1 Holy and infinite! viewless! eternal!
Vailed in the glory that none can sustain,
None comprehendeth thy being supernal,
Nor can the heaven of heavens contain.
2 Holy and infinite! limitless, boundless,
All thy perfections, and powers, and praise!
Ocean of mystery! awful and soundless
All thine unsearchable judgments and ways!
3 King of eternity! what revelation
Could the created and finite sustain,
But for thy marvelous manifestation,
Godhead incarnate in weakness and pain!
4 Therefore archangels and angels adore thee,
Cherubim wonder, and seraphs admire;
Therefore we praise thee, rejoicing before thee,
Joining in rapture the heavenly choir.
5 Glorious in holiness, fearful in praises,
Who shall not fear thee, and who shall not land?
Anthems of glory thy universe raises,
Holy and infinite! Father and God!
Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #861
Havergal, Frances Ridley, daughter of the Rev. W. H. Havergal, was born at Astley, Worcestershire, Dec. 14, 1836. Five years later her father removed to the Rectory of St. Nicholas, Worcester. In August, 1850, she entered Mrs. Teed's school, whose influence over her was most beneficial. In the following year she says, "I committed my soul to the Saviour, and earth and heaven seemed brighter from that moment." A short sojourn in Germany followed, and on her return she was confirmed in Worcester Cathedral, July 17, 1853. In 1860 she left Worcester on her father resigning the Rectory of St. Nicholas, and resided at different periods in Leamington, and at Caswall Bay, Swansea, broken by visits to Switzerland, Scotland, and North Wales. She died… Go to person page >
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