/Test Databases/Esther/Others/Highland Cathedral.txt

Thou art before me, Lord

.i Ian Pitt-Watson



Thou art before me, Lord, Thou art behind,

And Thou above me hast spread out Thy hand;

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

Too high to grasp, too great to understand.



(v2 - ladies)

Then whither from Thy Spirit shall I go,

And whither from Thy presence shall I flee?

If I ascend to heaven Thou art there,

And in the lowest depths I meet with Thee.



(v3 - all)

If I should take my flight into the dawn,

If I should dwell on ocean's farthest shore,

Thy mighty hand would rest upon me still,

And Thy right hand would guard me evermore.



(v4 - men)

If I should say 'Darkness will cover me,

And I shall hide within the veil of night',

Surely the darkness is not dark to Thee,

The night is as the day, the darkness light.



(v5 - all)

Search me, O God, search me and know my heart,

Try me, O God, my mind and spirit try;

Keep me from any path that gives Thee pain,

And lead me in the everlasting way.

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