I THINK if thou couldst know, O soul that will complain, What lies concealed below Our burden and our pain; How just our anguish brings Nearer those longed-for things We seek for now in vain, -- I think thou wouldst rejoice, and not complain. I think if thou couldst see, With thy dim mortal sight, How meanings, dark to thee, Are shadows hiding light; Truth's efforts crossed and vexed, Life's purpose all perplexed, -- If thou couldst see them right, I think that they would seem all clear, and wise, and bright. And yet thou canst not know, And yet thou cast not see; Wisdom and sight are slow In poor humanity If thou couldst @3trust@1, poor soul, In Him who rules the whole, Thou wouldst find peace and rest: Wisdom and sight are well, but Trust is best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO THE MEMORY OF BEN JONSON by JOHN CLEVELAND WRITTEN UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DELIRIUM by WILLIAM COWPER THE BEAUTIFUL by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES THE BUGLER'S FIRST COMMUNION by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS ASTROPHEL AND STELLA: 39 by PHILIP SIDNEY |