Henry van Dyke Jr.(1852–1933) · Thy Sea Is Great, Our Boats Are Small, and Other Hymns of To-Day · 1922
Thy wisdom and Thy might appear, Eternal God, through every year; From day to day, from hour to hour, Thy works reveal self-ordered power.
We worship Thee whose will hath laid Thy sovereign rule on all things made; The faithful stars, the fruitful earth, Obey Thy laws that gave them birth.
Yet Thou canst make a marvel shine Amid these mighty laws of Thine. As when Thy servant Moses came And saw the bush with Thee aflame.
We turn aside and tread the ways That lead through wonder up to praise; Wherever Thou by man art found The homely earth is holy ground.
If Thou hast formed us out of dust Through ages long—in Thee we trust; O grant us in our souls to see The living flame that comes from Thee.