O thou who dost direct my feet
To right or left where pathways part,
Wilt thou not, faithful Paraclete
Direct the journeying of my heart?
Into the love of God, I pray,
Deeper and deeper let me press,
Exploring all along the way
Its secret strength and tenderness.
This is the road of my desire –
Learning to love as God loves me,
Ready to pass through flood or fire
With Christ’s unwearying constancy.
- from a poem by Frank Houghton