Late Have I Loved You - St. Augustine of Hippo
“Late have I love You, beauty
so old and so new; late have
I loved You. And see, You
were within and I was in the
external world and sought
You there, and in my unlovely
state I plunged into those
lovely created things which You
made. You were with me, and I
was not with You. The lovely
things kept me far from You,
though if they did not have
their existence in You, they
had no existence at all. You
called and cried out loud and
shattered my deafness. You
were radiant and resplendent,
You put to flight my blindness.
You were fragrant, and I drew in
my breath and now pant after
You. I tasted You, and I feel but
hunger and thirst for You.You
touched me, and I am set on
fire to attain the peace which
is Yours.”
