Worship — Praise and Reverence of God
God of light and matchless splendor
- No. 41
- Metre 8s & 7s.
- Tune RATHBUN.
- Words F. E. Belden.
- Music Ithamar Conkey
- Key C major
- Singing key B♭ major
- Time 3/4
- 4 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenGod of light and matchless splendor,
Feeble though the praise we bring,
Let thy Spirit touch and tender
Every heart as now we sing.
Heaven above cannot contain thee;
At thy presence earth would flee;
And though every sin doth pain thee,
Still thy mercy spareth me!
Grateful praise my tongue shall offer,
'Neath thy smile or 'neath thy rod;
Take the humble gift I proffer,—
Heart and mind, and strength, O God!
Living only to thy glory,
From all selfish motives free,
So shall I proclaim the story
Of the One who died for me.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: hymn number «41», tune name «RATHBUN. 8s & 7s.» centred over the music, «ITHAMAR CONKEY» at the right (capitals and small capitals, no final period); running head «WORSHIP—PRAISE AND REVERENCE OF GOD.». Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system (two verse lines per system), with «1.» before «God». Stanzas 2–4 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «162, 92, 277.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 162, 92 or 277). «F. E. Belden.» in italics after stanza 4. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («thee ;», «flee ;», «me !», «rod ;», «God !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's; lines 2 and 4 of stanzas 2–4 are indented in the print.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Praise and Reverence of God · No. 41 · printed page 18
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25
