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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
OH, FACE TO FACE WITH TROUBLE, by MARGARET ELIZABETH MUNSON SANGSTER Poet's Biography
Last Line: That god will do the rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs.
Subject(s): God
Last Line: That god will do the rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Van Deth, Gerrit, Mrs.
Subject(s): God
Oh, face to face with trouble,
friend, I have often stood,
to learn that pain hath sweetness,
to know that God is good;
Arise and meet the daylight -
Be strong and do your best -
with an honest heart and childlike trust
that God will do the rest.
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