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Supreme in wisdom as in power
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Wisdom of God Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Scottish "Translations and Paraphrases," 1781 (alt)
Supreme in wisdom as in power
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Author: Walter Chambers Smith Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 211 hymnals Topics: God His Wisdom; Adoration; God Being of Lyrics: 1 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.
2 Unresting, unhasting and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
thy justice like mountains high soaring above
thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.
3 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
all praise we would render; O help us to see
'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee!
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17 Used With Tune: JOANNA (OR ST. DENIO)
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
God moves in a mysterious way
Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,129 hymnals Topics: Courage; Creation; Faithfulness of God; Fear; Grace; Mystery of God's Love; Providence; Sovereignty of God; Trust in God; Wisdom Lyrics: 1 God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform;
he plants his footsteps in the sea
and rides upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
of never-failing skill
he treasures up his bright designs,
and works his sovereign will.
3 You fearful saints, fresh courage take:
the clouds you so much dread
are big with mercy and shall break
in blessings on your head.
4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
but trust him for his grace;
behind a frowning providence
he hides a smiling face.
5 His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding every hour;
the bud may have a bitter taste,
but sweet will be the flower.
6 Blind unbelief is sure to err,
and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
and he will make it plain.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-10 Used With Tune: IRISH
God moves in a mysterious way
TALLIS' CANON
Appears in 479 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Thomas Tallis (c.1505-1585) Topics: Epiphany 5, Revelation The Wisdom of God Tune Sources: Shortened form of melody by Thomas Tallis, from T. Ravencroft's Psalter 1621 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 11711 22343 14433 Used With Text: O God, who gives to humankind
TALLIS' CANON
GENEVAN 68
Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7 D Appears in 104 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places Bashon; Biblical Names and Places Benjamin; Biblical Names and Places Egypt; Biblical Names and Places Ethiopia; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Jerusalem; Biblical Names and Places Judah; Biblical Names and Places Naphtali; Biblical Names and Places Sinai; Biblical Names and Places Zalmon; Biblical Names and Places Zebulun; Church Year Ascension of the Lord; Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Christmas; Church Year Easter; Church Year Pentecost; Emmaus Road; Enemies; Freedom; God Daily Experience of; God as Shepherd; God as Creator; God as Judge; God as King; God's Sovereignty; God's Wisdom; God's Word; God's Friendship; God's Gifts; God's Justice; God's law; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Presence; God's Promise of Redemption; God's Strength; Grave; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Joy; Judgment; Life Stages Orphans; Life Stages Widows; Mission; Musical Instruments; Occasional Services Funerals; Peace; Processions; Questioning; Temple; Ten Commandments 4th Commandment (remember the Sabbath); The Needy; War and Revolution; Year A, Easter, 7th Sunday Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 11231 34554 32134 Used With Text: Approach Our God with Songs of Praise
GENEVAN 68
The Wisdom of God
Author: Beddome Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #XI (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Wisdom of God First Line: Wait, O my soul, thy maker's will Lyrics: 1 Wait, O my soul, thy maker's will,
Tumultuous passions, all be still!
Nor let a murmuring thought arise,
His ways are just, his counsels wise,
2 He in the thickest darkness dwells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals;
But tho' his methods are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.
3 In heaven, and earth, and air, and seas,
He executes his firm decrees;
And by his saints it stands confest,
That what he does is ever best.
4 Wait then, my soul, submissive wait,
Prostrate before his awful seat;
And 'midst the terrors of his rod,
Trust in a wise and gracious God. Languages: English
The Wisdom of God
A Song to Creating Wisdom
Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns from the Most Approved Authors #XX (1799) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Wisdom of God Song to; Wisdom of God Song to First Line: Eternal wisdom, thee we praise Lyrics: 1 Eternal wisdom, thee we praise,
Thee the creation sings;
With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills, and seas,
And heaven's high palace rings.
2 Thy hand how wide it spread the sky!
How glorious to behold!
Ting'd with a blue of heavenly dye,
And starr'd with sparkling gold.
3 Thy glories blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight,
Thro' skies, and seas, and solid ground,
With terror and delight.
4 Infinite strength, and equal skill
Shine thro' the worlds abroad!
Our souls with vast amazement fill,
And speak the builder God.
5 But still the wonders of thy grace
Our softer passions move;
Pity divine in Jesus' face
We see, adore, and love. Languages: English
A Song to Creating Wisdom
A Song to Creating Wisdom
Hymnal: The Hartford Selection of Hymns #XX (1802) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Wisdom of God Song to; Wisdom of God Song to First Line: Eternal wisdom, thee we praise Lyrics: 1 Eternal wisdom, thee we praise,
Thee the creation sings;
With thy lov'd name, rocks, hills, and seas,
And heaven's high palace rings.
2 Thy hand how wide it spread the sky!
How glorious to behold!
Ting'd with a blue of heavenly dye,
And starr'd with sparkling gold.
3 Thy glories blaze all nature round,
And strike the gazing sight,
Thro' skies, and seas, and solid ground,
With terror and delight.
4 Infinite strength, and equal skill
Shine thro' the worlds abroad!
Our souls with vast amazement fill,
And speak the builder God.
5 But still the wonders of thy grace
Our softer passions move;
Pity divine in Jesus' face
We see, adore, and love. Languages: English
A Song to Creating Wisdom
John H. Stockton
1813 - 1877 Topics: God Wisdom of Composer of "MINERVA" in Trinity Psalter Hymnal Stockton, John Hart, a Methodist minister, was born in 1813, and died in 1877. He was a member of the New Jersey Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the successive pastoral charges that he filled as a member of that Conference are found in the Conference Journal. He was not only a preacher, but a musician and composer of tunes, as well as hymn writer. He published two gospel song books: Salvation Melodies, 1874, and Precious Songs, 1875.
Hymn Writers of the Church by Charles Nutter, 1911
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Stockton, John Hart, b. April 19, 1813, and d. March 25, 1877, was the author of "Come, every soul by sin oppressed" (Invitation), in I.D. Sankey's Sacred Songs and Solos, 1878, and of "The Cross, the Cross, the blood¬stained Cross" (Good Friday) in the same collection.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)
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Stockton, John Hart. (New Hope, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1813--March 25, 1877). Born of Presbyterian parents, he was converted at a Methodist camp meeting in 1838, being received into full membership in the New Jersey Conference in 1857. Because of ill health he twice took the "supernumerary relations." He withdrew from actual pastoral work in 1874 and engaged in compiling and publishing gospel hymn books, issuing Salvation Melodies that year and Precious Songs in 1875, writing both words and music for a number of the songs. He died suddenly after attending a Sunday morning service at Arch Street Church, Philadelphia. Our Hymnody, McCutchan, has, perhaps, the fullest account of him readily available.
--Robert G. McCutchan, DNAH Archives
John H. Stockton
Maltbie D. Babcock
1858 - 1901 Person Name: Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901 Topics: Wisdom of God Author of "This Is My Father's World" in One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism Maltbie D. Babcock (b. Syracuse, NY, 1858; d. Naples, Italy, 1901) graduated from Syracuse University, New York, and Auburn Theological Seminary (now associated with Union Theological Seminary in New York) and became a Presbyterian minister. He served the Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City. In Baltimore he was especially popular with students from Johns Hopkins University, but he ministered to people from all walks of life. Babcock wrote hymn texts and devotional, poems, some of which were published in The School Hymnal (1899).
Bert Polman
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Babcock, Maltbie Davenport, D.D., was born at Syracuse, N.Y., Aug. 3, 1858. Graduating from Syracuse University, he was ordained to the Presbyterian Ministry and was pastor of churches in Lockport, N.Y., Baltimore, and N.Y. City. He died at Naples, Italy, May 18th, 1901. He was richly gifted, and his short career was memorable for the extraordinary influence of his personality and his preaching. Extracts from his sermons and poems were published in 1901 as Thoughts for Every Day Living; and his Biography by Dr. C. E. Robinson in 1904. He contributed to the Presbyterian School Hymnal, 1899, the following hymns:—
1. Gaily the bells are ringing. Faster.
2. O blessed Saviour, Lord of love. Unto Me.
3. Shining Sun, shining sun. Child's Hymn.
The tunes to these hymns were of his own composing. In The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904, there is:—
4. Rest in the Lord, my soul. Trust and Peace and in the American Methodist Hymnal, 1905:—
5. Be strong: we are not here to play. Activity in God's Service.
Nos. 4 and 5 are from Thoughts for Every Day Living, 1901; but undated. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Maltbie D. Babcock
Walter C. Smith
1824 - 1908 Person Name: W. C. Smith (1824-1908) Topics: Epiphany 5, Revelation The Wisdom of God; Epiphany 5, Revelation The Wisdom of God Author of "Immortal, invisible, God only wise" in Hymns for Today's Church (2nd ed.) Smith, Walter Chalmer, D.D., was born at Aberdeen Dec. 5, 1824, and educated at the Grammar School and University of that City. He pursued his Theological studies at Edinburgh, and was ordained Pastor of the Scottish Church in Chad well Street, Islington, London, Dec. 25, 1850. After holding several pastorates he became, in 1876, Minister of the Free High Church, Edinburgh. His contributions to poetical literature have been many and of great merit. His principal works are:—
(1) The Bishop's Walk, 1860; (2) Olrig Grange, 1872; (3) Borland Hall, 1874; (4) Hilda among the Broken Gods, 1878; (5) North Country Folk, 1883; (6) Kildrostan, 1884; (7) Hymns of Christ and Christian Life, 1876.
From his Hymns of Christ, &c, 1876, the following, after revision, were included in Horder's Congregational Hymns, 1884 :—
1. Immortal, Invisible, God only wise. God, All in All.
2. Lord, God, Omnipotent. Omnipotence.
3. Our portion is not here. Treasure in Heaven.
4. There is no wrath to be appeased. God is Love. In Horder's Congregational Hymns a new opening stanza was added to this hymn by Dr. Smith at the request of the editor, and in that collection the hymn begins "I vexed me with a troubled thought."
Dr. Smith's hymns are rich in thought and vigorous in expression. They deserve and probably will receive greater notice than hitherto at the hands of hymnal compilers. [Rev. W. Garrett Horder]
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
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Smith, W. C., p. 1064, i. The following additional hymns by Dr. Smith have come into common use, mainly through The Baptist Church Hymnal, 1900:—
1. Earth was waiting, spent and restless. Christmas.
2. Faint and weary Jesus stood. Our Lord's Temptation.
3. If any to the feast have come. Holy Communion.
4. The Lord hath hid His face from us. Providence.
5. To me to live is Christ. Union with Christ.
These hymns appeared in his Hymns of Christ and the Christian Life, 1867, pp. Ill, 122, 241, 10, and 36, respectively. A collected ed. of his Poetical Works (not including his hymns) appeared in 1902. Other hymns that have come into use are:—
1. Gird your loins about with truth. Manliness.
2. Jesus, unto Whom we pray. Christ the Way.
3. One thing I of the Lord desire. Consecration.
Nos. 1, 3 are from his Thoughts and Fancies for Sunday Evenings, 1887, pp. 3, 84. No. 2 is from his Hymns of Christ, 1867, p. 31.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)
Walter C. Smith
