Nor dimmed the orphan's eye;

I have not stained the virgin's years,

Nor mocked the mourner's cry.

The songs of Zion in mine ear

Have ever been most sweet,

And always, when I felt Thee near,

My shoes were off my feet.

I have known Thee in the whirlwind,

I have known Thee on the hill,

I have loved Thee in the voice of birds,