XLII. O God of good, the unfathomed sea

1 O God of good th' unfathom'd sea,
Who would not give his heart to thee?
Who would not love thee with his might?
O Jesus lover of mankind,
Who would not his whole soul and mind,
With all his strength to thee unite?
Thou shin'st with everlasting rays;
Before th' insufferable blaze
Angels with both wings veil their eyes:
Yet free as air thy bounty streams
On all thy works; thy mercy's beams
Diffusive as thy sun's arise.

2 Astonish'd at thy frowning brow,
Earth, hell, and Heav'n's strong pillars bow,
Terrible majesty is thine!
Who then can that vast love express,
Which bows thee down to me, who less
Than nothing am, till thou art mine!
High thron'd on heav'n's eternal hill,
In number, weight, and measure still
Thou sweetly orderst all that is:
And yet thou diegn'st to come to me,
And guide my steps, that I with thee
Enthron'd, may reign in endless bliss!

3 Fountain of food all Blessing flows
From thee, no want thy fulness knows,
What but thyself canst thou desire?
Yes, self-sufficient as thou art,
Thou dost desire my worthless heart,
This only this thou dost require!
Primeval beauty! in thy sight
The first born, fairest sons of light,
See all their brightest glories fade
What then to me thine eyes could turn,
In sin conceiv'd, of woman born,
A worm, a leaf, a blast, a shade?

4 Hell's armies tremble at thy nod,
And trembling own th' almighty God,
Sov'reign of earth, air, hell and sky!
But who is this that comes from far,
Whose garments roll'd in blood appear?
'Tis God made man for man to die!
O God of food th' unfathom'd sea,
Who would not give his heart to thee?
Who would not love thee with his might?
O Jesus lover of mankind,
Who would not his whole soul and mind
With all his strength to the unite?

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First Line: O God of good, the unfathomed sea
Language: English
Publication Date: 1783
Notes: For PRINCETON
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