Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HE DOETH ALL THINGS WELL, by ANNE BRONTE


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First Line: I hoped that with the brave and strong
Last Line: But, lord, whatever be my fate, %o let me serve thee now
Alternate Author Name(s): Bell, Acton
Subject(s): Religion


I hoped that with the brave and strong
My portioned task might lie;
To toil amid the busy throng
With purpose pure and high;
But God has fixed another part,
And He has fixed it well;
I said so with my breaking heart,
When first this anguish fell.
These weary hours will not be lost,
These days of misery,
These nights of darkness, tempest-tost--
Can I but turn to Thee;
With secret labor to sustain
In patience every blow,
To gather fortitude from pain,
And holiness from woe.
If Thou shouldst bring me back to life,
More humble I should be,
More wise, more strengthened for the strife,
More apt to lean on Thee;
Should death be standing at the gate,
Thus should I keep my vow,
But, Lord! whatever be my fate,
Oh, let me serve Thee now!






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