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We May Not Climb
Verse 1
We may not climb the heavenly steeps
To bring the Saviour down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For Him no depths can drown.
To bring the Saviour down;
In vain we search the lowest deeps,
For Him no depths can drown.
Verse 2
But warm, sweet, tender, even yet
A present help is He;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.
A present help is He;
And faith has still its Olivet,
And love its Galilee.
Verse 3
The healing of the seamless dress
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch Him in life’s throng and press,
And we are whole again.
Is by our beds of pain;
We touch Him in life’s throng and press,
And we are whole again.
Verse 4
O Lord and Master of us all,
Whate’er our name or sign,
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call,
We test our lives by Thine!
Whate’er our name or sign,
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call,
We test our lives by Thine!
This hymn expresses the limitation of human understanding regarding access to God's presence.