The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar/Hymn (1)

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212021The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar — HymnPaul Laurence Dunbar

HYMN

When storms arise
And dark'ning skies
  About me threat'ning lower,
To thee, O Lord, I raise mine eyes,
To thee my tortured spirit flies
  For solace in that hour.

The mighty arm
Will let no harm
  Come near me nor befall me;
Thy voice shall quiet my alarm,
When life's great battle waxeth warm—
  No foeman shall appall me.

Upon thy breast
Secure I rest,
  From sorrow and vexation;
No more by sinful cares oppressed,
But in thy presence ever blest,
  O God of my salvation.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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