Hymn 543
Search me, O God! my actions try
- Search me, O God! my actions try,
And let my life appear.
As seen by Thine all-searching eye-
To mine my ways make clear.
- Search all my sense, and know my heart.
Who only canst make known.
And let the deep, the hidden part
To me be fully shown.
- Throw light into the darkened cells.
Where passion reigns within;
Quicken my conscience till it feels
The loathsomeness of sin.
- Search all my thoughts, the secret springs.
The motives that control;
The chambers where polluted things
Hold empire o'er the soul.
- Search, till Thy fiery glance has cast
Its holy light through all.
And I by grace am brought at last
Before Thy face to fall.
- Thus prostrate I shall learn of Thee,
What now I feebly prove.
That God alone in Christ can be Unutterable love.
Christly Living