When thou turnest away from ill
Christ is this side of thy hill.
When thou turnest towards good
Christ is walking in thy wood.
When thy heart says, "Father, pardon!"
Then the Lord is in thy garden.
When stern duty wakes to watch
Then his hand is on the latch.
But when hope thy song doth rouse
Then the Lord is in the house.
When to love is all thy wit
Christ doth at thy table sit.
When God's will is thy heart's pole
Then is Christ thy very soul.
--George Macdonald.