Poems - Deep Down into the Depths of this Thy Name

In The Verses of a Pilgrim, this poem was published as one long stanza.

El Shaddai

“…I am God Almighty…”
Genesis 17:1

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”
Revelation 1:8

Verse 1
Deep down into the depths of this Thy Name,
My God, I sink and dwell in calm delight;
Thou art enough however long the day,
Thou art enough however dark the night.

Verse 2
Thou art my God—the All-Sufficient One,
Thou canst create for me whate’er I lack;
Thy mighty hand has strewn the lonely track
With miracles of love and tender care

Verse 3
For me Thy trusting one. My God I dare
Once more to fling myself upon Thy breast,
And there adore Thy ways in faith’s deep rest,
And there adore Thy ways in faith’s quiet rest.


Meter: 10.10.10.10.
Tune: LANGRAN
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  • Hymns for the Little Flock: 130

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