psalm 139
Bernadette Farrell
O God, You Search Me
O God, You search me and You know me
All my thoughts lie open to Your gaze
When I walk or lie down You are before me
Ever the maker and keeper of my days.
You know my resting and my rising
You discern my purpose from afar
And with love everlasting You beseige me
In every moment of life or death, You are.
Before a word is on my tongue, Lord
You have known its meaning through and through
You are with me beyond my understanding
God of my present, my past and future too.
Although Your spirit is upon me
Still I seek for shelter from Your light
There is nowhere on earth I can escape You
Even the darkness is radiant in Your light
For You created and You shaped me
Gave me life within my mother's womb
For the wonder of who I am I praise You
Safe in Your hands, all creation is made new.
O God, You Search Me
O God, You search me and You know me
All my thoughts lie open to Your gaze
When I walk or lie down You are before me
Ever the maker and keeper of my days.
You know my resting and my rising
You discern my purpose from afar
And with love everlasting You beseige me
In every moment of life or death, You are.
Before a word is on my tongue, Lord
You have known its meaning through and through
You are with me beyond my understanding
God of my present, my past and future too.
Although Your spirit is upon me
Still I seek for shelter from Your light
There is nowhere on earth I can escape You
Even the darkness is radiant in Your light
For You created and You shaped me
Gave me life within my mother's womb
For the wonder of who I am I praise You
Safe in Your hands, all creation is made new.