Adventist Pioneer Library

Worship — Attributes and Providence of God

Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb

  • No. 65
  • Words Ray Palmer.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Lord, my weak thought in vain would climb
To search the starry vault profound;
In vain would wing her flight sublime,
To find creation's outmost bound.

2

But weaker yet that thought must prove
To search thy great eternal plan,—
Thy sovereign counsels, born of love
Long ages ere the world began.

3

When my dim reason would demand
Why that, or this, thou dost ordain,
By some vast deep I seem to stand,
Whose secrets I must ask in vain.

4

When doubts disturb my troubled breast,
And all is dark as night to me,
Here, as on solid rock, I rest;
That so it seemeth good to thee.

5

Be this my joy, that evermore
Thou rulest all things at thy will:
Thy sovereign wisdom I adore,
And calmly, sweetly, trust thee still.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «65», reference line «301, 58, 304.» in italics (sing to the tune of hymn 301, 58 or 304); stanzas 1–4 at the foot of the left column of p. 25 below hymn 64, stanza 5 at the top of the right column, «Ray Palmer.» in italics at the end. The first word «LORD» is set in capitals and small capitals. The first line of stanza 1 is too long for the column: «climb» runs over to a second, indented printed line; it is joined here. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («profound ;», «rest ;», «will :»); 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. 65 · printed page 25
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-29