Religion
Evening (I think of Thee, my God, by night)
From Hymns of Love and Praise (1866)
I think of Thee, my God, by night,
And talk of Thee by day.
Thy love my treasure and delight,
Thy truth my strength and stay.
The day is dark, the night is long,
Unblest with thoughts of Thee,
And dull to me the sweetest song
Unless its theme Thou be.
Like pleasant thoughts of those we love
Which are of self a part,
Which neither day nor night remove
Out of the loving heart:
So all day long, and all the night,
Lord, let Thy presence be
Mine air, my breath, my shade, my light
Myself absorbed in Thee.
Codex Note
Text: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord : and to sing praises unto Thy Name, O most Highest ; To tell of Thy loving-kindness early in the morning : and of Thy truth in the night-season. — Ps. xcii. 1, 2.
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MLA
Monsell, John S. B. “Evening (I think of Thee, my God, by night).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/94/.
Chicago
Monsell, John S. B. “Evening (I think of Thee, my God, by night).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/monsell/94/.
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