George Willis Cooke, comp. The Poets of Transcendentalism: An Anthology. 1903.
The PresenceJones Very (18131880)
I
That Thou who always lov’st art with me here,
That I am never left by Thee behind,
But by thyself Thou keep’st me ever near;
The fire burns brighter when with Thee I look,
And seems a kinder servant sent to me;
With gladder heart I read Thy holy book,
Because Thou art the eyes by which I see;
This aged chair, that table, watch and door
Around in ready service ever wait;
Nor can I ask of Thee a menial more
To fill the measure of my large estate,
For Thou thyself, with all a father’s care,
Where’er I turn, art ever with me there.