OH TO BE LIKE THEE IN ALL OF THY SPLENDOR
THY RADIANT GLORY TO ME IS A DREAM,
A WONDERFUL SPECTACLE BEYOND ALL MY KNOWING
FATHER, COME FATHER, REVEAL IT TO ME!
RAISE UP MY VISION, MY HEARING AND FEELING
GIVE ME SOME GLIMPSE OF YOUR ETERNITY
IN LIGHT OF THIS PICTURE I'LL ANCHOR MY KNOWING
FATHER, OH FATHER, REVEAL IT TO ME!
HOW I'VE MEDITATED, HOW LONG I HAVE PRAYED
HOW LONG I HAVE WONDERED WHEN MY DREAM IS DELAYED
IS IT NOT MY ATTENTION HAS DRIFTED AWAY?
OH FATHER, PLEASE FATHER, SHOW ME THE WAY!
SO, HERE IS THY HEAVEN, THY KINGDOM AROUND ME
THE EARTH YOUR FOOTSTOOL,THE PEOPLE YOUR THRONE
OH WHAT A WONDERFUL GLORY AND SPLENDOR WITHIN ME
TO FIND MYSELF "NEVER EVER HAVING LEFT HOME".