E ARLY chastening, early blessing! D arkest cloud hath brightest bow! I n the night of pain distressing, T hine hath been the joy to show H ow God is a Sun and Shield. H eir thou art by His good pleasure, A ll thy title spirit-sealed! V iew thy grand and royal treasure— E very gift in Love's full measure, R iches of His grace, so great, G lory's far exceeding weight, A ll in Christ for ever thine! L ight and Life and Love Divine! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE ECLOGUE by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN ARISTOPHANES' APOLOGY; BEING THE LAST ADVENTURE OF BALAUSTION: PART 3 by ROBERT BROWNING THE DAMSEL OF PERU by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT SAN FRANCISCO HARBOR by NANCY BUCKLEY CONDITIONALLY by WILLIAM FRENCH COLLINS |