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O let my trembling soul be still, While darkness veils this mortal eye, And wait Thy wise, Thy holy will: Wrapp’d yet in fears and mystery, I cannot, Lord! Thy purpose see! Yet all is ruled—since ruled by Thee. When mounted on Thy clouded car, Thou send’st Thy darker spirits down, I can discern Thy light afar, Thy light sweet beaming through Thy frown; And should I faint a moment—then I think of Thee—and smile again, So, trusting in Thy love, I tread The narrow path of duty on; What though some cherished joys are fled! What though some flattering dreams are gone; Yet purer, brighter joys remain, Why should my spirit then complain?
O let my trembling soul be still, While darkness veils this mortal eye, And wait Thy wise, Thy holy will: Wrapp’d yet in fears and mystery, I cannot, Lord! Thy purpose see! Yet all is ruled—since ruled by Thee. When mounted on Thy clouded car, Thou send’st Thy darker spirits down, I can discern Thy light afar, Thy light sweet beaming through Thy frown; And should I faint a moment—then I think of Thee—and smile again, So, trusting in Thy love, I tread The narrow path of duty on; What though some cherished joys are fled! What though some flattering dreams are gone; Yet purer, brighter joys remain, Why should my spirit then complain?
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- Bowring (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 625 · printed citation: Bowring · subject: TRUST
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