Sometimes I find myself thinking that the lyrics of a particular hymn or song are wonderful - until I realise that it is actually the music that is moving me. Immortal, Invisible is one of those hymns. I don't much care for the grand sentiments and the distant, glorious God it describes - but the tune is so beautiful that every time I hear it it stays in my head for days, along with the words.
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Walter Chalmers Smith, 1867
Walter Chalmers Smith, 1867
Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise.
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