O Lord, All Glorious, Life of Life
O Lord, all glorious, Life of life!
To Thee we raise our grateful song;
Lift up our souls from thoughts of self
To Thee, to Whom all lives belong.
Below all depths Thy mercy lies,
Above all heights Thy love ascends;
Thy providence our path surrounds,
Thy watchful care each step attends.
From Thee all good desires proceed,
All holy thoughts we gain from Thee;
The good we do is Thine alone,
Thine shall our heart’s thanksgiving be.
Words: Author unknown, in Harmony in Praise, 1890.
The Happy Wonderer ~ ellen b. 
I am heading to church right now – thanks for encouraging my spirit with the great hymn!
From Thee all good desires proceed,
All holy thoughts we gain from Thee;
The good we do is Thine alone,
Thine shall our heart’s thanksgiving be.
These words are so true. There is nothing good that we can do apart from Him.
I hope you have a lovely Sunday Ellen B.
xoxo Cori G.
What a beautiful hymn, Ellen! And the picture is perfect for it!
I’m reminded of Romans 8, the verses about the depth, height and width of God’s love!
Wish I could hear the melody. Very evocative words, Ellen.
Thanks for putting things into perspective for me…
p.s. don’t know what happened with WordPress, needing my moderation for your comment and missing your avatar. But I thank you all the same for stopping by.
Wonderful words of confession and praise.