WHO has not heaven in his soul
May seek o’er land and main,
From East to West, from Pole to Pole;
But he will seek in vain.
He may traverse the mighty sky,
Ascend through spaces dim;
But heaven with all its ecstacy
Will not exist for him.
Who carries heaven in his heart,
Its sunshine in his breast,
Need never seek a place apart,
For every place is blest
--The hill, the vale, the sea, the air,
The stream, the forest dim.
The light of God from portals fair
Shines everywhere for him.