God Pursues Me Everywhere
Poet: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
God pursues me everywhere,
Enmeshes me in glances,
And blinds my sightless back like flaming sun.
God, like a forest dense, pursues me.
My lips are ever tender,
God pursues me everywhere,
Enmeshes me in glances,
And blinds my sightless back like flaming sun.
God, like a forest dense, pursues me.
My lips are ever tender,
Triumphing over death from the start
Stilling time’s unyielding wheel with love’s art,
Eternal Beloved, your name is held in my heart.
Please hear my timorous song!
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