Methodist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#438

438. O Thou, to whose all-searching sight

1 O Thou, to whose all-searching sight
The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart; it pants for Thee;
O burst these bonds, and set it free!

2 Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the cross;
Hallow each thought; let all within
Be clean, as Thou, my Lord, art clean!

3 If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be Thou my Light, be Thou my Way;
No foes, no violence I fear,
No fraud, while Thou, my God, art near.

4 When rising floods my soul o'erflow,
When sinks my heart in waves of woe,
Jesus, Thy timely aid impart,
And raise my head, and cheer my heart.

5 Saviour, where'er Thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untired, I follow Thee;
O let Thy hand support me still,
And lead me to Thy holy hill!

6 If rough and thorny be the way,
My strength proportion to my day;
Till toil, and grief, and pain shall cease,
Where all is calm, and joy, and peace.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou, to whose all-searching sight
• Translator: J. Wesley, 1703-1791
• Author: Count N. L. von Zinzendorf, 1700-1760
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: Afflictions: Floods of; Afflictions: Prayer in; Clean Heart; Courage, Christian; The Christian Life: Aspiration and Prayer; Following Christ; Floods, of affliction; Walking, with Christ; Prayer: For Clean Heart; Prayer: For faithfulness under trial; Suffering: For Christ's; Sufferings: Human; Heart: Washed; Grief; Heart: Clean; Protection, Divine

Tune Information

• Name: OMBERSLEY
• Composer: W. H. Gladstone, 1840-1891
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: D♭ Major