I SOUGHT the Lord, and afterward I knew, He moved my soul to seek Him, seeking me; It was not I that found, O Saviour true; For I was found by Thee.
Thou didst reach forth Thy hand and mine enfold; I walked, and sank not, on the storm-vexed sea; ’Twas not so much that I on Thee took hold, As Thou, dear Lord, on me.
I find, I walk, I love, but O, the whole Of love is but my answer, Lord, to Thee! For long beforehand Thou didst bless my soul; And ever hast loved me.
The Pilgrim Hymnal, 1904