The Voice of Praise ‎#43

43. Thou art, O God! a Spirit pure

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Thou art, O God! a Spirit pure
• Author: Rippon's Col.
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  Psalm 107:43
• Topic: Attributes of God: Spirituality; The Same
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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