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Holy as Thou, O Lord
Verse 1
Holy as Thou, O Lord, is none;
Thy holiness is all Thine own;
A drop of that unbounded sea
Is ours — a drop derived from Thee.
Thy holiness is all Thine own;
A drop of that unbounded sea
Is ours — a drop derived from Thee.
Verse 2
And when Thy purity we share,
Thy brightest glory, we declare;
And, humbled into nothing, own,
Most holy, pure is God alone.
Thy brightest glory, we declare;
And, humbled into nothing, own,
Most holy, pure is God alone.
Verse 3
Sole, self-existing God and Lord,
By all Thy heavenly hosts adored,
Let all on earth bow down to Thee,
And own Thy peerless majesty.
By all Thy heavenly hosts adored,
Let all on earth bow down to Thee,
And own Thy peerless majesty.
Verse 4
Thy power unparalleled confess,
Established on the Rock of peace;
The rock that never shall remove,
The rock of pure, almighty love.
Established on the Rock of peace;
The rock that never shall remove,
The rock of pure, almighty love.
Charles Wesley's hymn on divine holiness reflects the Methodist emphasis on sanctification and the derived holiness that believers receive from God's own perfect nature.