To pass within Thy love’s eternal rest,

And onwards to confess Thee undismayed;

And onwards yet, till on my Saviour’s breast

My soul is stayed;

And yet beyond that rest and joy of mine,

To joy which heart of man hath never known,

Where Christ rejoiceth in His Song Divine—

That joy of perfect love, O Lord, is Thine,

And Thine alone.”

Then doth He speak and say—