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“Song of the Soul That Delights in Knowing God by Faith” by Saint John of the Cross 🇪🇸 (24 Jun 1542 – 14 Dec 1591)
Translated from the Spanish by Antonio T. de Nicolas
Well I know the fountain that runs and flows,
though it is night!
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This eternal fountain is hidden deep.
Well I know where it has its spring,
Though it is night!
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In this life’s dark night,
Faith has taught where this cold fountain lies,
Though it is night!
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Its origin I cannot know, it has none,
And I know all origins come from it,
Though it is night!
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And I know there can be nothing more fair,
The heavens and earth drink there,
Though it is night!
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And I know it has no bed,
And I know no one can cross its depths,
Though it is night!
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Its clarity is never clouded,
And I know all light shines from it,
Though it is night!
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I know her streams swell so abundantly,
They water people, heaven and even hell,
Though it is night!
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The current born of this fountain
I know to be wide and mighty,
Though it is night!
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And from these two another stream flows,
And I know neither comes before,
Though it is night!
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I know Three in only one water live,
And each the other feeds,
Though it is night!
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This eternal fountain is hiding from sight
Within this living bread to give us life,
Though it is night!
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He calls all creatures to this light,
And of this water they drink, though in the dark,
Though it is night!
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This living fountain I desire,
I see it here within this living bread,
Though it is night!