Psalm
All My Ways Are in Thy Hand
Words: The New Metrical Version of the Psalms, 1909; alt.
Music: Ryan Daniel Cornett
Tune: QUAERES ME
Meter: 8.8.8.7. w/ repeat and refrain
Refrain
LORD, Thou hast searched me, and dost know
where'er I rest, where'er I go;
Thou knowest all that I have planned,
All my ways are in Thy hand,
All my ways are in Thy hand.
Stanza 1
My words from Thee I cannot hide,
I feel Thy pow'r on ev'ry side;
O wondrous knowledge, awesome might,
Plumbless depth, unmeasured height!
Plumbless depth, unmeasured height!
Stanza 2
Where can I go apart from Thee,
Or whither from Thy presence flee?
In heav'n? it is Thy dwelling fair;
Death's abode? lo, Thou art there,
Death's abode? lo, Thou art there.
Stanza 3
If I the wings of morning take,
And far away my dwelling make,
The hand that leadeth me is Thine,
My support, Thy pow'r divine,
My support, Thy pow'r divine.
Stanza 4
If darkest night shouldst cover me,
The darkness hideth not from Thee;
To Thee both night and day are bright,
Darkness shineth as the light,
Darkness shineth as the light.
About the song
A metrical treatment of Psalm 139 celebrating God's knowledge, presence, and guiding hand.
Themes
Scripture references
Psalm 139:1-12