Not a sound invades the stillness

Not a sound invades the stillness

Not a form invades the scene

Save the voice of my Belovèd

And His precious person seen.

O Belovèd

precious Savior

May I ask in Your embrace

Why You came

and how You linger

With me in this heav’nly place?

In the silence

Thou dost visit

And dost whisper to my heart

Thine intent

in inner chambers

And that Thou my Lover art.

And within those heav’nly places

Calmly hushed in sweet repose

There I drink

with joy absorbing

All the love Thou wouldst disclose.

Wrapt in deep

adoring silence

Jesus

Lord

I dare not move

Lest I lose the smallest saying

Meant to catch the ear of love.

Rest

then

O my soul

contented

Thou hast reached thy happy place

In the bosom of thy Savior

Gazing up in His dear face.