No Distant Lord Have I

No distant Lord have I,
Loving afar to be;
Made flesh for me, He cannot rest
Until He rests in me.

Brother in joy and pain,
Bone of my bone was He;
More intimate and closer still—
He dwells Himself in me.

I need not journey far
This dearest Friend to see;
Companionship is always mine;
He makes His home with me.

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock

Year: 1901

The hymn is taken from Maltbie D. Babcock's posthumous collection 'Thoughts for Every-Day Living' (1901). The text is sometimes printed with slight variations or under the first line 'No distant Lord have I'. No other major attributions exist.