Father Supreme, by Whom We Live

Father su­preme

by whom we live

Thou who art God alone

Our songs of grate­ful praise re­ceive

And make our hearts Thy throne.

Creation vast re­veals Thy name;

The earth

the heav­ens above

With one un­ceas­ing voice pro­claim

Thy wis­dom

pow­er

and love.

We bless Thee for Thy works

all bright

With tok­ens of Thy skill;

But more for rea­son’s sac­red light

By which we read Thy will.

For not on bright­est orbs

which roll

Through space at Thy de­cree

Hast thou be­stowed the think­ing soul

To know and wor­ship Thee.

May ev­ery sci­ence

ev­ery truth

Our ea­ger minds ex­plore

Lead us

alike in age and youth

Thy wis­dom to ad­ore.

May those who teach

and those who learn

Walk in the nar­row road;

In ev­ery sphere of thought dis­cern

An ever-pre­sent God.