The Hymnbook ‎#129

129. O Lord, My Inmost Heart and Thought

1 O Lord, my inmost heart and thought
Thy searching eye doth see;
Where'er I rest, where'er I go,
My ways are known to Thee.

2 Each spoken word, each silent thought,
Thou, Lord, dost understand;
Before me and behind art Thou,
Restraining by Thy hand.

3 If I the wings of morning take
To some remotest land,
Still I shall be upheld by Thee
And guided by Thy hand.

4 From Thee, O Lord, I cannot hide,
Though darkness cover me;
The darkness and the light of day
Are both alike to Thee.

5 Search me, O God, and know my heart,
Try me, my thoughts to know;
O lead me, if in sin I stray,
In paths of life to go.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lord, my inmost heart and thought
• Title: O Lord, My Inmost Heart and Thought
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1955
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139
• Topic: God: Guide; God: Presence; God the Father: His Presence
• Source: The Psalter, 1912

Tune Information

• Name: WALSALL
• Composer (ascribed to): Henry Purcell (1658-1695)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: G Minor
• Source: In Anchors' A Choice Collection, c. 1721