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FAITH
There were whimsical turns of the waters,
There were rhythmical talks of the sea,—
There were gather'd the darkest eyed daughters
Of men, by the deep Galilee.
There were rhythmical talks of the sea,—
There were gather'd the darkest eyed daughters
Of men, by the deep Galilee.
A blowing full sail, and a parting
From multitudes, living in Him,
A trembling of lips, and tears starting
From eyes that look'd downward and dim.
From multitudes, living in Him,
A trembling of lips, and tears starting
From eyes that look'd downward and dim.
A mantle of night and a marching
Of storms, and a sounding of seas,
Of furrows of foam and of arching
Black billows; a bending of knees;
Of storms, and a sounding of seas,
Of furrows of foam and of arching
Black billows; a bending of knees;
The rising of Christ—an entreating—
Hands reach'd to the seas as He saith,
“Have Faith!” And all seas are repeating,
“Have Faith! Have Faith! Have Faith!”
Hands reach'd to the seas as He saith,
“Have Faith!” And all seas are repeating,
“Have Faith! Have Faith! Have Faith!”
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