In Melody and Songs ‎#99

99. My thought are open to you, Lord

My thoughts are open to you, Lord,
before they're formed within;
before my lips pronounce a word,
you know the sense I mean.

If winged with beams of morning light,
I fly beyond the west,
your hand, which must support my flight,
would know my place of rest.

If o’er my sins I thought to draw
the curtains of the night,
your love and truth, which guard your law,
would turn the shades to light.

O wondrous knowledge, high and deep!
No subtle sin can hide;
I am secure awake, asleep,
your arms on every side.

God, let your grace surround me still,
a bulwark from above;
it guards my soul from every ill!
I'm safe in sovereign love.

Text Information

• First Line: My thought are open to you, Lord
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719, alt. 2013)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2014
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139
• Source: Psalm 139, 1st Part, alt.

Tune Information

• Name: BIRSTAL
• Arranger: Clark Kimberling (2013)
• Meter: CM
• Key: d minor
• Source: Tune Tranditional, 1761
• Copyright: Arrangement © 2013 Clark Kimberling