Prayer of St. Augustine
Oh beauty ancient, oh beauty so new
Late have I loved Thee and feebly yet do
Though You were with me I was not with You
Then You shone Your face and I was blind no more
My heart searches restlessly
And finds no rest ’til it rests in Thee
O Seeker, You sought for me
Your love has found me, I am taken by Thee
I sought this world and chased its finer things
Yet were these not in You they would not have been
My ceaseless longing hear a deeper truth
In all my desirings, I was desiring You
My heart searches restlessly
And finds no rest ’til it rests in Thee
O Seeker You sought for me
Your love has found me, I am taken by Thee
Lord, in my deafness You cried out to me
I drew my breath and now Your fragnance I breathe
O Fount of Life You are forever the same
O Fire of Love come set me aflame
My heart searches restlessly
And finds no rest ’til it rests in Thee
O Seeker You sought for me
Your love has found me, I am taken by Thee
