God Is Great

GOD  IS  GREAT
               (  A    hymn  )
How   vast   Thy   ocean  ,  My   Lord
A    lake   compared   is   just   a   drop
How    bright  ,  O  Lord  ,  Thy   sun
A   beacon   burns      dim   candle   -   like.

What   strength  ,   what   range   is   thine
To   create   both   dew - drop   and   deluge
Mere   twigs  ,  we   are  ,  atremble   in   thy   storm .

How  bountiful    thou  art  ,  O  Lord
King’s   crown   is   just   a   begging   bowl.
Beggars   all   we   seek   thy   Grace.

How   good   thou   art  ,  My   Lord
Saint’s     slightest   slip   proves   him  a   sinner
Sinners   all   awaiting   Thy   forgiveness  .

What   deep   mystery  ,  O  Lord  ,   is    Thine
Flash   of   a   genius   soon   an   idiot,s   gape       
Dazed   all   by   Thy    inscrutable   ways  .

How   grateful    ought    man    to   be  ,  O  Lord
For    this   Thy   gift    of   wonder
The   third   eye   as   it   were
To   sense   Thy    presence    every
Even   coursing  through   his   nerves
Content   to   be   the    humblest   in   Thy   court,

How   wasteful  is   man ,  my   Lord
To   let   this   gem   be   covered
By   thick   dust   of   thought
And   the   slime   of   petty    skirmishes
In   spite     of   all   Thy   painters ,  poets
Thy  singers   and   Thy   saints

How beautiful is death in Thy greatness

O   Lord , distinctions   all   dissolve

Thou    and  Thy   will   everywhere

How vast Thy ocean,my Lord,
A lake compared is just a drop.
How   bright,   O   Lord  ,  Thy   Sun
A   beacon   burns   dim   candle – like

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013



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Date: 12/28/2015 3:19:00 AM
Love the last line so much. The vast of love.. a blessing to read. SKAT
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Date: 10/15/2013 8:20:00 AM
A wonderful, moving hymn. Amen!
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