I THINK if thou couldst know, O soul that will complain, What lies concealed below Our burden and our pain; How just our anguish brings Nearer those longed-for things We seek for now in vain, -- I think thou wouldst rejoice, and not complain. I think if thou couldst see, With thy dim mortal sight, How meanings, dark to thee, Are shadows hiding light; Truth's efforts crossed and vexed, Life's purpose all perplexed, -- If thou couldst see them right, I think that they would seem all clear, and wise, and bright. And yet thou canst not know, And yet thou cast not see; Wisdom and sight are slow In poor humanity If thou couldst @3trust@1, poor soul, In Him who rules the whole, Thou wouldst find peace and rest: Wisdom and sight are well, but Trust is best. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MAN-OF-WAR HAWK by HERMAN MELVILLE SCHUBERT'S (UNFINISHED) SYMPHONY by FRANCES BARTLETT TO HIS DEAR FRIEND THOMAS RANDOLPH, ON HIS COMEDY 'THE JEALOUS LOVERS' by RICHARD BENEFIELD |