I bless thee, O my God!

And if thy spirit on thy child hath shed

The gift, the vision of the unseal’d eye,

To pierce the mist o’er life’s deep meanings spread,

To reach the hidden fountain-urns that lie

Far in man’s heart—if I have kept it free

And pure, a consecration unto thee:

I bless thee, O my God!

If my soul’s utterance hath by thee been fraught

With an awakening power—if thou hast made