277. Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through

1 Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through;
Thine eye commands, with piercing view,
My rising and my resting hours,
My heart and flesh with all their powers.

2 My thoughts, before they are my own,
Are to my God distinctly known;
He knows the words I mean to speak,
Ere from my opening lips they break.

3 Within Thy circling power I stand;
On every side I find Thy hand;
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad,
I am surrounded still with God.

4 Amazing knowledge, vast and great!
What large extent! what lofty height!
My soul, with all the powers I boast,
Is in the boundless prospect lost.

5 O, may these thoughts possess my breast,
Where’er I rove, where’er I rest.
Nor let my weaker passions dare
Consent to sin, for God is there

Text Information
First Line: Lord, thou hast searched and seen me through
Publication Date: 1865
Notes: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: HAMBURG
Arranger: L. Mason
Meter: L. M.
Key: E♭ Major



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