If I can
If I can perfect my faithThy Grace is sure to come.
The more I give to Thee
The more I absorb Thy Balm
That heals my bosom’s pangs.
Without Thy Love supreme,
Nothingness all I am —
A dark and barren dream.
Sri Chinmoy, Beyond Within — A collection of writings 1964-1974, Agni Press, 1975