143. We may not Climb the Heavenly Steeps

1 We may not climb the heav'nly steeps
To bring the Lord Christ down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For Him no depths can drown.

2 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is He;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.

3 The healing of the seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch Him in life’s throng and press,
And we are whole again.

4 O Lord and Master of us all,
Whate’er our name or sign,
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call,
We test our lives by Thine!

Text Information
First Line: We may not climb the heav'nly steeps
Title: We may not Climb the Heavenly Steeps
Author: John G. Whittier (ca. 1870)
Language: English
Publication Date: 1918
Topic: The Christian Life: Trust and Confidence; Faith and Justification
Tune Information
Name: SERENITY
Composer: William V. Wallace, 1814-1865
Key: E♭ Major



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