Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907.
By The Rivulet (1871). II. Where is thy God?Thomas Toke Lynch (18181871)
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Is He within thy heart;
Or ruler of a distant realm
In which thou hast no part?
Only in stars and sun;
Or have the holy words of truth
His light in every one?
Confined to Scripture’s page;
Or does His Spirit check and guide
The spirit of each age?
Rule Thou within my heart;
O, great Adorner of the world,
Thy light of life impart.
Bestow Thy holy power;
And aid me, whether work or thought
Engage the varying hour.
As all my fathers had;
I’ll trust Thee when I’m sorrowful,
And serve Thee when I’m glad.