“I Give Thee Back the Life I Owe”
I give thee back the life I owe
That in thine ocean depths its flow
My richer, fuller be.
O light that followest all my way
I yield my flickering torch to thee
My heart restores its borrowed ray
That in thy sunshines glow its day
May brighter, fairer be.
O joy you seek me through the pain
I cannot close my heart to thee
I trace the rainbow through the rain
And feel the promise is not vain
Then morn shall tearless be.
~ lyrics by J.B. Herbert and George Matheson
~ painting, “St George Evening,” by Jerry Cable
