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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.
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.
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
To all life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish, but nought changeth Thee.
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish, but nought changeth Thee.
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Great Father of Glory, pure Father of Light
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render, O help us to see:
’Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render, O help us to see:
’Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.
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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.
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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ONLY THE LIFE OF GOD BEING LIFE
When explaining what life is, we must first be clear about one thing—the kind of life in the universe that can be counted as life. First John 5:12 says, “He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life. ” John 3:36 also says, “He who believes into the Son has eternal life; but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life. ” These two verses tell us that unless man has the life of God, he does not have life. This shows that in the eyes of God, only His life is life; besides that, no other life can be counted as life. Thus, when the life of God is mentioned in the Bible, it is treated as if it is the unique life ( 1:4 ; 10:10 ; 11:25 ; 14:6 ; etc. ).
Only the life of God is life, and other lives are not counted as life, because only the life of God is divine and eternal.
Only the life that is both divine and eternal can be counted as life because life denotes something that is living, and all that is considered life must be something that is immortal. That which is immortal is unchangeable; it remains the same and continues living even after passing through any kind of blow or destruction. A life that is subject to death and change and is unable to suffer any blow or destruction is neither eternal, immortal, nor unchangeable, and therefore cannot be considered life. That which is life must be something that lives forever and never changes. Only that which is eternal can be such. Then, what is it that is eternal? Only that which is divine! That which is divine is of God, and this is God Himself. God Himself is without beginning or ending, self-existing and ever-existing; therefore, He is eternal. Because only that which is divine is eternal and only that which is eternal can live eternally without change, only that which is both divine and eternal can be counted as life.
All kinds of life in the universe, whether of angel, man, animal or plant, are mortal and changeable; hence, they are not eternal. They do not have the nature of God, nor are they divine. Only the life of God has the nature of God; therefore, it is divine and eternal, immortal and unchangeable, impossible to be held by death, and indestructible ( Acts 2:24 ; Heb. 7:16 ). No matter what kind of blow or destruction it undergoes, it remains unchanged and stays forever the same. In the universe, beside the life of God, no other life can be such. Therefore, from the standpoint of eternity, only the life of God is life. It not only has the name of life but also the reality of life, and thus, it completely fulfills the meaning of life. Other lives are only life in name, not in reality; thus, they are unable to meet the criteria of immortality and unchangeability of life and cannot be considered as life. Hence, according to the divine and eternal nature of the life of God, God’s life is the unique life in the universe. Because the life of God is the unique life, whenever the New Testament in the original Greek speaks of this life, it always uses the word zoe, which refers to the highest life ( John 1:4 ; 1 John 1:2 ; 5:12 ; etc. ). Beside this, the original text of the New Testament also uses (1) bios to speak of the life of the flesh ( Luke 8:43 ; 21:4 ; etc. ), and (2) psuche to speak of the soul-life or the natural life of man ( Matt. 16:25-26 ; Luke 9:24 ; etc. )
The Knowledge of Life
Chapter 1 CWWL, 1953, vol. 3 (LSM)
Australia
I was reading I Timothy chapter 1 where God was mentioned as immortal & invisible and I recalled the hymn, so looked up the lyrics online and sang it at the top of my voice to my heavenly father.
Plymouth, United Kingdom
I was meditating on the person of God this morning and thinking of His attributes :-
1) Immortal and eternal, the living God and source of all life.
2) Omnipotent, all powerful.
3) Omnipresent, ever present throughout the universe.
4) Omniscient, knowing everything and the source of all knowledge.
5) Immutable, unchanging and unchangeable.
I just could not resist turning to this wonderful Hymn, and belting out, in my old and cracked voice, these wonderful words. WHAT A GOD!
Hallelujah!
Abuja, FCT, Nigeria
Powerful Hymn.
Kujama, Chikun Kaduna, Nigeria
Was meditating and praying about issues and difficulties round about me and the Lord drop this hymn in my heart I pray for God's blessings, comfort and perseverance to wait on the immortal, invisible the only wise God.
Obiarukwu, Delta, Nigeria
Am glad for this inspiration, this is one of my best hymn, I love hymns a lot and your encouragement is amazing. Looking forward to the marriage supper of the lamb
Meiran, Lagos, Nigeria
Awesome
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
The Lord impressed this song in my heart as I got ready to get set for in rounding up a 3 day waiting on the. What an AWESOME GOD. Glory to God
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Today, August 13, 2025, I heard this song sang in my dream throughout my short night rest having gone to bed tired .... I woke up with the song from the bed refreshed, I knew the Father is drawing me to worship using the song. I searched for it and I am blessed.
Thanks to the team
Bellshill, Lanarkshire, United Kingdom
Humbling and inspiring