SEEK THE LORD by Francis Quarles

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 16, 1877

SEEK THE LORD.

By Francis Quarles

Dart up thy soul in groans; thy secret groan Shall pierce His ear, shall pierce His ear alone. Dart up thy soul in vows; thy secret vow Shall find Him out, where Heaven alone shall know. Dart up thy soul in sighs; thy whispering sigh Shall rouse His ears; and fear no list'ner nigh. Send up thy groans, thy sighs, thy closet vow; There's none, there's none shall know, but Heaven and thou. Groans freshen with vows, and vows made salt with tears, Unscale His eyes, and scale His conquered ears: Shoot up the bosom shafts of thy desire. Feathered with faith, and double-forked with fire, And they will hit. Fear not, where Heaven bids come; Heaven's never deaf, but when man's heart is dumb. —Francis Quarles.