| Alfred H. Miles, ed. The Sacred Poets of the Nineteenth Century. 1907. | | | The Rivulet (1871).
II. “Where is thy God?” | | By Thomas Toke Lynch (1818–1871) |
| | | WHERE is thy God, my soul? | |
| Is He within thy heart; | |
| Or ruler of a distant realm | |
| In which thou hast no part? | |
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| Where is thy God, my soul? | 5 |
| Only in stars and sun; | |
| Or have the holy words of truth | |
| His light in every one? | |
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| Where is thy God, my soul? | |
| Confined to Scripture’s page; | 10 |
| Or does His Spirit check and guide | |
| The spirit of each age? | |
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| O Ruler of the sky, | |
| Rule Thou within my heart; | |
| O, great Adorner of the world, | 15 |
| Thy light of life impart. | |
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| Giver of holy words, | |
| Bestow Thy holy power; | |
| And aid me, whether work or thought | |
| Engage the varying hour. | 20 |
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| In Thee have I my help, | |
| As all my fathers had; | |
| I’ll trust Thee when I’m sorrowful, | |
| And serve Thee when I’m glad. | | | | |
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