"LET US PRAY"
In silence that the soul can feel
Before thee, contrite, now we kneel,
The silence enter, Christ!—abide,
And let us feel thee at our side
The while we say
"Now let us pray."
Before thee, contrite, now we kneel,
The silence enter, Christ!—abide,
And let us feel thee at our side
The while we say
"Now let us pray."
Beyond all human ken thy peace
Oh, may it bid all tumult cease,
And fill the souls that are thine own,
The souls thy love did once atone,
The while we say,
"Now let us pray."
Oh, may it bid all tumult cease,
And fill the souls that are thine own,
The souls thy love did once atone,
The while we say,
"Now let us pray."
When comes the silence naught may break,
No trustful child shalt thou forsake;
Love shall illume the valley dim,
Each parting soul triumphant hymn
And prayer be praise
Through endless days.
No trustful child shalt thou forsake;
Love shall illume the valley dim,
Each parting soul triumphant hymn
And prayer be praise
Through endless days.
THE HOME IN BETHANY
Around it memories sacred forevermore shall twine,
Those needs so purely human, those graces most divine;
We long to serve with Martha, or else all joy complete,
If only we, with Mary, might sit at Jesus' feet.
Those needs so purely human, those graces most divine;
We long to serve with Martha, or else all joy complete,
If only we, with Mary, might sit at Jesus' feet.
