You Cannot Hide From God

You cannot hide from God

Author: A. H. Ackley
Tune: [You cannot hide from God]
Published in 11 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 You cannot hide from God,
Tho’ mountains cover you,
His eye our secret thoughts beholds,
His mercies all our lives enfold,
He knows our purposes untold,
You cannot hide from God.

Chorus:
You cannot hide from God,
You cannot hide from God,
Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
You cannot hide from God,
His eye is fixed on you,
You cannot hide from God.

2 You cannot hide from God,
No matter what you do,
He meets you at life’s ev’ry turn,
He knows your tho’ts that blight and burn,
He weeps when His own Son you spurn,
You cannot hide from God. [Chorus]

3 You cannot hide from God,
Tho’ quietly you go,
He notes your footsteps ere they fall,
He hears your silent heartful call,
His knowledge rules high over all,
You cannot hide from God. [Chorus]

4 You cannot hide from God,
This one thing you can do,
If you would save your sinful soul,
If you would be made pure and whole,
If you would reach the highest goal,
Your soul must hide in God. [Chorus]

Source: Reformed Press Hymnal: an all around hymn book which will meet the requirements of every meeting where Christians gather for praise #19

Author: A. H. Ackley

Alfred Henry Ackley was born 21 January 1887 in Spring Hill, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of Stanley Frank Ackley and the younger brother of B. D. Ackley. His father taught him music and he also studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary in Maryland and was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1914. He served churches in Pennsylvania and California. He also worked with the Billy Sunday and Homer Rodeheaver evangelist team and for Homer Rodeheaver's publishing company. He wrote around 1500 hymns. He died 3 July 1960 in Los Angeles. Dianne Shapiro (from ackleygenealogy.com by Ed Ackley and Allen C. Ackley) Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: You cannot hide from God
Title: You Cannot Hide From God
Author: A. H. Ackley
Language: English
Refrain First Line: You cannot hide from God
Copyright: Public Domain

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