Holds all our senses in a realm of bliss,
That we may know he hath the power of giving
Enduring rapture more supreme than this.
We would see Jesus when our pathway darkens,
Beneath the dread of some impending ill;
When the discouraged soul no longer harkens
To hope, who beckons in the distance still.
We would see Jesus when the stress of sorrow
Strains to their utmost tension heart and brain;
That he may teach us how despair may borrow