O Thou who knows us intimately,

Take us up into Thy vast fullness -

rivers to swim in,

a straw carried on the waters,

turned by breath of Spirit,

the ebb and flow of desires

merged into torrents of longing,

mercy and grace our sail,

love for Thee propelling,

treasures of the deep bid us come --

come, enter into the very heart of God.

by

Sarah Maitland