Hymn
The All-Seeing God
Lord, Thou hast searched and seen me through;
Thine eye commands, with piercing view,
My rising and my resting hours,
My heart and flesh, with all their powers.
Within Thy circling power I stand,
On every side I find Thy hand:
Awake, asleep, at home, abroad,
I am surrounded still with God.
Could I so false, so faithless prove,
To quit Thy service and Thy love,
Where Lord, could I Thy presence shun,
Or from Thy dreadful glory run?
The veil of night is no disguise,
No screen from Thy all-searching eyes;
Thy hand can seize Thy foes as soon
Through midnight shades, as blazing noon.
O may these thoughts possess my breast,
Where'er I rove, where'er I rest!
Nor let my weaker passions dare
Consent to sin, for God is there.
The All-Seeing God — Text from Church Book, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/the-all-seeing-god
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote The All-Seeing God?
The words of The All-Seeing God were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Give to Our God Immortal Praise and The Glories of Adoption.
Is The All-Seeing God public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Church Book, published in 1890. 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 The All-Seeing God?
The All-Seeing God is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Divine Majesty, O Love of God, How Strong and True and The Song of Triumph.