1. Humbly I adore thee, Verity unseen,

who thy glory hidest ‘neath these shadows mean;

lo, to thee surrendered, my whole heart is bowed,

tranced as it beholds thee, shrined within the cloud.

2. Taste and touch and vision to discern thee fail;

faith, that comes by hearing, pierces through the veil.

I believe whate’er the Son of God hath told;

what the Truth hath spoken, that for truth I hold.

3. O memorial wondrous of the Lord’s own death;

living Bread that givest all they creatures breath,

grant my spirit ever by thy life may live,

to my taste thy sweetness never failing give.

4. Jesus, whom now hidden, I by faith behold,

what my soul doth long for, that thy word foretold;

face to face thy splendor, I at last shall see,

in the glorious vision, blessed Lord, of thee.