Poems Chiefly Sacred Original And Translated volume 1
Poems Chiefly Sacred Original And Translated volume 1
Stephen Sanderson
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12 THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION. The dancrers hoverino- round his head. The snares that lie beneath his tread, — The Pest that walks the gloom of night, - The viewless dart which kills in light, — The direr perils, ills within, — The fierce and dark assaults of Sin, — These to the mortal state decreed, Man knows his weakness, feels his need— The need of more than earthly arm, His life, his soul, to shield from harm. Religion points with glistening eye To the great Sov'reign of the sky. THE INFLUEN...CE OF RELIGION. 13 She bids him firmest trust repose On God, who sees his joys and woes, With sure dependence on His pow'r, To save him in the dreariest hour : In His good time, if such His will, With gladness 'gain his cup to fill, And circle with a beam his way. The herald of a brighter day. Whate'er His will, with heart resign'd, With thoughts composed, and tranquil mind, He bows submissive. Hope sublime Bears him beyond the verge of time, To highest Heaven's eternal gate, Where angel guests his entrance wait.
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