I have had Thee - !

Thou wast alone through Thy redemption-vigil,
Thy friends had fled;
The angel at the garden from Thee parted,
And solitude instead
More than the scourge, or cross, O tender-hearted,
Under the crown of thorns bowed down
Thy head.
But I, amid the torture, and the taunting,
I have had Thee!
Thy hand was holding my hand fast and faster,
Thy voice was close to me
And glorious eyes said,"Follow Me, Thy Master,
Smile as I smile thy faithfulness to see."
H.E. Hamilton King

O, lovely Lord Jesus! He is the One that I need. Other things, and other people, attract me, but the lustre of all else fades and fails. But Jesus - he never fails! I am never tired of him. He is always beautiful, always deep and clean and vast and dear. He alone fills all the longing of my heart. He alone is complete, and makes me complete.

When I am alone in the core of my heart, he is there.