"The Candle In The Window"

The sunshine of Your love bathes me,

When the dark clouds of despair hound me.

You play the sweet melody of hope to me,

When dejection and gloom surround me.

Your love is the crystal brook of my life,

That bounces off the jagged rocks beneath.

And continues to sing on merrily,

Undaunted, unstopped, unabashed and free.

You talk to my soul when no one does,

You lend me an ear when no one does.

All thought that is virtuous comes not but from You,

All hope that keeps me afloat is a gift from You.

You are the sail of my ship,

You are the wind in the sail.

You are my strength and my wings,

You are the wind beneath my wings.

I see not a flower that I don't see You in,

Not a speck of dust that You do not reflect in.

You are in every rustling sound of the leaves,

You are in the song of the whispering breeze.

Each wave that crashes against the shore,

Sings of the mighty glory of Your power.

As it rushes in and ebbs away,

Taking its treasures to the floor.

The setting sun and the rising moon,

In silent submission to Your command,

Never fail to follow, one the other;

Without a question, without demand.

You are the beauty in the face of a baby,

You are the wondrous thought in a noble heart.

You are in love, You are in charity,

You are in every act of nobility.

Every bird that sings, sings of You,

Every star that shines, a reflection of You.

Every branch, every leaf that sprouts in spring,

Your manifestation, each blossom on the twig.

You are the fragrance in every flower,

Every colour in the rainbow is You.

Each drop of rain that softens the heart,

Of a hardened soil, is naught but You.;

You are the noble thought that flashes across,

A pitiless heart, a soul deprived.

You are the tears of a bleeding heart,

You are the joy of a peaceful mind.

You are the fire that melts the soul,

You are the spirit inside the soul.

You are the candle in the window,

That guides my path and drives me home.

It may be I seem to be alone,

But in fact it is never so.

For You are always by my side,

You are always the Other of the two.