Hymn V: God Is Praised in Himself

LET thy glorious and marvellous light bless thee for me, O my God; and the kingly splendour of thy most excellent Majesty praise thee.

Let the meet and seemly pomp of thy boundless glory bless thee: and the majestic energy of thine infinite power praise thee.

Let the princely splendour of thine eternal glory bless thee: and the glowing beauty of thy peerless honour praise thee.

Let the great deep of thy just judgment bless thee: and the unsearchable range of thine eternal wisdom praise thee.

Let the infinite number of thy manifold compassions bless thee: and the immeasurable weight of thy tender mercies praise thee.

Let the bowels of thine infinite pity bless thee: and the overflowing abundance of thine unimaginable love praise thee.

Let the excessive love thou bearest to man bless thee: and the profuse bounty of thy most tender kindness praise thee.

Let the subduing force of thy exuberant sweetness bless thee: and the fulness of bliss which awaiteth thy chosen in thee praise thee.

Let the sublimity of thy dignity bless thee: and thy calm, everlasting unchangeableness praise thee.

Let the Godhead of thy most royal Trinity, the oneness of Essence and the distinctness of persons, bless thee for me: and thy sweet mutual indwelling and love, thy glorious and consummate felicity, praise thee.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: and glory to the Queen of heaven, with all the multitude of the heavenly hierarchy, for ever. Amen.