411. BLOW, LORD, BLOW

Blow, Lord, blow
If you see, Lord, the flame
    Of aspiration-cry.

O Lord, I’ve tried and tried
    But my desire-friend
    Allows me not to claim You
    As my own, very own.

My desire-friends make me feel
    You are my Lord and not my Friend.
O my Lord Supreme, grant that I may feel You
    As my old Friend,
    My own reality’s only Friend.