O SPIRIT, whose name is the Saviour, Come enter this spirit of mine, And make it forever Thy dwelling, A home wherein all things are Thine! O Son of the Father Eternal, Once with us, a Friend and a Guest, Abide in Thine own human mansion, Its Joy and its Hope and its Rest! Leave in me no darkness unlighted, Unwarmed by Thy truth's holy fire; No thought which Thou canst not inhabit, No purpose Thou dost not inspire! Shut in unto silence, my midnight Is dawn, if Thy Presence I see; When I open my doors to Thy coming, Lo! all things are radiant with Thee. Oh, what is so sweet as to love Thee, And live with Thee always in sight? Lord, enter this house of my being, And fill every room with Thy light! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE CHILD by HAYDEN CARRUTH LOVE AT SEA by THEOPHILE GAUTIER THE FOURTH OF JULY by JOHN PIERPONT HOW CYRUS LAID THE CABLE [JULY 29, 1866] by JOHN GODFREY SAXE VERSES OCCASIONED BY THE SUDDEN DRYING UP..ST.PATRICK'S WELL by JONATHAN SWIFT AMERICA by JAMES MONROE WHITFIELD |