Madmoments: or First Verseattempts By a Bornnatural. Addressed to the Lightheaded of Society at Large, by Henry Ellison |
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HEAVEN'S VISITATIONS. |
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HEAVEN'S VISITATIONS.
God's Gifts to us are perfect— it is weWho, by receiving them improperly,
Do make them otherwise— it is the Eye
Of Faith, in each of Life's Events, must see
Their Uses, and the Good which thence may be
Extracted— E'en in Pain and Misery
God wills our Good: let Patience then stand by
The Sickbed, yea! the Deathbed too, for she
Is Life's best ministering Angel, and
Sole Healer! Thou receivest at her Hand
More than Misfortune takes, a Foretaste of
That Heaven, which is to thee no more above,
But round thee, in thee! for if thou hast got
So far to be content with any Lot,
To say with heartfelt Gratitude and Love,
«Thy will be done on Earth as 'tis in Heaven,»
Then unto thee that Heaven will be given;
For but to do His Will on Earth, that is
In its sole Self, the Sum of Heaven's Bliss!
Then thankfully receive the Gifts he sends,
Whate'er they be; according to the Ends
Which thou direct'st them towards, will they prove good
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Be turned to, that on thy sole Self depends!
For costliest Blessings, when received amiss,
Are none, and Sorrows give an Angelskiss
Of Peace to such as meet them in fit Mood!
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