Only for One.

I HAVE a smile my friends to greet,
Hearty and pleasant for all I meet,
                Hidden from none:
But I have a smile that they do not know,
Lit by a deeper, tenderer glow,
And I keep it bright in my heart below,
                 Only for one!

I have a song for every ear,
Leaving an echo to soothe and cheer
                 When it is done:
But I have a music of truer beat,
Not to be poured at the great world’s feet,
Richer and softer and far more sweet,
                  Only for one!

I have a love for all who care
Aught of its warmth to claim, or share,
                  Free as the sun;
But I have a love which I do not hint,
Gold that is stamped with my soul’s imprint,
A wealth of love, both mine and mint,
                  Only for one!

Frances Ridley Havergal from THE POETICAL WORKS

(Here Frances is talking about her heavenly Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus Christ, in full consecration.  He is the Altogether Lovely One and the fairest of 10,000 to her soul.  God IS Love and His Essence is found in every true beliver.  Oh, that we could know that which comes to the life lived in full surrender to the LORD Jesus Christ!  The heart must be fully His before we can be fully blessed.  Few can say these words heartfully and mean it–what an example for us to follow.  Pray for this as I do in your own heart and life!)