5 And what, in yonder realms above, Is ransomed man ordained to be! With honor, holiness, and love, No seraph more adorned than he. 6 Nearest the throne, and first in song, Man shall his hallelujahs raise; While wondering angels round him throng And swell the chorus of his praise. 110 L. M. Love—that passeth knowledge. O love of God, how strong and true! Eternal and yet ever new: Above all price, and still unbought; Beyond all knowledge and all thought. 2 O, wide-embracing, wondrous love, We read thee in the sky above; We read thee in the earth below, In seas that swell and streams that flow. 3 We read thee best in him who came To bear for us the cross of shame; Sent by the Father from on high, Our life to live, our death to die. 4 O love of God, our shield and stay Through all the perils of the way; Eternal love, in thee we rest, For ever safe, for ever blest. 111 C. M. Nature and grace. Father! how wide thy glory shines! How high thy wonders rise! Known through the earth by thousand signs, By thousand through the skies. 2 Those mighty orbs proclaim thy power, Their motions speak thy skill; And on the wings of every hour, We read thy patience still. 3 But when we view thy strange design To save rebellious worms, Where justice and compassion join In their divinest forms, 4 Our thoughts are lost in reverent awe, We love and we adore; The brightest angel never saw So much of God before. 5 Here the whole Deity is known; But thought can never trace Which of the glories brighter shine, The justice, or the grace. 6 Now the full glories of the Lamb Adorn the heavenly plains: Bright seraphs learn Immanuel’s name, And try their choicest strains. 7 O! may I bear some humble part In that immortal song; Wonder and joy shall tune my heart, And love command my tongue. 112 C. M. Heaven and earth are full of his glory. Eternal Wisdom, thee we praise; Thee all thy creatures sing: While with thy name, rocks, hills, and seas, And heaven’s high palace, ring. 2 Thy hand, how wide it spread the sky; How glorious to behold! Tinged with a blue of heavenly dye, And decked with sparkling gold. 3 Almighty power, and equal skill, Shine through the worlds abroad, Our souls with vast amazement fill, And speak the builder, God. 4 But still the wonders of thy grace Our warmer passions move; Here we behold our Saviour’s face, And here adore his love. 113 C. M. God is love.