The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9891

9891. The All-Seeing God

1 As Hagar in the desert,
Thrust forth by blows and strife,
Sat lonely by the well side,
Aweary of her life,
There came the angel message,
Arise and homeward fare;
For, though the wild seemed empty,
The mighty God was there.

2 When secret sins beset me,
And temptings snare my feet,
Till hid from human vision
I think their fruits are sweet;
Thy presence hovers o’er me,
I cannot hide or flee—
O thought how dread and awful,
That Thou, God, seest me.

3 When turned from paths of evil,
I dare not seek Thy face,
But kneel in deep abasement
Before the throne of grace;
When only tears are telling
The prayers I bring to Thee,
O thought how sweet and tender,
That Thou, God, seest me.

4 When, lost in life’s great desert,
Worn out by sin and strife,
I sit beside the fountain
Where springs the stream of life,
Send Thou the angel message;
Let my one comfort be,
Still, still, where’er I wander,
That Thou, God, seest me.

Text Information

• First Line: As Hagar in the desert
• Title: The All-Seeing God
• Author: Florence S. Smith
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: The International Lesson Hymnal (Chicago: David C. Cook, 1878)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MADEIRA
• Composer: D. B. Way
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain