O Lord, Seek Us

O Lord, seek us, find
     In Thy patient care;
By Thy love before, behind us,
     Round us everywhere:
Lest the god of this world blind us,
     Lest he speak us fair
Lest he forge a chain to bind us,
     Lest he bait a snare.
Turn not from us, call to mind us,
     Find, embrace us, bear;
Be Thy love before, behind us,
     Round us, everywhere.

by Christina Rossetti   1830-1894