The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5151

5151. O Lord, Thy All Discerning Eyes

1. O Lord, Thy all discerning eyes
My inmost purpose see;
My deeds, my words, my thoughts, arise
Alike disclosed to Thee:
My sitting down, my rising up,
Broad noon, and deepest night,
My path, my pillow, and my cup,
Are open to Thy sight.

2. Before, behind, I meet Thine eye,
And feel Thy heavy hand:
Such knowledge is for me too high,
To reach or understand:
What of Thy wonders can I know?
What of Thy purpose see?
Where from Thy Spirit shall I go?
Where from Thy presence flee?

3. If I ascend to Heaven on high,
Or make my bed in hell;
Or take the morning’s wings, and fly
O’er ocean’s bounds to dwell;
Or seek, from Thee, a hiding place
Amid the gloom of night—
Alike to Thee are time and space,
The darkness and the light.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, Thy all discerning eyes
• Title: O Lord, Thy All Discerning Eyes
• Author: John Q. Adams, 1767-1848
• Meter: CMD
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: JESUS IS GOD
• Composer: William Charles Poole
• Meter: CMD
• Incipit: 13516 54332 56155
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain