Teacher [Searcher] of hearts, ’tis Thine alone

Verse 1
Searcher of hearts, tis thine alone
Thine officers t’ ordain:
Point out thy instruments, unknown
To undiscerning man;
Our Apostolic Guides apprize
Of thine unseen decree,
And stir them up to recognize
The men design’d by Thee.

Verse 2
The men whom thou hast inly mov’d
Their charge to undertake,
And toil for precious souls, belov’d
For their Redeemer’s sake;
Thy chosen ministers reveal,
With whom Thou always art,
And then their saving gospel seal
On every listning heart.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “‘Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take part of this ministry.’—[Acts 1,] v. 24, 25.” This hymn appears in the 1764 manuscript “MS Acts.” This manuscript is part of the collection of the Methodist Archive and Research Centre in The John Rylands Library, The University of Manchester (accession number MA 1977/555, Charles Wesley Notebooks Box 1). Accessed through the website of The Center for Studies in the Wesleyan Tradition, Duke Divinity School. Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 12 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1871), page 140.
Publishing: Public Domain