Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IN THE DARK, by LUCY LARCOM


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First Line: O thou who art my only light
Last Line: My life, my light!
Subject(s): God


O THOU who art my only Light,
Thee do I follow through the night;
Though home and hope are out of sight,
Firm trust in Thee my spirit hath;
Thou knowest my part,!
Although I cannot see Thy face,
I feel the warmth of Thy embrace.
Enfold me in the dangerous place
Where sin lies waiting to betray;
Thou knowest my way.
O Thou who seest me through and through, --
The thoughts I think, the deeds I do, --
Thou knowest I would to Thee be true!
O draw me closer to Thy side,
My Lord, my Guide!
Thou knewest me, lovedst me in the past,
Even when the tempter held me fast:
Thy wanderer has come home at last,
Never again from Thee to stray --
From Thee, my Way!
I know not what may yet unfold
Beyond the morning's gates of gold.
This is my heaven, Thy hand to hold,
Thy steps to follow through the night, --
My Life, my Light!





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