702 - The Christian Life

1. Lord, thou hast searched me and dost know

where'er I rest, where'er I go;

thou knowest all that I have planned,

and all my ways are in thy hand.

2. My words from thee I cannot hide;

I feel thy power on every side;

oh, wondrous knowledge, awful might,

unfathomed depth, unmeasured height!

3. Where can I go apart from thee;

or whither from thy presence flee?

In heaven? It is thy dwelling fair;

in death's abode? Lo, thou art there.

4. If I the wings of morning take,

and darkness hideth not from thee;

to thee both night and day are bright,

the darkness shineth as the light.

Words:The Psalter Hymnal, 1927; para. of Psalm 139:1-11 Music: Tender Thought, from Kentucky Harmony, 1816