Because Thou art

A poem by Sri Aurobindo

Because Thou Art

Because Thou art All-beauty and All-bliss,
My soul blind and enamoured yearns for Thee;
It bears Thy mystic touch in all that is
And thrills with the burden of that ecstasy.

Behind all eyes I meet Thy secret gaze
And in each voice I hear Thy magic tune:
Thy sweetness hunts my heart through Nature's ways;
Nowhere it beats now from Thy snare immune.

It loves Thy body in all living things;
Thy joy is there in every leaf and stone:
The moments bring Thee on their fiery wings;
Sight's endless artistry is Thou alone.

Time voyages with Thee upon its prow,—
And all the future's passionate hope is Thou.

Part VII : Pondicherry (Circa 1927-1947) > Sonnets from Manuscripts (Circa 1934-1947)

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 Because Thou art All-beauty and All-bliss,
 My soul blind and enamoured yearns for Thee;
 It bears Thy mystic touch in all that is
 And thrills with the burden of that ecstasy.
 Behind all eyes I meet Thy secret gaze
 And in each voice I hear Thy magic tune:
-Thy sweetness haunts my heart through Nature's ways;
+Thy sweetness hunts my heart through Nature's ways;
 Nowhere it beats now from Thy snare immune.
 It loves Thy body in all living things;
 Thy joy is there in every leaf and stone:
 The moments bring Thee on their fiery wings;
 Sight's endless artistry is Thou alone.
-Time voyages with Thee upon its prow—
+Time voyages with Thee upon its prow,—
 And all the future's passionate hope is Thou.