When thou turn'st away from ill, <br />Christ is this side of thy hill. <br /> <br />When thou turnest toward good, <br />Christ is walking in thy wood. <br /> <br />When thy heart says, 'Father, pardon!' <br />Then the Lord is in thy garden. <br /> <br />When stern Duty wakes to watch, <br />Then his hand is on the latch. <br /> <br />But when Hope thy song doth rouse, <br />Then the Lord is in the house. <br /> <br />When to love is all thy wit, <br />Christ doth at thy table sit. <br /> <br />When God's will is thy heart's pole, <br />Then is Christ thy very soul.<br /><br />George MacDonald<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/approaches-2/
