Possess, yet not be where Thou art,
Hath rent my heart.
The Prayer for Love, and the Answer thereof.
“O Lord my Saviour, love me well,
And love me often and long—
Often, that pure my soul may be;
Well, that so I be fair to see;
Long, and for ever, for Thee apart
Shall be my heart.”
“That often I love thee needs must be,