Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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COMFORT IN A CLOUDY DAY. |
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COMFORT IN A CLOUDY DAY.
“The Lord hath his way in the whirlwind, and in the storm,
and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”
—Nahum, i. 3.
Expect not, pilgrim, Zion-ward,
A bright sky always will be thine,
Or that the presence of thy Lord
Will constantly around thee shine:
If all were clear, around, above,
What test could prove thy faith and love?
A bright sky always will be thine,
Or that the presence of thy Lord
Will constantly around thee shine:
If all were clear, around, above,
What test could prove thy faith and love?
In storm or whirlwind, as in wrath,
He holds unseen his righteous way,
Dark clouds denote his viewless path,
And thine may seem a winter's day,
Yet not the less His path may be
One of unbounded love to thee.
He holds unseen his righteous way,
Dark clouds denote his viewless path,
And thine may seem a winter's day,
Yet not the less His path may be
One of unbounded love to thee.
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Be patient, though the sea be made
Before him like a desert, dry,—
Though Bashan languish, Carmel fade,
And flowers of Lebanon may die;
Yet slow to anger is the Lord,
A tower of strength His name ador'd.
Before him like a desert, dry,—
Though Bashan languish, Carmel fade,
And flowers of Lebanon may die;
Yet slow to anger is the Lord,
A tower of strength His name ador'd.
The Lord is good: He still remains,
As in the ancient days of old,
When doubt, or fear, or trouble reigns,
A strong, a safe, a stedfast Hold;
When hearts are faint, and eyes are dim,
He knoweth them that trust in Him.
As in the ancient days of old,
When doubt, or fear, or trouble reigns,
A strong, a safe, a stedfast Hold;
When hearts are faint, and eyes are dim,
He knoweth them that trust in Him.
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