The Cyber Hymnal ‎#17010

17010. Father Divine, Thy Piercing Eye

1. Father di­vine, Thy pierc­ing eye
Shoots thro’ the dark­est night;
In deep re­tire­ment Thou art nigh,
With heart-dis­cerni­ng sight.

2. There shall that pierc­ing eye sur­vey
My du­te­ous hom­age paid,
With ev­ery morn­ing’s dawn­ing ray,
And ev­ery ev­eni­ng shade.

3. O may Thine own ce­les­ti­al fire
The in­cense still in­flame;
While warm my vows to Thee as­pire,
Thro’ my Re­deeme­r’s name.

4. So shall the vis­its of Thy love
My soul in sec­ret bless;
So shalt Thou deign in worlds ab­ove
Thy sup­pli­ant to confess.

Text Information

• First Line: Father divine, Thy piercing eye
• Title: Father Divine, Thy Piercing Eye
• Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755), number 176

Tune Information

• Name: CRITCHLOW
• Composer: Charles E. Pollock (1913)
• Meter: CM
• Key: G Major or modal
• Source: Appeared in The Songs of Zion, edited by Charles Pollock & William T. Dale (New York: A.S. [Alfred Smith] Barnes, 1915), number 280