Can we by searching find out God
From Oremus Hymnal
Can we by searching find out God
or formulate his ways?
Can numbers measure what he is
or words contain his praise?
Although his being is too bright
for human eyes to scan,
his meaning lights our shadowed world
through Christ, the Son of Man.
Our boastfulness is turned to shame,
our profit counts as loss,
when earthly values stand beside
the manger and the cross.
We there may recognize his light,
may kindle in its rays,
Ffnd there the source of penitence,
Tte starting-point for praise.
There God breaks in upon our search,
makes birth and death his own:
he speaks to us in human terms
to make his glory known.
Copyright © 1980 by Stainer & Bell Ltd.; admin. by Hope Publishing Co. in the US and Canada. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Contents |
Historical Notes
Author
Elizabeth Cosnett (1936-)
Meter
CMSound Files
Caithness, Metzler, St. Bernard
Scores
Other Comments
Sources
Hymnal, Number, Tune(s)
| Hymnal | Number | Tunes Used |
|---|---|---|
| The Hymnal 1982 (US) | 476 | Epworth |
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983 | 438 | Epworth |
| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987 | 426 | Caithness |
| Sing Glory, 1999 | 496 | Metzler |
| Common Praise, 2000 | 201 | St. Bernard |
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000 | 11 | Epworth, Haresfield |
