While Thee I seek, protecting Power! Be my vain wishes stilled; And may this consecrated hour With better hopes be filled. Thy love the power of thought bestowed; To Thee my thoughts would soar; Thy mercy o'er my life has flowed; That mercy I adore. In each event of life how clear Thy ruling hand I see! Each blessing to my soul more dear Because conferred by Thee. In every joy that crowns my days, In every pain I bear, My heart shall find delight in praise Or seek relief in prayer. When gladness wings my favored hour, Thy love my thoughts shall fill; Resigned, when storms of sorrow lower, My soul shall meet Thy will. My lifted eye, without a tear, The gathering storm shall see; My steadfast heart shall know no fear; That heart shall rest on Thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE IN BLACK AND WHITE by KAREN SWENSON TO FLUSH, MY DOG by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE FARM CHILD'S LULLABY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE WATCH OF A SWAN by SARAH MORGAN BRYAN PIATT THE MASK OF ANARCHY; WRITTEN ON OCCASION OF MASSACRE AT MANCHESTER by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY TO HIS HEART, BIDDING IT HAVE NO FEAR by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE BANISHED LOVER by ABD AL-RAHMAN AL-MUSTAZHIR ON THE LOSS OF A PIOUS FRIEND by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |