Happiness

Is happiness beyond our grasp,
     Beyond our human clutch?
Can we from our Lord dare to ask
     That our hearts may be touched?

And then we learn to open hands,
     Receive what we are giv’n;
We can then join His holy band–
     With them be formed for heav’n.

And on the road we others meet
     Who’ve also found the way—
In our hearts happiness we greet
     In every passing day.

At last we see His happiness,
     A joy unspeakable;
Our hearts in Him are meant to rest:
     In Son, Emmanuel.