Raise the stone and thou shalt find me; cleave the wood and I am there.
‘Raise the stone’ is from the hymn by Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)
They who tread the path of labour follow where my feet have trod;
They who work without complaining do the holy will of God;
Never more thou needest seek Me;
I am with thee everywhere;
Raise the stone and thou shalt find me; cleave the wood and I am there.
Where the many toil together, there I am among my own;
Where the tired workman sleepeth, there I am with him alone;
I, the peace that passeth knowledge,
Dwell amid the daily strife;
I, the bread of heaven, am broken in the sacrament of life.
Every task however simple, sets the soul that does it free;
Every deed of love and mercy done to man is done to Me.
Never more thou needest seek Me;
I am with thee everywhere;
Raise the stone and thou shalt find me; cleave the wood and I am there.
The hymn writer is believed to have taken this writing, Raise the stone and thou shalt find me; cleave the wood and I am there, from a ancient Christian fragment manuscript .
