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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VERSES ON TEXTS: STILLNESS, ISA. 7, 4, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL Poet's Biography
First Line: Thou layest thine hand on the fluttering heart
Last Line: I fear no ill.
Variant Title(s): Be Quiet: Fear Not';thy Presence
Subject(s): Immortality; Religion; Theology
First Line: Thou layest thine hand on the fluttering heart
Last Line: I fear no ill.
Variant Title(s): Be Quiet: Fear Not';thy Presence
Subject(s): Immortality; Religion; Theology
THOU layest Thine hand on the fluttering heart,
And sayest "Be still!"
The shadow and silence are only a part
Of Thy sweet will;
Thy presence is with me, and where Thou art
I fear no ill.
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