Post by Eli Brayley on Jun 29, 2008 13:57:15 GMT -7
"By My Spirit" - Adolph Saphir
Thy Spirit is above our methods and our ways,
He like a mighty wind drives earth-born clouds away;
Whene'er it pleases Him He sends the brightest rays,
And doubt's dark night He changeth into peaceful day.
What we would fain combine by our short-sighted skill,
He scatters east and west, He gives to south and north;
What we would fain subject to our control and will,
Free as the mountain air His sovereign hand sends forth.
What men deem much or all is nothing in Thy sight,
What nothing is to man, Thou lovest dearly, Lord;
The pow'r of human speech brings neither peace nor light,
The heart is drawn alone by Thine own mighty word.
Thou kindlest in my soul the light of truth divine;
The hidden treasure now is seen, and it is mine.
Thy Spirit is above our methods and our ways,
He like a mighty wind drives earth-born clouds away;
Whene'er it pleases Him He sends the brightest rays,
And doubt's dark night He changeth into peaceful day.
What we would fain combine by our short-sighted skill,
He scatters east and west, He gives to south and north;
What we would fain subject to our control and will,
Free as the mountain air His sovereign hand sends forth.
What men deem much or all is nothing in Thy sight,
What nothing is to man, Thou lovest dearly, Lord;
The pow'r of human speech brings neither peace nor light,
The heart is drawn alone by Thine own mighty word.
Thou kindlest in my soul the light of truth divine;
The hidden treasure now is seen, and it is mine.