1 Lord, Thou hast search'd and seen me through,
Thine eye commands with piercing view
My rising and my resting hours,
My heart and flesh, with all their powers.
2 Could I so false, so faithless prove,
To quit Thy service and Thy love;
Where, Lord, could I Thy presence shun,
Or from Thy dreadful glory run?
3 The veil of night is no disguise,
No screen from Thine all-searching eyes;
Thy hand can seize Thy foes as soon
Through midnight shades as blazing noon.
4 Oh, may these thoughts possess my breast,
Where’er I rove, where’er I rest!
Nor let my weaker passions dare
Consent to sin, for God is there.
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First Line: | Lord, Thou has search'd and seen me through |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1870 |
Topic: | God: Omniscient; God: Omnipresent; Majesty of God(2 more...) |
Notes: | Author from index: Watts |