55 tr., John Brownlie
8.8.8.8
Κύριε ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν, οὗ τὸ κράτος ἀνείκαστον,
καὶ ἡ δόξα ἀκατάληπτος, οὗ τὸ ἔλεος ἀμέτρητον,
καὶ ἡ φιλανθρωπία ἄφατος·
56 I Our highest thought of God is vain; Whate'er of knowledge we may know, Our darkened minds but darker grow, We ne'er can to the light attain. | II Beyond the mountain tops that rise, Still higher altitudes appear; Climb as we may, we come not near The peaks that pierce the azure skies. | III Beyond the farthest stretch of mind, The wisdom of our God extends; We touch the love that never ends, And only know that it is kind. | IV We cannot gaze upon the sun, Save through the mists from earth that rise; God's glory only meets our eyes When veiled in the Incarnate One. | V Yea, none but God His love can know, Nor can The Christ that love express; The gift is ever something less, Than is the love the gift would show. | VI Our minds, our hearts, our spirits fail In all our searching God to find; We only know that He is kind, And nought that knowledge can assail. | VII No soul can rise to God, alone, The height divine we cannot reach; Do Thou, O Christ, our blindness teach, Until we know as we are known. | |