So shall I depart to this season of solitude

So shall I depart to this season of solitude
Where thou my heart shall feed
Where ere the journey might lead
There shall I remain
Till all there
Must I gain

Thine service enough
Shall fill the void in me
None so true can satisfy
No one else in whom I can rely
Thy comfort enough
Shall get me by

Open my eyes to the awaking sunrise
And to my heart thine exquisite art
For where canst one find a love so pure
Where canst one find all
And hope to endure

Nothing is sure
But thine provision
Strip away this selfish display
That seeks its own
To fill it

For whether this life
Bring trouble and strife
All tis right
And pleasing in thy sight
When humility find
In human kind
To lay aside
All earthly pride
And follow thee
Faithfully

-Joshua Lee Foist