You Have Searched Me

from Menolan EP by Joelle Doriani

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Based off of Psalm 139, a Psalm close to many hearts.It is meditative, yet passionate; reverent, yet curious.

I appreciate this psalm for how well it conveys intimacy through its beautiful, rich imagery.

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You have searched me, Lord
You know when I sit and rise,
You know what's on my mind from afar

You have searched me, Lord
You know my going out
You know my lying down; all my ways

Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens (you are there)
If I make my bed in the depths...

If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
If I settle on the side of the sea
Even there your hand will guide me, guide me

If I say the darkness will hide me
And light become nighttime around me
Darkness will not be too dark to Thee

You have searched me, Lord
Before words are on my tongue
Lord, you know every single one

You have searched me, Lord
You always hem me in
You lay your mighty hand upon me

You crafted my inmost being
You knit me in my mother's womb
I praise you for how you made me
Fearfully, wonderfully made

My frame was not hidden from you
When I was made in the secret place
When you wove me in the depths of the earth

Your eyes saw my unformed body
All my days were in your book
Before one of them had come to be

How precious to me are your thoughts, God,
How vast the sum of them
Were I to count, they'd outnumber the grains of sand

You have searched me, Lord
You have searched me, Lord

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from Menolan EP, released September 1, 2014

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Joelle Doriani Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

Joelle is a jazz-influenced Electro Pop artist whose songs swing in subject matter from nervous lovers who just don’t have the courage to break the ice to alien life forms destroying the moon. Her composition skills and and love for all that is unique, quirky, and original give birth to musical concepts that are both interesting and accessible. ... more

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