The unutterable Word thou art

Verse 1

Th' unutterable Word thou art, O Christ, to sons of men; Jehovah spake thee from his heart, And worlds existed then.

Verse 2

He spake thee then a law to all The glorious hierarchy, And firm decreed their dreadful fall, Who would not worship thee.

Verse 3

By thee, he rules the worlds above, And all the worlds below; By thee, he doth his grace and love, His wrath and justice, shew.

Verse 4

Thou, the exalted throne of grace, The Father's peaceful seat, Where we with joy behold And worship at his feet.

Verse 5

In thee now sav'd, no more we fear The curse of Adam's fall; In thee with boldness we draw near To God, the judge of all.