John 8: Jesus who dost alone contain

Jesus who dost alone contain
The blessings of eternity,
Thou know'st the ill that is in man,
Thine only eye his heart can see;
Yet wilt Thou not the whole declare,
Or show us more than we can bear.

Instructed by Thy tenderest love
O that Thy ministers may know.
The covering when they must remove
And when Thy moderation show,
Suppress what should not be reveal'd.
And leave the heart with Thee conceal'd.
I Fountain of truth for ever full.
Hail Thou great Father of our Lord!
Thy bosom was His heavenly school:
He heard, not yet the' incarnate Word:
From all eternity He knew
That Thou art wise, and good, and true.

With Thee substantially the same,
With Thee inexplicably one,
He only doth declare Thy name,
He makes to man Thy nature known.
And taught by Him, we sweetly prove
Thy truth, Thy wisdom, and Thy love.