Immutability of God

Verse 1

Great Former of this various frame! Our souls adore thine awful name! And bow and tremble, while they praise The Ancient of eternal days.

Verse 2

Thou, Lord, with unsurprised survey, Sawest nature rising yesterday; And, as to-morrow, shall thine eye See earth and stars in ruin lie.

Verse 3

Beyond an angel's vision bright, Thou dwell'st in self-existent light, Which shines with undiminished ray, While suns and worlds in smoke decay.

Verse 4

Our days a transient period run, And change with every circling sun; And though in self or sect we trust, A moth can crush us into dust.