Yet let us comfort. Comfort is a part Of that strong help which either spirit needs: It lifts, it soothes, it purifies each heart! God's touch is gentle, when the pierced soul bleeds. When anger fails, a softer speech succeeds Full often; the great victories are won By patience, and the everlasting deeds By everlasting tenderness are done, And out of love the angels' robes are spun, And sweetest pity in God's loom is woven, And he is crowned with mercy like a sun:— By bitter lightning trees in twain are cloven, But not the human heart: it bends alone To Love's voice; yieldeth to no other tone. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON AN INFANT WHICH DIED BEFORE BAPTISM by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE GODS OF THE COPYBOOK HEADINGS by RUDYARD KIPLING AUTUMN SONG by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE BLESSED DAMOZEL by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI SONNET: 102 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ODES: BOOK 2: ODE 13. TO AUTHOR OF MEMOIRS OF HOUSE OF BRANDENBURGH by MARK AKENSIDE |