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Text:The Searcher of Hearts
Tune:HORSLEY
Composer:Wiliam Horsley

384b. The Searcher of Hearts

1. O Lord, my inmost heart and tho't
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 tho't
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,
Tho' 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 tho'ts to know;
O lead me, if in sin I stray,
In paths of life to go.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, my inmost heart and thought
Title: The Searcher of Hearts
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1912
Scripture:
Topic: Christians: Graces of; Fidelity; God: Attributes of (6 more...)
Tune Information
Name: HORSLEY
Composer: Wiliam Horsley
Meter: C. M.
Key: E♭ Major



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