Juvenile Choir ‎#32

32. When I look up to yonder sky

1 When I look up to yonder sky,
So pure so bright, so wondrous high,
I think of one I cannot see,
But one who sees and cares for me.

2 When every eye around me sleeps,
May I not sin without control?
No; for a constant watch he keeps,
On every thought of every soul.

3 If I could find some cave unknown,
Where human feet had never trod,
Yet there I could not be alone,
On every side there would be God.

4 He smiles in heaven, he frowns in hell,
He fills the earth, the air, the sea;
I must within his presence dwell,
I cannot from his anger flee.

5 Yet I may flee; he shows me where:
To Jesus Christ he bids me fly;
And while I seek for pardon there,
There's only mercy in his eye.

Text Information

• First Line: When I look up to yonder sky
• Title: When I look up to yonder sky
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1840
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [When I look up to yonder sky]
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain.