Still, still with You, when the purple morning breaks,
When the birds awake, and the shadows flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than daylight,
Dawns the sweet consciousness, I am with Thee.
Alone with You, amid the misty shadows,
The solemn hush of nature newly born;
Alone with You in breathless adoration,
In the calm dew and freshness of morn.
As in a sunrise o'er a waveless ocean,
The image of morning star does rest,
So in this stillness, You discerning only
Your image in the waters of my breast.
When sinks the soul, subdued by toil, to slumber,
Its closing eyes look up to You in prayer;
Sweet the repose, beneath Your wings o'ershadowing,
But sweeter still to awake and find You there.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
(from Streams in the Desert by LB Cowman)
(art credit: Volcan Arenal, Morning, Costa Rica, Patrick Dengate studio, Friday, April 16, 2010)
1 comment:
This song has been in hymnbooks (It's in the Worship and Service Hymnbook, p. 142)to the tune "Consolation", composed by Mendelsson. Lovely! We sang it in high school choir to another tune. Often I awake with these words in my head as I open my eyes to early morning sky!Thanks for sharing them with everyone! A favorite!
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