O Thou in Whose Presence
VERSE 1
O Thou
in whose presence my soul takes delight,
On whom
in affliction I call,
My
comfort by day, and my song in the night,
My hope,
my salvation, my all.
VERSE 2
Where
dost Thou at noontide resort with Thy sheep,
To feed
on the pastures of love?
Say, why
in the valley of death should I weep,
Or alone
in the wilderness rove?
VERSE 3
O, why
should I wander an alien from Thee,
And cry
in the desert for bread?
Thy foes
will rejoice when my sorrows they see,
And
smile at the tears I have shed.
VERSE 4
Ye
daughters of Zion declare, have ye seen
The Star
that on Israel shone?
Say, if
in your tents my Beloved has been,
And
where, with His flocks, He is gone.
VERSE 5
This is
my Beloved; His form is divine;
His
vestments shed odors around:
The
locks of His head are as grapes on the vine,
When
autumn with plenty is crowned.
VERSE 6
The
roses of Sharon, the lilies that grow
In
vales, on the banks of the streams:
On His
cheeks, all the beauties of excellence glow,
And His
eyes are as quivers of beams.
VERSE 7
His
voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet,
Is heard
through the shadows of death;
The
cedars of Lebanon bow at His feet,
The air
is perfumed with His breath.
VERSE 8
His lips
as a fountain of righteousness flow,
That
waters the garden of grace,
From
which their salvation the Gentiles shall know,
And bask
in the smiles of His face.
VERSE 9
Love
sits on His eye-lids, and scatters delight
Through
all the bright mansions on high;
Their
faces the cherubim veil in His sight,
And
tremble with fullness of joy.
VERSE 10
He
looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice,
And
myriads wait for His word;
He
speaks, and eternity, filled with His voice,
Re-echoes
the praise of her Lord.
VERSE 11
Dear
Shepherd, I hear and will follow Thy call;
I know
the sweet sound of Thy voice.
Restore
and defend me, for Thou art my All,
And in
Thee I will ever rejoice.
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