Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE BURDEN, by MARIANNE FARNINGHAM HEARN First Line: To every one on earth Last Line: Her joy and god's high praise. Subject(s): Duty | ||||||||
To every one on earth God gives a burden, to be carried down The road that lies between the cross and crown. No lot is wholly free: He giveth one to thee. Some carry it aloft, Open and visible to any eyes; And all may see its form and weight and size. Some hide it in their breast, And deem it there unguessed. Thy burden is God's gift, And it will make the bearer calm and strong; Yet, lest it press too heavily and long, He says, Cast it on Me, And it shall easy be. And those who heed His voice, And seek to give it back in trustful prayer, Have quiet hearts that never can despair; And hope lights up the way Upon the darkest day. Take thou thy burden thus Into thy hands, and lay it at His feet; And, whether it be sorrow or defeat Or pain or sin or care, Just leave it calmly there. It is the lonely road That crushes out the life and light of Heaven; But, born with Him, the soul, restored, forgiven, Sings out, through all the days, Her joy and God's high praise. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MEDICINE 2; FOR JOHN MURRAY by CAROLYN KIZER AND THEY OBEY by CARL SANDBURG STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING by ROBERT FROST BY THE RIVERS by SHIRLEY KAUFMAN TO LUCASTA, [ON] GOING TO THE WARS by RICHARD LOVELACE FOR THE UNION DEAD by ROBERT LOWELL |
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