Hymn
O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight
O Thou to Whose all searching sight
The darkness shineth as the light,
Search, prove my heart; it pants for Thee;
O burst these bonds, and set it free.
Wash out its stains, refine its dross,
Nail my affections to the Cross;
Hallow each thought, let all within
Be clean, as Thou, my Lord, art clean.
If in this darksome wild I stray,
Be Thou my Light, be Thou my Way;
No foes, no violence I fear,
No harm, while Thou, my God, art near.
When rising floods my soul o'erflow,
When sinks my heart in waves of woe,
Jesus, Thy timely aid impart,
And raise my head, and cheer my heart.
Saviour, where'er Thy steps I see,
Dauntless, untired, I follow Thee;
O let Thy hand support me still,
And lead me to Thy holy hill!
O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight — Text from The Church Hymnal, 1920. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/o-thou-to-whose-all-searching-sight
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight?
The words of O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight are credited to John Wesley and Nicolaus Ludwig, Graf von Zinzendorf; the version here was published in 1920. The library holds 12 more hymns by John Wesley, including Christ in You, the Hope of Glory and Love and Joy.
Is O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Church Hymnal, published in 1920. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight?
O Thou, to Whose All-Searching Sight is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, It Is Finished, The Church's Safety and Triumph Among National Desolations and An Humble Offering to Jehovah.