 | Sonnets and Other Poems Chiefly Religious |  |
CONFIDENCE.
We scarcely know ourselves, O Father!
We know not where Thy guiding leads;
All that we know is, how to gather
Thy manna from earth's stones and weeds;
We know not where Thy guiding leads;
All that we know is, how to gather
Thy manna from earth's stones and weeds;
But for all blessing Thee we trust,
O Thou who doest all things well!
The gates of Hades Thou hast burst;
Thou wilt abolish death and hell.
O Thou who doest all things well!
The gates of Hades Thou hast burst;
Thou wilt abolish death and hell.
All suffering shall in bliss be hushed,
All idols into dust shall fall;
The Serpent shall in death be crushed,
And God the Father all in all.
All idols into dust shall fall;
The Serpent shall in death be crushed,
And God the Father all in all.
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