With Me Always

Immanuel R. Knight

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Who has need for a bible, or book
If possessed is their heart by the holy spirit?
Who has need for words and pages
Which may be torn and withered
If possessed are their eyes by sight?
Who has need for preachers and prophets
Whose voices may croak and falter
If possessed are their ears by song?

With me always is my bible
That of the heart
With me always is my beloved
Who dwells therein
With me always is my God
Whose words are wind and water

Possess my heart in love, oh beloved
And never shall a day pass
That I know not your gospel
And never shall a night fall
That I know not your love

For what is the quickest way to you
Oh beloved?
What is the quickest path to your heart
But by love?