Book of Worship (Rev. ed.) ‎#57

57. Lord, all I am is known to Thee

1 Lord, all I am is known to Thee:
In vain my soul would try
To shun Thy presence, or to flee
The notice of Thine eye.

2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys
My rising and my rest,
My public walks, my private ways,
The secrets of my breast.

3 My thoughts lie open to Thee, Lord,
Before they’re form'd within;
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
Thou know'st the sense I mean.

4 Oh, wondrous knowledge, deep and high;
Where can a creature hide?
Within Thy circling arms I lie,
Beset on ev'ry side.

5 So let Thy grace surround me still,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from ev'ry ill,
Secured by sov'reign love.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, all I am is known to Thee
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1870
• Topic: God: Omniscient; Majesty of God; Omniscience of God
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Author from index: Watts

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