IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE,
GOD ONLY WISE
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Time signature: 3/4
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Lyrics: Walter Chalmers Smith (1839)
Music: Based on a Welsh ballad tune UNDER CONSTRUCTION: |
Everything needs to be checked.
Button Accordion Notation
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Beats per bar = 3
Beat symbol = Dot ( . ) or equivalent |
Accordion: Either row - buttons 4* - 8
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Verse 1 , Verse 2, Verse 3 & Verse 4
.6 | .5* .4* .7* | .6* .5 .6 | .7 .7 .7* | :6
Im - mor - tal, in - vis - i - ble, God on - ly wise
Un - rest - ing, un - hast-ing, and si - lent as light,
To all life Thou giv - est, to both great and small;
Thou reign-est in glor - y, thou rul - est in light;
.6 | .5* .4* .7* | .6* .5 .6 | .7 .7 .7* | :6
In light in - ac - ces- si - ble hid from our eyes
Nor want-ing, nor wast-i ng, Thou rul - est in might;
In all life Thou liv - est, the true life of all;
Thine an - gels a - dore Thee, all veil - ing their sight;
.6 | .7 .7 .8 | .7 .6 .6 | .7 .7 .8 | :7*
Most bless-ed, most glo - rious, the An - cient of Days
Thy jus - tice like moun-tains high soar - ing a - bove
We blos -som and flour - ish like leaves on the tree,
All praise we would ren - der, O help u to see:
.7 | .6 .5* .7* | .6* .5 .6 | .7 .7 .7* | :6
Al - might - y, vic - tor - ious, Thy great name we praise
Thy clouds which are foun-tains of good - ness and love.
Then with - er and per - ish, but nought chang- eth Thee.
'Tis on - ly the splen-dor of light hid - eth Thee.
.6 | .5* .4* .7* | .6* .5 .6 | .7 .7 .7* | :6
Im - mor - tal, in - vis - i - ble, God on - ly wise
Un - rest - ing, un - hast-ing, and si - lent as light,
To all life Thou giv - est, to both great and small;
Thou reign-est in glor - y, thou rul - est in light;
.6 | .5* .4* .7* | .6* .5 .6 | .7 .7 .7* | :6
In light in - ac - ces- si - ble hid from our eyes
Nor want-ing, nor wast-i ng, Thou rul - est in might;
In all life Thou liv - est, the true life of all;
Thine an - gels a - dore Thee, all veil - ing their sight;
.6 | .7 .7 .8 | .7 .6 .6 | .7 .7 .8 | :7*
Most bless-ed, most glo - rious, the An - cient of Days
Thy jus - tice like moun-tains high soar - ing a - bove
We blos -som and flour - ish like leaves on the tree,
All praise we would ren - der, O help u to see:
.7 | .6 .5* .7* | .6* .5 .6 | .7 .7 .7* | :6
Al - might - y, vic - tor - ious, Thy great name we praise
Thy clouds which are foun-tains of good - ness and love.
Then with - er and per - ish, but nought chang- eth Thee.
'Tis on - ly the splen-dor of light hid - eth Thee.
Key of G: To play in G, but sound in key of A, Bb or B - place capo at fret 2, 3 or 4
Key of C: To play in C, but sound in D, Eb, E, or F - place capo at fret 2, 3, 4 or 5
Key of C: To play in C, but sound in D, Eb, E, or F - place capo at fret 2, 3, 4 or 5
Verse 1 & Verse 2 (of 4)
G C Am D7 Em G D7 G
C F Dm G7 Am C G7 C
Im - mor - tal, in - vis - i - ble , God on - ly wise
Un - rest - ing, un - hast-ing, and si - lent as light,
C Am D7 G D7 G
F Dm G7 C G7 C
In light in- ac - ces- si - ble hid from our eyes
Nor want-ing, nor wast - ing, Thou rul - est in might;
D7 G D7 G D7
G7 C G7 C G7
Most bless-ed, most glo - rious, the An - cient of Days
Thy jus - tice like moun-tains high soar - ing a - bove
G C Am D7 G D7 G
C F Dm G7 C G7 C
Al - might - y, vic - tor - ious, Thy great name we praise
Thy clouds which are foun - tains of good - ness and love.
Verse 3 & Verse 4 (of 4)
G C Am D7 Em G D7 G
C F Dm G7 Am C G7 C
To all life Thou giv - est, to both great and small;
Thou reign-est in glor - y, thou rul - est in light;
C Am D7 G D7 G
F Dm G7 C G7 C
In all life Thou liv - est, the true life of all;
Thine an - gels a - dore Thee, all veil - ing their sight;
D7 G D7 G D7
G7 C G7 C G7
We blos -som and flour - ish like leaves on the tree,
All praise we would ren - der, O help u to see:
G C Am D7 G D7 G
C F Dm G7 C G7 C
Then with - er and per - ish, but nought chang- eth Thee.
'Tis on - ly the splen-dor of light hid - eth Thee.
G C Am D7 Em G D7 G
C F Dm G7 Am C G7 C
Im - mor - tal, in - vis - i - ble , God on - ly wise
Un - rest - ing, un - hast-ing, and si - lent as light,
C Am D7 G D7 G
F Dm G7 C G7 C
In light in- ac - ces- si - ble hid from our eyes
Nor want-ing, nor wast - ing, Thou rul - est in might;
D7 G D7 G D7
G7 C G7 C G7
Most bless-ed, most glo - rious, the An - cient of Days
Thy jus - tice like moun-tains high soar - ing a - bove
G C Am D7 G D7 G
C F Dm G7 C G7 C
Al - might - y, vic - tor - ious, Thy great name we praise
Thy clouds which are foun - tains of good - ness and love.
Verse 3 & Verse 4 (of 4)
G C Am D7 Em G D7 G
C F Dm G7 Am C G7 C
To all life Thou giv - est, to both great and small;
Thou reign-est in glor - y, thou rul - est in light;
C Am D7 G D7 G
F Dm G7 C G7 C
In all life Thou liv - est, the true life of all;
Thine an - gels a - dore Thee, all veil - ing their sight;
D7 G D7 G D7
G7 C G7 C G7
We blos -som and flour - ish like leaves on the tree,
All praise we would ren - der, O help u to see:
G C Am D7 G D7 G
C F Dm G7 C G7 C
Then with - er and per - ish, but nought chang- eth Thee.
'Tis on - ly the splen-dor of light hid - eth Thee.
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Embedded youTube VIDEOS
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Twenty-one videos have been included here, in various arrangements and keys, based, for the most part, on the tune above:
A=3 D=1 Eb=2 F=1 G=10 Ab=3
plus one at the end (Key of D) with the same lyrics but a different rhythm and melody.
A=3 D=1 Eb=2 F=1 G=10 Ab=3
plus one at the end (Key of D) with the same lyrics but a different rhythm and melody.
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Key: A
Group: Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir Organist: Samuel Metzger Posted by: MetzgerMusic |
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Key: A
Organist: Barry Illingworth ? Posted by: Barry Illingworth Instrumental - very short Cameo appearance by Barry's cat, who seems to enjoy his dinner music. |
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Key: A
Organist: Rob Charles Posted by: RobCharles1981 at All Saints Church, Oystermouth in Swansea, Wales. Instrumental |
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Key: D from time 0 to 1:16
Group: Granite Bay SDA Church ? Daily Hymns Posted by: Daily Hymns Two verses of "Immortal, Invisible" is first on this video. It is followed at time 1:17 by "Holy Lord" |
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Key: Eb from time 0 to 2:35
Singer: Steve Green Posted by: StrangeLyrics |
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Key: Eb
Singer: ? Posted by: folksandhymns |
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Key: F
Organist: Mike Sullivan? Posted by: Media All Saints Church |
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Key: G
Pianist: Andrew Remillard Posted by: Andrew Remillard |
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Key: G
Group: The Joslin Grove Choral Society Posted by: drolas94 |
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Key: G
Singers: Jaron & Katherine Kamin Posted by: Various Artists - Topic |
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Key: G
Choir: Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, CA, USA Posted by: Mark Hayes - Topic |
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Key: G
Group: Congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church, Des Plaines, Illinois Posted by: Jim Hemzacek |
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Key: G
Group: Christmas Singers Posted by: Christmas Singers - Topic |
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Key: G
Choir: ? Posted by: John Wesley Slider |
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Key: G
Group: ? Posted by: The Giddy Goats Piano and Cello instrumental. |
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Key: G
Organist: Rob Charles Posted by: RobCharles1981 at Llanrhidian Church, North Gower, Swansea, Wales |
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Key: G
Group: Congregation of First United Methodist Church of Marietta, GA, USA Posted by: Hymnal |
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Key: Ab
Group: The Smucker Family Posted by: SE Samonte |
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Key: Ab
Group: Congreation of First Baptist Church of Pacific Beach, San Diego, CA, USA Posted by: First Baptist Church of Pacific Beach |
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Key: Ab
Group: The Master's Seminary Chorus Grace Community Church - Sun Valley, CA, USA Posted by: Martijn de Groot |
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FOR A DIFFERENT INTERPRETATION
(Rhythmic and melodic differences from that given above, and the preceding videos): Key: D
Singer: Fernando Ortega Posted by: Fernando Ortega - Topic |
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Background Lyrics, Information & Links
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Lyrics:
from Voices United #211 |
Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might; Thy justice like mountains high soaring above Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love. To all life Thou givest, to both great and small; In all life Thou livest, the true life of all; We blossom and flourish like leaves on the tree, Then wither and perish, but nought changeth Thee. Thou reignest in glory, thou rulest in light; Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight; All praise we would render, O help us to see: 'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee. Wikipedia points out that originally there were five verses, which included the first three above and the following two (which were replaced in some modern hymn books by the fourth verse above): Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight; But of all Thy rich graces this grace, Lord, impart Take the veil from our faces, the vile from our heart. All laud we would render; O help us to see ’Tis only the splendour of light hideth Thee, And so let Thy glory, Almighty, impart, Through Christ in His story, Thy Christ to the heart. |