Verse 1
My God, how wonderful Thou art,
Thy majesty how bright,
How beautiful Thy mercy seat
In depths of burning light!
Verse 2
How dread are Thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
By prostrate spirits day and night
Incessantly adored!
Verse 3
How wonderful, how beautiful,
The sight of Thee must be,
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
And glorious purity!
Verse 4
O how I fear Thee, living God,
With deepest, tenderest fears,
And worship Thee with trembling hope,
And penitential tears!
Verse 5
Yet, I may love Thee too, O Lord,
Almighty as Thou art,
For Thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.
Verse 6
No earthly father loves like Thee,
No mother, e’er so mild,
Bears and forbears as Thou hast done,
With me, Thy sinful child.
Verse 7
Father of Jesus, love’s reward,
What rapture will it be,
Prostrate before Thy throne to lie,
And gaze, and gaze on Thee!
Author: F.W. Faber