Many attributes of God are spoken of in the hymn, "Immortal, Invisible."  The music is a Welsh folk tune which matches the majesty of what is being spoken of.

The words are taken from a book of poems written by a Scottish pastor, Walter Chalmers Smith, in 1867.  The title of the hymnbook was "Hymns of Christ and the Christian Life."  The hymn, "Immortal, Invisible" was in a section titled, "The Holy Trinity."  The original poem had six verses, with four verses being used in hymnals today.  Verse six of the original poem said:

All laud we would render, O help us to see,

'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.

And now let Thy glory to our gaze unroll

Through Christ in the story, and Christ in our soul.

Verse five was a prayer:

Great Father of Glory, Father of Light,

Thine angels adore Thee, veiling their sight.

But of all Thy good graces, this grace, Lord, impart--

Take the veil from our faces, the veil from our heart.

One place says, "the vile from our heart."

The four verses used in hymnals today do lead to worship.  Maybe if we could meditate on one attribute of God daily, we might get a better picture of who He is.  I think of how we cannot look at the sun--the light is so great!  Creation, itself, reflects the greatness of God.  And yet, He has revealed Himself to us through Christ.

Here are the four verses used today:

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,

In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,

Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,

Almighty, victorious--Thy great Name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,

Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;

Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring above

Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all, life Thou givest--to both great and small;

In all, life, Thou livest--the true life of all;

We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,

And wither and perish--but naught changes Thee.

Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,

Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;

All praise we would render--O help us to see

"Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee!