Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: One glance of thine eternal Lord
Topic: Omnipresence of God
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
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Hymn Number: Song 305
Page Number: 373, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsONE glance of thine, eternal Lord,
Pierces all nature through;
Nor heav'n, nor earth, nor hell afford
A shelter from thy view!
The mighty whole, each smaller part,
At once before thee lies;
And ev'ry thought of ev'ry heart
Is open to thine eyes.
Though greatly from myself conceal'd,
Thou see'st my inward frame;
To thee I always stand reveal'd,
Exactly as I am.
Since, therefore, I can hardly bear
What in myself I see,
How vile, how black must I appear,
Most holy God, to thee!
But since my Saviour stands between,
In garments dyed in blood,
'Tis he, instead of me, is seen
When I approach to God.
Thus, though a sinner, I am safe;
He pleads before the throne
His life and death in my behalf,
And calls my sins his own.
What wondrous love-what mysteries
In this appointment shine!
My breaches of the law are his,
And his obedience mine.