Lord, all I am is known to Thee

Verse 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.

Verse 2

Thine all-surrounding sight surveys My rising and my rest, My public walks, my private ways, And secrets of my breast.

Verse 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.

Verse 4

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

Verse 5

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