Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JESUS IN THE STORM, by ALEXANDER WALLACE


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JESUS IN THE STORM, by                    
First Line: What bitter thoughts and weary
Last Line: The darken'd soul to light.
Subject(s): God; Religion; Theology


What bitter thoughts and weary,
Had prey'd upon my mind! --
A darkness deep and dreary
Had made me sick and blind.
No star by night to brighten --
No ray of hope by day;
No soothing word to lighten
The load that on me lay.

I grop'd my way in sorrow;
In vain I sought to find
Some promise that to-morrow
Would leave all grief behind.
The morning broke in sadness,
And fiercer grew the strife,
Till every form of gladness
Pass'd from my wasted life.

But now, upon the ocean
Of troubled thoughts, I see
My Saviour's graceful motion --
He cometh unto me.
The winds and waves He stilleth,
And all is calm again;
My soul with light He filleth,
Like sunshine after rain.

The eye of faith is beaming
With joy sent from above;
The rainbow cloud is streaming,
The pledge of constant love.
My loosen'd tongue adoreth
The greatness of His might;
His smile alone restoreth
The darken'd soul to light.





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