Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRUST GOD, by MIRIAM DEL BANCO


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First Line: Trust nothing but the starlight's silv'ry beaming
Last Line: But in the sight of mankind never bow.
Subject(s): Faith; God; Religion; Trust; Belief; Creed; Theology


Trust nothing but the starlight's silv'ry beaming,
Steals through your heart a bitter weight of woe;
For He is with you through all time and distance,
When close upon you is the cruel foe.

And can you weep? then weep, and from its anguish
Ease your sad heart in silence and alone,
But to the eager world's cold curious glances,
Seem as if sorrow never you had known.

Condemns the world, the light of hope that blinds you.
Then through the woodlands green, through flow'ry meads
Seek for some sign; some token that shall guide you
To courage, strength, to truth and noble deeds.

But to yourself confess in secret sorrow,
"A struggle in my breast doth ever rage,"
But let no stranger's glances e'er discover
How fierce the battle which your heart must wage.

And when your soul, in sweetest trance enfolded,
Is filled with joy, with rapture and with bliss.
O, not the cold world's cruel, envious glances
Choose as token of your happiness.

Should sorrow's hand again, the heart-strings grasping,
Wring from your quiv-ring lips the broken moan,
To God your prayer for aid and courage whisper,
To Him your sorrow breathe, and Him alone.

Let not your lips a token give of anguish,
E'en should the heart with pain its throbbing cease;
Then let it break; while smothering its sobbing,
Show to the world a happy, smiling face.

When all alone, in abject meekness bending,
Ask for God's kiss upon your throbbing brow,
And say in prayer; "Thy will be done, O, Father."
But in the sight of mankind never bow.





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