"I sought the Lord and afterward I knew
He moved my soul to seek Him, seeking me;
It was not that I found, O Savior true,
No, I was found, was found of Thee.
Thou didst reach forth Thy hand and mine enfold;
I walked and sank not on the storm-vexed sea;
'twas not so much that I on Thee took hold
as Thou, dear Lord, on me.
I find, I walk, I love, but oh, the whole
of love is but my answer, Lord, to Thee;
For Thou wert long beforehand with my soul,
Always, always Thou lovedst me."
- Anonymous hymn
