When God Walked

In Eden fair and lovely, long ago,
God came in even coolness there to walk
And seek in Adam fellowship divine.
And they heard the voice of God as He walked.
They heard no sound of footsteps, but a voice -
A wistful, hungry call, "O where art thou?"
O, hungry heart of God, Thy voice was heard
In Eden's even coolness long ago.
God came again to walk and talk with man.
No dim echo of a voice was there heard -
The voice becomes incarnate and we hear
And see again the mighty God in flesh.
And still His heart is hungry as of old
When Eden heard Him call so long ago.
My Bethlehem is open, Lord to Thee,
O, come and walk my dusty streets with me;
Find what Thy heart has ever sought in man.
My heart is hungry - 'twas made for Thee.
Come, my Bethlehem is open wide to Thee
And let me hear Thy footsteps move again
As in the ancient Eden long ago.

~John Wright Follette