ONLY silently resigned To the counsels of Thy mind; Willing, yet rejoicing not, That Thy purpose shall be wrought -- Is this truly to submit? Folding placid hands, to sit, While innumerable feet Thy triumphant coming meet? Shall we say, "Thy will be done!" And on our own errands run? Vain and evil the design, We pursue, apart from Thine. Teach us how to live this prayer; Reverently Thy plans to share! More than echoes of Thy voice, Make us partners in Thy choice! Lift us up to catch from Thee World-encircling sympathy: Ardor, strength, and courage give; As Thou livest, let us live! Let our deeds be Syllables Of the prayer our spirit swells: In us Thy desire fulfill! By us work Thy gracious will! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MY LOVE by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL THE NYMPH COMPLAINING FOR THE DEATH OF HER FAUN [OR, FAWN] by ANDREW MARVELL IN APRIL by MARGARET LEE ASHLEY ON A GIFT OF FLOWERS by GUILLAUME VICTOR EMILE AUGIER THE REGULAR STORY by BERTON BRALEY CAELIA: SONNETS: 7 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) THE INDIAN GIRL'S LAMENT by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT DIVINE LOVE; THE ESSENTIAL CHARACTERISTIC OF TRUE RELIGION by JOHN BYROM |