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Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Thine, Lord, is wisdom, thine alone

  • No. 49
  • Words Ernest Lange.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Thine, Lord, is wisdom, thine alone;
Justice and truth before thee stand:
Yet, nearer to thy sacred throne
Mercy withholds thy lifted hand.

2

Each evening shows thy tender love,
Each rising morn thy plenteous grace;
Thy wakened wrath doth slowly move,
Thy willing mercy flies apace.

3

To thy benign, indulgent care,
Father, this light, this breath, we owe;
And all we have, and all we are,
From thee, great Source of being, flow.

4

Thrice Holy! thine the kingdom is,
The power omnipotent is thine;
And when created nature dies,
Thy never-ceasing glories shine.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «49», reference line «101, 58, 51.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 101, 58 or 51), four numbered stanzas at the top of the right column of p. 20, «Ernest Lange.» in italics at the end. The first word «THINE» is set in small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («alone ;», «grace ;», «Holy !», «thine ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Attributes and Providence of God · No. 49 · printed page 20
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-25