The Voice of Praise ‎#66

66. Almighty God, thy piercing eye

1 Almighty God, thy piercing eye
Strikes through 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 't is writ
Against the judgment-day.

3 Lord, at thy foot ashamed I lie,
Upward I dare not look:
Pardon my sins before I die,
And blot them from thy book.

4 Remember all the dying pains,
Thou, my Redeemer, felt,
And let thy blood wash out my stains,
And answer for my guilt.

5 Oh, may I now forever fear
To 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
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Attributes of God: Omniscience; Omniscience of God

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