What bitter thoughts and weary, Had prey'd upon my mind! -- A darkness deep and dreary Had made me sick and blind. No star by night to brighten -- No ray of hope by day; No soothing word to lighten The load that on me lay. I grop'd my way in sorrow; In vain I sought to find Some promise that to-morrow Would leave all grief behind. The morning broke in sadness, And fiercer grew the strife, Till every form of gladness Pass'd from my wasted life. But now, upon the ocean Of troubled thoughts, I see My Saviour's graceful motion -- He cometh unto me. The winds and waves He stilleth, And all is calm again; My soul with light He filleth, Like sunshine after rain. The eye of faith is beaming With joy sent from above; The rainbow cloud is streaming, The pledge of constant love. My loosen'd tongue adoreth The greatness of His might; His smile alone restoreth The darken'd soul to light. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FRAGMENTS WRITTEN WHILE TRAVELING...A MIDWESTERN HEAT WAVE by JAMES GALVIN ARMAGEDDON by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON POSSUM SONG (A WARNING) by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE RAINY SEASON by CLARENCE MAJOR MODERN PARAPHRASE OF SHAKESPEARE'S SONNET 29 by GEORGE SANTAYANA |