Scripture Verse

He that searcheth the hearts… Romans 8:27

Introduction

Words: Jane B. Cot­ter­ill, in Cot­ter­ill’s Se­lect­ions, 1815.

Music: Ma­ry­ton H. Per­cy Smith, in Church Hymns with Tunes (Lon­don: 1874) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Cot­ter­ill or Smith (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

O Thou, who hast at Thy command
The hearts of all men in Thy hand,
Our wayward, erring hearts incline
To have no other will but Thine.

Our wishes, our desires, control;
Mold every purpose of the soul;
O’er all may we vic­to­ri­ous prove
That stands between us and Thy love.

Thrice blest will all our blessings be,
When we can look through them to Thee;
When each glad heart its tribute pays
Of love and gratitude and praise.

And while we to Thy glo­ry live,
May we to Thee all glo­ry give,
Until the final summons come,
That calls Thy willing servants home.