WHEN Hagar found the bottle spent, And wept o'er Ishmael, A message from the Lord was sent To guide her to a well. Should not Elijah's cake and cruse Convince us at this day, A gracious God will not refuse Provisions by the way? His saints and servants shall be fed, The promise is secure; "Bread shall be given them," as he said, "Their water shall be sure." Repasts far richer they shall prove, Than all earth's dainties are; 'Tis sweet to taste a Saviour's love, Though in the meanest fare. To Jesus then your trouble bring, Nor murmur at your lot; While you are poor and He is King, You shall not be forgot. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE TUFT OF KELP by HERMAN MELVILLE THE SCORPION by WILLIAM PLOMER AN EPITAPH ON A ROBIN REDBEAST by SAMUEL ROGERS CARLYLE AND EMERSON by MONTGOMERY SCHUYLER PROSOPOPOIA, OR MOTHER HUBBERDS TALE by EDMUND SPENSER SEVEN SAD SONNETS: 3. THE WANDERING ONE by MARY REYNOLDS ALDIS |