Prayer Of St Augustine

O Beauty ancient, O Beauty so new
Late have I loved Thee and feebly yet do
Though You were with me, I was not with You
Then You shone Your face and I was blind no more
My heart searches restlessly and finds no rest ‘till it rests in Thee
O Seeker You sought for me
Your love has found me
I am taken by thee
I sought this world and chased its finer things
Yet were these not in You, they would not have been
My ceaseless longing hid the deeper truth
In all my desirings, I was desiring You
My heart searches restlessly and finds no rest ‘till it rests in Thee
O Seeker You sought for me
Your love has found me
I am taken by thee
Lord, in my deafness You cried out to me
I drew my breath and now Your fragrance I breathe
O Fount of Life, You are forever the same
O Fire of Love, come set me aflame
My heart searches restlessly and finds no rest ‘till it rests in Thee
O Seeker You sought for me
Your love has found me
I am taken by thee