Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Holy as thou, O Lord, is none

  • No. 60
  • Words Charles Wesley
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Holy as thou, O Lord, is none;
Thy holiness is all thine own;
A drop of that unbounded sea
Is ours,—a drop derived from thee.

2

And when thy purity we share,
Thy brightest glory we declare;
And, humbled into nothing, own,
Holy and pure is God alone.

3

Sole, self-existing God and Lord,
By all thy heavenly hosts adored,
Let all on earth bow down to thee,
And own thy peerless majesty.

4

Thy power unequaled we confess,
Established on the rock of peace;
The rock that never shall remove,
The rock of pure, almighty love.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «60», reference line «301, 101, 212.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 301, 101 or 212), four numbered stanzas in the right column of p. 23 below hymn 59, «Charles Wesley» in italics at the end (no period is printed after it). The first word «HOLY» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» («none ;», «own ;», «declare ;», «peace ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («unequaled»), punctuation and capitals are the print's; the lines of each stanza are set flush (no indentation). 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. 60 · printed page 23
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-29