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Text:Great God! thy penetrating eye
Author:E. Scott

65. Great God! thy penetrating eye

1 Great God! thy penetrating eye
Pervades my inmost powers;
With awe profound my wondering soul
Falls prostrate and adores.

2 To be encompassed round with God,
The Holy and the Just,
Armed with omnipotence to save
Or crush me to the dust--

3 Oh, how tremendous is the thought!
Deep may it be impressed;
And may thy Spirit firmly grave
This truth within my breast.

4 Begirt with thee, my fearless soul
The gloomy vale shall tread;
And thou wilt bind the immortal crown
Of glory on my head.

Text Information
First Line: Great God! thy penetrating eye
Author: E. Scott
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Topic: Attributes of God: Omniscience; He trieth the Reins
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