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A New Hymn for Solitude

I found Thee in my heart, O Lord,  
As in some secret shrine;  
I knelt, I waited for Thy word,  
 I joyed to name Thee mine.  
 
I feared to give myself away          
 To that or this; beside  
Thy altar on my face I lay,  
 And in strong need I cried.  
 
Those hours are past. Thou art not mine,  
 And therefore I rejoice,        
I wait within no holy shrine,  
 I faint not for the voice.  
 
In Thee we live; and every wind  
 Of heaven is Thine; blown free  
To west, to east, the God unshrined        
 Is still discovering me.

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  • ea Moderators member
    November 4, 2008

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    ah, Mr. Dowden, someone is plagiarizing your hymn word for word over at AP, someone by the name of powerofpoetry. I do so wish they would simply credit you, so I could discover you in the right way.


    • rufina caraid Moderators member
      November 4, 2008
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      This person is being sorted out by the AP mods Marcy - thank you for posting this comment here to alert us - i found others too. Von