O God! Thou art my God alone; <br />Early to Thee my soul shall cry; <br />A pilgrim in a land unknown, <br />A thirsty land whose springs are dry. <br /> <br />O that it were as it hath been, <br />When praying in the holy place, <br />Thy power and glory I have seen, <br />And marked the footsteps of thy grace. <br /> <br />Yet through this rough and thorny maze, <br />I follow hard on Thee, my God: <br />Thy hand unseen upholds my ways: <br />I safely tread where Thou hast trod. <br /> <br />Thee, in the watches of the night, <br />When I remember on my bed, <br />Thy presence makes the darkness light; <br />Thy guardian wings are round my head. <br /> <br />Better than life itself thy love, <br />Dearer than all beside to me; <br />For whom have I in heaven above, <br />Or what on earth, compared with Thee? <br /> <br />Praise with my heart, my mind, my voice, <br />For all thy mercy I will give: <br />My soul shall still in God rejoice, <br />My tongue shall bless Thee while I live.<br /><br />James Montgomery<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/o-god-thou-art-my-god-alone/
