Psalm 97:2: Clouds and darkness are round about Him

How shall a sinful worm presume
To enter that most holy place?
A thick impenetrable gloom
Conceals the brightness of His face.
Darkness and clouds surround His throne,
And hide from man the God unknown.

God inaccessible Thou art,
Thou must unsearchable remain,
Unless Thy love itself impart.
To soothe Thy fallen creature's pain —
To cheer me with celestial light.
And rescue from eternal night.

Send forth a ray of faith Divine,
(W iich only can proceed from Thee,)
In this dark desperate heart to shine;
Ah, give me eyes my God to see,
My Father full of pardoning grace,
And smiling in Thy glorious face!