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me not! Dost thou not know That if I turn from thee my face 'Tis but to hide the overflow

Of love? We need a little space And solitude in which to kneel And thank our God for this high grace

That He hath set His holy seal Upon our lives. My heart doth burn With consciousness of all I feel

And own to thee, and if I turn For one brief moment from thy gaze, 'Tis but that I may better learn

To bear the unaccustomed blaze Of that white light that like a flame Thy love has set amidst my days.

For with that clearer light there came A vision of the far-off sea We mortals know not how to name,