Immortal, invisible, God only wise

How can I ever stop loving this song. Truly, our God is great.

My Father’s favorite hymn! I’ve always loved this hymn from childhood. The more I meditate on the wordings, the more I appreciate it. Indeed, God deserves all the honour and Adoration.

Wonderful God, El-Shadai, Immortal, I AM, Alpha And Omega, Jehovah Nissi, Jireh, Rohi, Enyon, May Your name forever be praised!

Singing this hymn, you grow in confidence of whom your Father is. You glow with pride. You feel like hugging Him. Smilling, you boldly declare, "I can do all things through Christ ...

This hymn is as close as we can get in acknowledging the plenipotency of our God. No word in the entire lyrics is a waste. You could sense that it was written under a deep influence of the Holy Ghost! Amen.

Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908). “How do you express the inexpressible mystery of the Creator whose name was unutterable in Hebrew Scriptures save the self described I AM? How do you put into words what cannot be known? ” Walter Chalmers Smith attempted this in his classic hymn “Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise”.

A Scottish Free Minister educated at the universities of Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Smith served in congregations in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh. In 1893, he was elected moderator of the General Assembly for the church’s 50th Jubilee Celebration. This hymn is the only one of his volumes of poetry that remains in common use. Hymnologist Albert Bailey says poetry was for Smith “ the retreat of his nature from the burden of his labors. ”

The original version has six stanzas appearing in Smith hymns “Christ and the Christian Life” (1867).

This hymn is based on First Timothy 1:17 to the version of the tune ‘St. Denio’ in use today adapted from a Welsh song set to a hymn in John Roberts’ collection of hymns published in 1839.

Smith died September 19th and is buried in Edinburgh.

Looking back as a preteen on my years in my small conservative church, certain hymns would bring forth a spirit of praise n joy. Now in a charismatic church, I realise these hymns were God-centric - hymns of high praise & worship! This is one such lovely hymn!

Lovely Hymn! God may Your mighty name forever be praised.

I love this old hymn I remember singing this at school beautiful words. Praise God forever Amen

My best hymn song so far, I always feel the presence of God whenever I sing this hymn. Most blessed, Most glorious, The Ancient days, Immortal invisible God only wise. So deep!