Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 251 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In all my vast concerns with Thee,
In vain my soul would try
To shun Thy presence, Lord, or 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 know'st the sense I mean.
4 O 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. Topics: Abiding, in Christ; The Christian Life The Inner Life; God Omniscience; Shepherd, the Good; Omniscience Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM
In all my vast concerns with Thee