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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 formed within;
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
Thou knowest the sense I mean.
4 O 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 | |
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First Line: | Lord, all I am is known to thee! |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1845 |
Topic: | Of God: The Being and Perfections of God |