Moral Pieces, in Prose and Verse/The Courage of Cesar

by Lydia Sigourney

THE COURAGE OF CESAR.

ONCE o'er a dangerous sea with weary oar,
A feeble bark the mighty Cesar bore,
The tempest roar'd, the trembling steersman fear'd,
When thus a firmer tone his spirit cheer'd;
"Fear not Pilot! brave the stormy sea,
"Thou bearest Cesar, and his fate with thee."

So thou, O Christian, when thy helm is lost,

And on the sea of life thy bark is tost;
Fear not the billows hoarse, or tempest dark,
For thy Redeemer guides the cleaving bark.

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