Classic Poem

OF ATHER , Fount of Deity,
Of Majesty unbounded,
Whom none hath seen, and none can see,
With darkest cloud surrounded:
Thou to redeem a world undone,
Didst send Thine own Eternal Son .
Our S AVIOUR now and ever.

O J ESU , Lamb once crucified,
How great Thy loving-kindness,—
Who healest all our sin and pride,
Our lameness and our blindness:
Good Shepherd, take thy wandering sheep,
And them, with all Thy chosen, keep
Safe in Thy Fold for ever.

O H OLY S PIRIT , heavenly Dove,
With quickening power descending,
Thou lamp of Light and fire of Love,
Thou Gift of joy unending:
Thy sevenfold gifts to us impart,
And fill each loving, trustful heart
With Thine own Peace for ever.

“All glory be to G OD on high!”
Thus swells the hymn sonorous
From Cherubim and Seraphim
And Saints' triumphant chorus,
Like many waters' mighty roar,
Resounding on the eternal shore
For ever and for ever.