Ballads for the Times (Now first collected,) Geraldine, A Modern Pyramid, Bartenus, A Thousand Lines, and other poems. By Martin F. Tupper. A new Edition, enlarged and revised |
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Neuer mind!
Soul, be strong, whate'er betide,
God himself is guard and guide,—
With my Father at my side,
Never mind!
God himself is guard and guide,—
With my Father at my side,
Never mind!
Clouds and darkness hover near,
Men's hearts failing them for fear,
But be thou of right good cheer,
Never mind!
Men's hearts failing them for fear,
But be thou of right good cheer,
Never mind!
Come what may, some work is done,
Praise the Father through the Son,
Goals are gain'd and prizes won,
Never mind!
Praise the Father through the Son,
Goals are gain'd and prizes won,
Never mind!
And if now the skies look black,
All the past behind my back
Is a bright and blessed track;
Never mind!
All the past behind my back
Is a bright and blessed track;
Never mind!
Stand in patient courage still,
Working out thy Master's will,
Compass good, and conquer ill;
Never mind!
Working out thy Master's will,
Compass good, and conquer ill;
Never mind!
Fight, for all their bullying boast,
Dark temptation's evil host,
This is thy predestined post;
Never mind!
Dark temptation's evil host,
This is thy predestined post;
Never mind!
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Be then tranquil as a dove;
Through these thunder-clouds above
Shines afar the heaven of love;
Never mind!
Through these thunder-clouds above
Shines afar the heaven of love;
Never mind!
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