You search me out (Lyrics, suggested tune Irish, God moves in a mysterious way, but can be sung to Crimond or Amazing grace)
Epiphany 2; Psalm 139:1-5,12-18; John 1: 43-51
1.You search me out and know my soul,
know when I sit or stand,
and if I fall, no longer whole,
your love will understand.
2.You watch my path and where I rest,
walk with me on my ways.
You give my life its fire and zest,
show meaning in my days.
3.So when my heart says, "Come and see!"
there Christ and I will meet.
I trust he'll see the whole of me,
with doubts, but no deceit.
4.Then if a word is on my tongue
to mock or to complain,
transform it so your praise is sung,
and love is my refrain.
Barbara Messner 10/01/2024
Barb, poet priest 
Fabulous, thank you Barb.
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Thanks Jeannie, glad it resonates with you.
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This is wonderful … I went straight to singing it with the tune Amazing Grace.
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Thanks Maren. I like it that different people are feeling the urge to sing it to different tunes. I was amazed to realize how many hymn tunes fit that simple pattern – and I finally saw how those metric markings work – syllables per line?! I don’t know why I couldn’t see it before. It might be fun to write words to fit different hymn patterns.
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Having choices is so great. I, as a poor song leader, always lean to the tune more people know so it is more teaching words than melody.
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This is wonderful, Barbara! I confess that I hummed it to MORNING SONG…
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Oh I like it with Morning Song! I think that’s now my preferred option – I’m a sucker for minor keys!
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