God Bless You

I SEEK IN PRAYERFUL WORDS,

DEAR BROTHER/SISTER,
MY HEART’S TRUE WISH TO SEND YOU,
THAT YOU MAY KNOW THAT, FAR OR NEAR,
MY LOVING THOUGHTS ATTEND YOU.

I CANNOT FIND TRUER WORD,
NOR BETTER TO ADDRESS YOU;
NOR SONG, NOR POEM HAVE I HEARD
IS SWEETER THAN GOD BLESS YOU!

GOD BLESS YOU! SO I’VE WISHED YOU ALL
OF ALL BRIGHTNESS LIFE POSSESSES;
FOR CAN THERE ANY JOY AT ALL
BE YOURS UNLESS GOD BLESSES?

AND SO, “THROUGH ALL THY DAYS
MAY SHADOWS TOUCH THEE NEVER”
BUT THIS ALONE – GOD BLESS THEE –
THEN THOU ART SAFE FOREVER.