Saint Thomas
KINDLE, O God, that Inner Light in me
That lighteth every man — but ah! not me.
That lighteth every man — but ah! not me.
Send me, O God, Thy Word, Thine Only Son
Through Whom each man — save me — should be Thy son.
Through Whom each man — save me — should be Thy son.
Give it to me, O God, to be a saint
Who am not and can never be a saint,
Damned through all ages not to be saint
Though he and he and he shall be a saint!
Who am not and can never be a saint,
Damned through all ages not to be saint
Though he and he and he shall be a saint!
O stop! For what, dear God, am I now saying?
That Thou didst choose me out for such a saying?
That Thou didst choose me out for such a saying?
That I, this Thomas, was by Thee selected
Out of men’s millions, millions, I, selected
Out of men’s millions, millions, I, selected
To merit Thy damnation, I, I, I,
Thy foe, Thy high foe, and Thy marked foe, I!
Thy foe, Thy high foe, and Thy marked foe, I!
See! God and I! He notes me! And His Light,
He says, shall never change my dark to light!
He says, shall never change my dark to light!
Oh, Thomas! Kneel thee down! Abate thyself!
Strike from thy self thy centering pride of self!
Strike from thy self thy centering pride of self!
Thou art not strange nor high, but only he,
And he, and he, and he, and he, and he,
And he, and he, and he, and he, and he,
Man, any man. So pray thy prayer anew.
I shall. I do. I pray my prayer anew.
I shall. I do. I pray my prayer anew.
Kindle, O God, that Inner Light in me
That Thou hast lighted to enlighten me.
That Thou hast lighted to enlighten me.
Send me, O God, Thy Word, Thine Only Son,
That I shall be by Thine own word Thy son.
That I shall be by Thine own word Thy son.
Make me a saint. By Thee it can be done.
Thou dost desire it. Lord, Thy will be done.
Thou dost desire it. Lord, Thy will be done.