I am with thee, my God--
Where I desire to be:
By day, by night, at home, abroad,
I always am with thee.
With thee when dawn comes on
And calls me back to care,
Each day returning to begin
With thee, my God, in prayer.
With thee amid the crowd
That throngs the busy mart;
I hear thy voice, when time's is loud,
Speak softly to my heart.
With thee when day is done
And evening calms the mind;
The setting as the rising sun
With thee my heart shall find.
With thee when darkness brings
The signal of repose;
Calm in the shadow of thy wings
Mine eyelids gently close.
With thee, in thee, by faith
Abiding I shall be;
By day, by night, in life, in death,
I always am with thee.
--James D. Burns, altered by J. M.