The Hartford Selection of Hymns ‎#XVIII

XVIII. The All-seeing God

1 Almighty God, thy piercing eye
Strikes thro' the shades of night,
And our most secret actions lie
All open to thy sight.

2 There’s not a sin that we commit,
Nor wicked word we say,
But in thy dreadful book 'tis writ
Against the Judgment day.

3 And must the crimes that I have done
Be read and publish’d there,
Be all expos'd before the sun,
While men and angels hear?

4 Lord, at thy feet asham'd I lie,
Upward I dare not look;
Pardon my sins before I die,
And blot them from thy book.

5 Remember all the dying pains
That my Redeemer felt;
And let his blood wash out my stains,
And answer for my guilt.

6 O may I now forever fear
T’ indulge a sinful thought,
Since the great GOD can see and hear,
And writes down every fault!

Text Information

• First Line: Almighty God, thy piercing eye
• Title: The All-seeing God
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Topic: God: His omniscience

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