beyond all splendor,
All for love’s sake
becamest poor;
Thrones for a manger
didst surrender,
Sapphire-paved courts
for stable floor.
beyond all praising,
All for love’s sake
becamest man;
Stooping so low,
but sinners raising
Heav'nward by thine
eternal plan.
beyond all telling,
Savior and King,
we worship thee.
Emmanuel,
within us dwelling,
Make us what thou
wouldst have us be.