The Voice of Praise ‎#68

68. Lord, all I am is known to thee

1 LORD, all I am is known to thee;
In vain my soul would try
To shun thy presence, or to flee
The notice of thine eye.

2 Thy all-surrounding sight surveys
My rising and my rest,
My public walks, my private ways,
The secrets of my breast.

3 My thoughts lie open to thee, Lord,
Before they're formed within,
And ere my lips pronounce the word,
Thou knowest the sense I mean.

4 Oh, wondrous knowledge! deep and high;
Where can a creature hide?
Within thy circling arms I lie,
Beset on every side.

5 So let thy grace surround me still,
And like a bulwark prove,
To guard my soul from every ill,
Secured by sovereign love.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, all I am is known to thee
• Author: Watts
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Topic: Attributes of God: Omniscience; Omniscience

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