If it were not so

If it were not so

by Amy Carmichael

I thought I heard my Savior say to me:
"My love will never weary, child, of thee."
Then in me, whispering doubtfully and low:
How can that be?
He answered me,
"But if it were not so,
I would have told thee."

I thought I heard my Savior say to me:
"My strength encamps on weakness -- so on thee."
And then a wind of fear did through me blow --
How can that be?
He answered me,
"But if it were not so,
I would have told thee."

O most fine Gold
That naught in me can dim,
Eternal Love
That hath her home in Him
Whom, seeing not, I love,
I worship Thee!