Khristna And His Flute

Be still, my heart, and listen,

For sweet and yet acute

I hear the wistful music

Of Khristna and his flute.

Across the cool, blue evenings,

Throughout the burning days,

Persuasive and beguiling,

He plays and plays and plays.

Ah, none may hear such music

Resistant to its charms,

The household work grows weary,

And cold the husband’s arms.

I must arise and follow,

To seek, in vain pursuit,

The blueness and the distance,

The sweetness of that flute!

In linked and liquid sequence,

The plaintive notes dissolve

Divinely tender secrets

That none but he can solve.

Oh, Khristna, I am coming,

I can no more delay.

“My heart has flown to join thee,”

How can my footsteps stay?

Beloved, such thoughts have peril;

The wish is in my mind

That I had fired the jungle,

And left no leaf behind,–

Burnt all bamboos to ashes,

And made their music mute,–

To save thee from the magic

Of Khristna and his flute.

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• Olney Hymn 50: The Christian by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 5: Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord Send Peace by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 48: Joy And Peace In Believing by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 47: The Hidden Life by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 45: The Happy Change by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 43: Prayer For Patience by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 40: Peace After A Storm by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 4: Jehovah-Nissi: The Lord My Banner by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 39: The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 38: Looking Upwards In A Storm by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 36: Afflictions Sanctified By The Word by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 34: The Waiting Soul by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 33: Seeking The Beloved by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 32: The Shining Light by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 31: On The Death Of A Minister by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 30: The Light And Glory Of The Word by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 3: Jehovah-Rophi: I Am the Lord That Healeth Thee by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 29: Exhortation To Prayer by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 28: Jesus Hasting To Suffer by William Cowper by William Cowper
• Olney Hymn 27: Welcome To The Table by William Cowper by William Cowper

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