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Shall foolish, weak, shortsighted man
Beyond arch-angels go,
The great almighty God explain,
Or to perfection know?
His attributes divinely soar
Above the creature's sight,
And prostrate seraphim adore
The glorious infinite.
Jehovah's everlasting days,
They cannot numbered be:
Incomprehensible the space
Of thine immensity:
Thy wisdom's depths by reason's line
In vain we strive to sound.
Or stretch our laboring thought t' assign
Omnipotence a bound.
The brightness of thy glories leaves
Description far below;
Nor man, nor angel's heart conceives
How deep thy mercies flow:
Thy love is most unsearchable,
And dazzles all above:
They gaze, but cannot count or tell
The treasures of thy love!
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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JORDAN
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8 6 8 6 D (D.C.M.)
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