THANKSGIVING, 1863.
God of the day and night!
Whose presence dwells, serene and lovely still,
Above all waves of human good or ill,
In darkness as in light!
Whose presence dwells, serene and lovely still,
Above all waves of human good or ill,
In darkness as in light!
When summer skies are fair,—
When Peace and Plenty reign above the land,
The weakest soul can feel Thy guiding hand,
And read Thy mercy there;
When Peace and Plenty reign above the land,
The weakest soul can feel Thy guiding hand,
And read Thy mercy there;
But when the tempest's might
Sullenly bursts above the faded flowers,
And all that smiled upon this earth of ours
Is dashed from vale and height,—
Sullenly bursts above the faded flowers,
And all that smiled upon this earth of ours
Is dashed from vale and height,—
It needs a stronger trust,
Beyond the wrecks of hope and light to see
A purer life made beautiful by Thee,
Whose ways are ever just!
Beyond the wrecks of hope and light to see
A purer life made beautiful by Thee,
Whose ways are ever just!
