes: | Now Public Domain. |