Yet hindrances strew all the way;

I aim at Thee, yet from Thee stray.

3 ’Tis mercy all, that Thou hast brought

My mind to seek her peace in Thee;

Yet, while I seek, but find Thee not,

No peace my wandering soul shall see.

O, when shall all my wanderings end,

And all my steps to Thee-ward tend!

4 Is there a thing beneath the sun,

That strives with Thee my heart to share?