1. Show me Thy face—one transient gleam
    Of loveliness divine,
    And I shall never think or dream
    Of other love save Thine;
    All lesser light will darken quite,
    All lower glories wane,
    The beautiful of earth will scarce
    Seem beautiful again.
  2. Show me Thy face—my faith and love
    Shall henceforth fixed be,
    And nothing here have pow’r to move
    My soul’s serenity;
    My life shall seem a trance, a dream,
    And all I feel and see,
    Illusive, visionary—Thou,
    The one Reality!
  3. Show me Thy face—I shall forget
    The weary days of yore,
    The fretting ghosts of vain regret
    Shall haunt my soul no more;
    All doubts and fears for future years
    In quiet trust subside,
    And naught but blest content and calm
    Within my breast abide.