Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE INDWELLING GOD, by FREDERICK LUCIAN HOSMER


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First Line: Go not, my soul, in search of him
Last Line: And thou shalt find him there.
Subject(s): God


Go not, my soul, in search of Him;
Thou wilt not find Him there—
Or in the depths of shadow dim,
Or heights of upper air.

For not in far-off realms of space
The spirit hath its throne;
In every heart it findeth place
And waiteth to be known.

Thought answereth alone to thought
And soul with soul hath kin;
For outward God he findeth not,
Who finds not God within.

And if the visions come to thee
Revealed by inward sign,
Earth will be full of Deity
And with His glory shine.

Thou shalt not want for company,
Nor pitch thy tent alone;
The Indwelling God will go with thee,
And show thee of His own.

Oh, gift of gifts, Oh, grace of grace,
That God should condescend
To make thy heart His dwelling-place,
And be thy daily friend!

Then go not thou in search of Him,
But to thyself repair;
Wait thou within the silence dim
And thou shalt find Him there.





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