A Selection of Hymns ‎#XXVIII

XXVIII. The Creation of Man; or, God the Searcher of the Heart

1 Lord, thy pervading knowledge strikes
Through nature's inmost gloom:
And in thy circling arms I lay
A slumberer in the womb.

2 Thee will I honor, for I stand
A volume of thy skill,
Stupendous are thy works, and they
My contemplations fill.

3 Thine eye beheld me when the speck
Of entity began;
And o'er my form, in darkness fram'd
Thy rich embroid'ry ran.

4 Th' unfashion'd mass by thee was seen;
My structure in thy book
Was plann'd, before thy curious mould
The future embryo took.

5 How precious are the streaming joys
That from thy love descend!
Would I rehearse their numbers o'er,
Where would their numbers end?

6 Not ocean's countless sands exceed
The blessings of the skies;
With night's descending shades they fall,
With morning splendors rise.

7 "Thy awful glories round me shine,
"My flesh proclaims thy praise;
"Lord to thy works of nature join
"Thy miracles of grace."

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, thy pervading knowledge strikes
• Title: The Creation of Man; or, God the Searcher of the Heart
• Author: Blacklock
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Psalm 139
• Topic: Creation and Providence; Creation: Of Man; God: The searcher of the heart

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