Now that I have thee, thou art ever near;
A gift from the All-love, I hold thee dear.
Our ways may lie apart, earth may divide,
But Heaven, my friend, will find us side by side.
I joy that what from many lies concealed,
Has been to me, by my Love's light, revealed;
That I 've no need to speak with studied word,
Since thou canst understand my heart, unheard.
If I go upward in the scale of thought,
I know that thou in higher keys hast wrought;
If I go down, I thankful feel for thee,—
That thou, dear heart, needst not descend with me.
