my god how wonderful thou art thy majesty how bright how beautiful thy mercy seat in depths of burning light  how dread are thine eternal years o everlasting lord by prostrate spirits day and night incessantly adored  how wonderful how beautiful the sight of thee must be thine endless wisdom boundless power and awesome purity  o how i fear thee living god with deepest tenderest fears and worship thee with trembling hope and penitential tears  yet i may love thee too o lord almighty as thou art for thou hast stooped to ask of me the love of my poor heart  no earthly father loves like thee no mother eer so mild bears and forbears as thou hast done with me thy sinful child  father of jesus loves reward what rapture will it be prostrate before thy throne to lie and gaze and gaze on thee 