Behold us, Lord, a little space From daily tasks set free, And met within thy holy place To rest awhile with thee. | Around us rolls the ceaseless tide Of business, toil, and care; And scarcely can we turn aside For one brief hour of prayer. | Yet these are not the only walls Wherein thou mayst be sought; On homeliest work thy blessing falls, In truth and patience wrought. | Thine is the loom, the forge, the mart, The wealth of land and sea, The worlds of science and of art, Revealed and ruled by thee. | Then let us prove our heavenly birth, In all we do and know; And claim the kingdom of the earth For thee and not thy foe. | Work shall be prayer, if all be wrought As thou wouldst have it done, And prayer, by thee inspired and taught, Itself with work be one. | |