HYMN I. KNOWLEDGE of GOD.
I
Shine forth, eternal Source of Light,
And make thy glories known;
Fill my enlarg'd, adoring sight
With lustre all thine own.
II
Vain are the charms, and faint the rays
The brightest creatures boast;
And all their grandeur and their praise
Are in thy presence lost.
III
To know the Author of our frame
Is our sublimest skill:
True science is to read thy Name,
True life t'obey thy will.
IV
For this I long, for this I pray,
And following on, pursue,
Till visions of eternal day
Fix and complete the view.
