When God Seems So Near

When I pause in the hush
of His Holy presence
When I'm so still
I can hear each whispered word
When I pause to pray
I enter His cathedral
These are the times
when God seems so near

There are times when
I cannot feel His presence
When the clouds of doubt
obscure the Master's smile
But when I'm still enough
to hear His gentle whisper
Then I know my Lord
has been there all the while