My dear Brother, wt courage bear the crosse Joy shall be joyned with all thy sorrow here High is thy hope disdain this earthly drosse! Once shall you see the wished day appear Now it is dark thy sky cannot be clear, After the clouds it shall be calm anone, Wait on his will whoes blood hath bo't ye dear Extoll his name tho' outward joyes be gone. Look to the Lord thou art not left alone, Since he is thine quhat pleasures canst thou take He is at hand, and hears thy heavy groan End out thy faught, and suffer for his sake A sight most bright thy soul shall shortly see When shew of C's love thy rich reward shall be: | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EVERYONE KNOWS WHOM THE SAVED ENVY by JAMES GALVIN SUNSET by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOMESDAY BOOK: THE CORONER by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A LETTER ON THE USE OF MACHINE GUNS AT WEDDINGS by KENNETH PATCHEN MR. HOUSMAN'S MESSAGE by EZRA POUND |