A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship ‎#9

9. 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 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

• 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

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