725--Strong are the walls around me,

Strong are the walls around me,

725

	1.	Strong are the walls around me,
		That hold me all the day;
		But they who thus have bound me,
		Cannot keep God away:
		My very dungeon walls are dear,
		Because the God I love is here.
	2.	They know, who thus oppress me,
		'Tis hard to be alone;
		But know not One can bless me,
		Who comes through bars and stone;
		He makes my dungeon's darkness
		bright,
		And fills my bosom with delight.
	3.	Thy love, O God, restores me
		>From sighs and tears to praise;
		And deep my soul adores Thee,
		Nor thinks of time or place;
		I ask no more, in good or ill,
		But union with Thy holy will.
	4.	'Tis that which make me treasure,
		'Tis that which brings me gain;
		Converting woe to pleasure,
		And reaping joy from pain.
		Oh, 'tis enough, whate'er befall,
		To know that God is All in all.