Search Me and Know My Heart
Richard Newton Sherrer 1951 (Easton)
Where shall I go from Your Spirit?
Where shall I flee from Your presence?
Somewhere that would be as private,
The best hiding place in essence.
I go to Heaven You are there,
Going to hell there You will be;
A hiding place I don’t know where,
Someplace that you would never see.
If I fly on wings at the dawn,
Or dwell deep down under the sea;
You will be there waiting upon,
No matter where I try to flee.
Even there You will take my hand,
And hold me while as my guide;
On solid rock You have me stand,
As You teach me how to abide.
Surely the darkness shall cover,
Your Spirit shall be shining bright;
Lighting my path to discover,
For my direction through the night.
Even the darkness is not dark,
For the night turns bright as day;
Lightning the path where I embark,
So that I would not go astray.
Copyright © 2024 Richard Newton Sherrer
About this poem
The All-Knowing and Ever-Present God Psalm 139:7-12
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Written on January 18, 2024
Submitted by richardnsherrer on January 17, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 850 |
Words | 193 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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