Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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DESPONDENCY REPROVED.
“Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom
God hath hedged in?”
—Job, iii. 23.
Enquire not thou why light is thine,
Because it useless seems to be;—
While God permits that light to shine,
Doubt not it may be bless'd to thee.
Because it useless seems to be;—
While God permits that light to shine,
Doubt not it may be bless'd to thee.
Think not thy way a path unknown,
Though hid from thee, and veil'd from man;
God, from his omnipresent throne
That way can trace, thy footsteps scan.
Though hid from thee, and veil'd from man;
God, from his omnipresent throne
That way can trace, thy footsteps scan.
Nor say that He hath hedg'd thee in,
If scanty seem thy prospect's bound;
When doubt, despondency, and sin,
Perchance combine to hem thee round.
If scanty seem thy prospect's bound;
When doubt, despondency, and sin,
Perchance combine to hem thee round.
Turn to that light; while light is lent,
Thy way, though hidden, still pursue,
Be with thy present path content,
Though bounded may appear its view.
Thy way, though hidden, still pursue,
Be with thy present path content,
Though bounded may appear its view.
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Lord! when most useless seems thy light,
Our way most hid, our views obscure,
Teach us to trust thy love, and might,
To know thy promises are sure.
Our way most hid, our views obscure,
Teach us to trust thy love, and might,
To know thy promises are sure.
Within our hearts thy grace reveal,
Though there it seems to shine in vain;
In paths most hidden make us feel
That Thou canst make them straight and plain.
Though there it seems to shine in vain;
In paths most hidden make us feel
That Thou canst make them straight and plain.
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