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Great God, In Vain Man's Narrow View

Author: Andrew Kippis Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #10179 Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Great God, in vain man’s narrow view Lyrics: 1 Great God, in vain man’s narrow view Attempts to look Thy nature through; Our laboring powers with reverence own Thy glories never can be known. 2 Not the high seraph’s mighty thought, Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace Thy boundless mind. 3 Yet, Lord, Thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal men to know; While wisdom, goodness, power divine Thro’ all Thy works and conduct shine. 4 O! may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace, Explore Thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do Thy will! Languages: English Tune Title: TRURO

Great God, in vain man's narrow view

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #19 (1828) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Great God, in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through. Our lab'ring pow'rs with rev'rence own, Thy glories never can be known. 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 Yet, Lord, thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal men to know; While wisdom, goodness, pow'r divine Thro' all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O! may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace, Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will! Topics: Being and Perfections of God; God's incomprehensible

Great God in vain man's narrow view

Hymnal: A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy #29 (1814) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Great God, in vain man's narrow view Attempts to look thy nature through. Our lab'ring pow'rs with rev'rence own, Thy glories never can be known. 2 Not the high seraph's mighty thought, Who countless years his God has sought, Such wondrous height or depth can find, Or fully trace thy boundless mind. 3 Yet, Lord, thy kindness deigns to show Enough for mortal men to know; While wisdom, goodness, pow'r divine Thro' all thy works and conduct shine. 4 O! may our souls with rapture trace Thy works of nature and of grace, Explore thy sacred truth, and still Press on to know and do thy will! Topics: Charact6er and Perfections of God; Character and Perfections of God; God incomprehensible Languages: English